[Note, no more updates to this story as of 1pm Tuesday; there is an updated story here .] ...so said the chief executive of Kerr County, Texas, Rob Kelly. He went on to say, "We had no reason to believe that this was going to be anything like what's happened here, none whatsoever." I'm sorry to report that he is probably correct. The flood was underforecast and the "emergency" warnings were later than they could have been. In fairness, as of the time of this update, 1:30pm Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey has determined this was the highest crest on the Guadalupe River at Hunt, Texas, since the river gauge was installed. As of 1p Tuesday , 105 have been confirmed to have been killed and "dozens" are missing. Those numbers imply a total death toll near 130. This past autumn, Hurricane Helene killed 249. In 2011, a single tornado killed 161 in Joplin. We must stop these mega-disasters! This is another tragic example of why America desperately n...
I look forward to this happening! TWC has got out of hand. You switch over to check on the weather and they are running regular shows that really have nothing to do with the weather. I understand you need "fillers" at times, but currently "Prospectors" is on about finding gems in Colorado. Yes the weather can affect them, but what does finding a colored rock have to do with weather? They are almost like MTV with no music anymore.
ReplyDeleteDirecTV just dropped The Warming Channel (errr...The Weather Channel) and replaced it with WeatherNation. Interesting to see if DirecTV picks up the AccuWeather offering.
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