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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This was 4th of July weekend and a weekend between some camp sessions with families staying for a vacation. This was the peak time of year for people camping along the beautiful Guadalupe and for those to be at their river homes and at summer camps. I do not dispute that a flash flood siren system could have helped, even moreso for those NOT associated with the summer camps with no organized communication or evacuation to higher ground system. I am sharing some photos for context. It is one of the most beautiful places in the state.

[img]https://www.penick.net/digging/images/2014_06_22/Guadalupe_River_1.JPG[/img]

[img]https://cdn18.picryl.com/photo/2019/10/06/campers-enjoy-some-moments-of-fun-on-the-guadalupe-river-at-camp-waldemar-one-572bc9-640.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img.texasmonthly.com/2023/06/trip-guide-hunt-1-1.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=fit&fm=webp&h=0&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1820[/img]
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Tone deaf of you to say a flash flood siren system “could’ve helped, [u]even more so[/u], for those NOT associated with the summer camps.” The camps DID NOT HAVE A FLASH FLOOD SIREN SYSTEM!

If that’s one of the most beautiful places in the state of Texas, sucks for y’all. Are you a travel agent? 
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It is not tone deaf. The camps were evacuating to higher ground because they had warnings. The campers and the people in homes along the river had no organized system of warning at all. There is little to no phone reception in many of those areas. Therefore, a siren warning system would help them all especially those with no organized system. However, the siren system is only as good as the data and the staff.

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