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Jit423

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27. If Trump keeps on cutting FEMA maybe the red states will finally learn what decent government does? nt

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'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

one suspects this area has a long history of such flood events. flood warning got it right nt msongs Jul 2025 #1

When you have that flat land BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #2

I lived in East Texas for a short while many years ago. 70sEraVet Jul 2025 #11

Yeah... these "Once In 100 years", floods are happening in like, once every 3 years or less... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 2025 #38

its teh flash flood capital of the country moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #16

Texas needs major flood diversion tunnels. BidenRocks Jul 2025 #19

So why the HELL do they have large camp sites there? Bengus81 Jul 2025 #23

good question moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #33

Of course Texas will be lying DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #36

"it came at night" aeromanKC Jul 2025 #3

There ARE "Early Warning Systems" - the NWS has the "Flash Flood Emergency" BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #5

Here in mountainous East TN Farmer-Rick Jul 2025 #9

I know that many of those were originally "air raid sirens" BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #10

Test them on Mondays at noon--when the weather doesn't look threatening? Bengus81 Jul 2025 #25

I remember during the post-wildfire discussions about Maui BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #28

NWS issued a Flas Flood Watch last avebury Jul 2025 #30

The various weather "products" (as they call this) criteria for issuance BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #34

It was a literal 3 am phonecall Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #4

Someone needs to tell these Texas dumfucks 'night' happens half of the time. Mawspam2 Jul 2025 #6

It's "dumbfucks," not "dumfucks." Paladin Jul 2025 #13

gee poozwah Jul 2025 #22

Whatever makes you happy. (nt) Paladin Jul 2025 #24

Maybe they need something like the "Arkansas Department of Emergency Management" here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 2025 #7

They should have had a 24 hour emergency dispatch and at least one deputy on duty. bluedigger Jul 2025 #8

Another Texas disaster beyond even Uvalde level. NBachers Jul 2025 #12

texas officials are lying moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #14

All of this + no serious warning system - TBF Jul 2025 #39

Mother Nature is so inconsiderate. nt BootinUp Jul 2025 #15

It's almost as though cutting funds for weather tracking sakabatou Jul 2025 #17

It came at night... skennis1 Jul 2025 #18

But only in RED states. nt Jit423 Jul 2025 #29

And, of course, no one expects you MAGAts to work late AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #20

The guys would would have made the decision to alert people while they were awake weren't there Warpy Jul 2025 #21

So the video that's going around is fake or not this flood? BadgerKid Jul 2025 #26

If Trump keeps on cutting FEMA maybe the red states will finally learn what decent government does? nt Jit423 Jul 2025 #27

It's their Fucking job Not to "get caught off guard".. Cha Jul 2025 #31

How many more will Die from Cha Jul 2025 #32

"At night" howardmappel Jul 2025 #35

Wait, their excuse is that it 'came at night'?? OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #37

The "church moms" as I call them here in Houston - TBF Jul 2025 #41

"It came at night" is the excuse these dumb bastards are using? Javaman Jul 2025 #40

Yes, who would have thought that a rainstorm could "come at night"? No excuse for those concerned and that camp artemisia1 Jul 2025 #42