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mwmisses4289

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8. What only a few articles that are reporting on this are mentioning,

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 09:19 AM

Jul 2025

is that on Wednesday July 2, the NWS issued a flash flood watch for that area, which they then upgraded to a flash flood warning on Thursday, July 3, and sent out their first alert at 1:14 a.m. July 4. That alert was basically ignored by at least one county, posibly other counties in the warned area, until almost 5a.m. July 4, by which point, it was too late.

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As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2025 OP

Shrinking the federal government so you could drown it in a bathtub Vogon_Glory Jul 2025 #1

The words few dare speak. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #12

And drown any kids along the way IronLionZion Jul 2025 #16

We Remember SalviaBlue Jul 2025 #27

The story leaves out that the county had $5 million from Biden's infrastructure act UpInArms Jul 2025 #2

If I said what I thought... róisín_dubh Jul 2025 #4

This is the sum total of their precious fucking "values." Mr. Evil Jul 2025 #18

I know exactly how you feel, risn_dubh. calimary Jul 2025 #20

it is scary how easily they fall for propaganda Skittles Jul 2025 #23

Order of power in a Texas County (too close to the Louisianna model for comfort) ... marble falls Jul 2025 #5

if everyone in town works for the same factory rampartd Jul 2025 #28

The hatred.... NJCher Jul 2025 #6

I'll never forget or forgive those bastards... róisín_dubh Jul 2025 #21

Stick it to the libs gay texan Jul 2025 #7

Highlight paragraph three. marble falls Jul 2025 #3

What only a few articles that are reporting on this are mentioning, mwmisses4289 Jul 2025 #8

Are we tired of darwinning, Hornedfrog2000 Jul 2025 #9

Oooooooooh GOOD one!!! calimary Jul 2025 #19

pic of Paul Yura at this link NJCher Jul 2025 #10

Musk and the idiot Nazis in control of our federal government Farmer-Rick Jul 2025 #11

The "brought in extra staff that night" part. calimary Jul 2025 #13

And the magat US Govt doesn't give a shit mdbl Jul 2025 #14

I can't imagine Paul Yura's current state of mind Mr. Ected Jul 2025 #15

He should have a very clear conscience. rubbersole Jul 2025 #22

They murdered by neglect their own children. Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 2025 #24

I am going camping in the flood plain of a known killer river. Don't care about flood watches or warnings. No problemo msongs Jul 2025 #25

Abbot got very upset when a reporter asked him who was to blame. Norrrm Jul 2025 #26

Afraid of the lawsuits and angry his name and his donors names will be on them JT45242 Jul 2025 #29