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Warpy

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22. The timing of this storm was the worst part

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 07:16 PM

Jul 8

since it hit while nearly everyone in the area was sound asleep.

The main problem is that somebody sent out a storm WATCH in the afternoon and it doesn't seem like it was passed along in an appropriate manner by news people, the weather service, or emergency broadcasters. People in the area needed to know they had to get to high ground before they turned in for the night. They didn't seem to know that.

I think a hell of a lot of people dropped the ball on this one, although it certainly seems like it didn't help to have senior weather officials pushed out into early retirement. While there is no guarantee they would have done a better job, it sure seems like everybody else was waiting for them to do just that and oops, they weren't there to do it.

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Latest Texas - 109 dead and 161 missing [View all] malaise Jul 8 OP

When Republicans are in charge Bluestocking Jul 8 #1

Sad, but true BoRaGard Jul 8 #4

And then they always find someone to blame. Initech Jul 8 #5

GOP systemic failure at all levels JCMach1 Jul 8 #16

The timing of this storm was the worst part Warpy Jul 8 #22

Every MAGAT has these deaths on their hands mcar Jul 8 #2

Tragic. The missing are unlikely to show up alive. maxsolomon Jul 8 #3

When I posted about the TS and hurricanes in Mexico last week malaise Jul 8 #8

Good foresight. I was in Colorado. LeftInTX Jul 8 #11

Glad you weren't there malaise Jul 8 #13

161?? Traildogbob Jul 8 #12

And they're all missing from Kerr County. LeftInTX Jul 8 #17

Helena came at night as well. Traildogbob Jul 8 #18

My first time seeing this purple_haze Jul 8 #6

Amazing how some of them survived malaise Jul 8 #7

Murdered by rethugs SheltieLover Jul 8 #9

Are Texans really just gunna lay down & accept that - Nigrum Cattus Jul 8 #10

Holy shit, that's a lot of missing people. Brenda Jul 8 #14

Even the shit-brains... GiqueCee Jul 8 #21

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Other than prayers pfitz59 Jul 8 #23

Of course not malaise Jul 8 #24