The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.

Moser noted that neighboring counties had much more advanced flood warning systems than Kerr County, “even though this is probably one of the highest flood-prone regions in the entire

state.”Kerr County’s existing water monitoring mechanisms were not “flood control or flood warning systems,” Thomas explained, adding, “I think we need a system that can be operated or controlled by a centralized location.”

‘We are very flood prone’: Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system
Following the March 2016 meeting, the flood warning system was discussed at 10 more commissioners’ meetings that year. But after the county failed to secure FEMA grant funding to implement the system, it appeared to fall off the agenda.

discussion of a new FEMA emergency alert program, Thomas noted, “We’ve been trying to get a new Flood Warning System here. We haven’t been able to do it.”

The last time commissioners mentioned the flood warning system was in July 2021, meeting minutes show. But since then, other local government bodies in Kerr County have discussed the possibility of a new flood warning system for the area.

Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 5…

In April, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, a government body that manages the watershed, convened a special meeting of its Board of Directors. The board voted unanimously to select a firm called Kisters “to develop a Flood Warning System in Kerr County.”

Meeting minutes show the company was slated to receive a contract worth up to nearly $73,000 as part of the proposed system, the status of which is currently unclear.In a November 2020 discussion of a new FEMA emergency alert program, Thomas noted, “We’ve been trying to get a new Flood Warning System here. We haven’t been able to do it.”

The last time commissioners mentioned the flood warning system was in July 2021, meeting minutes show. But since then, other local government bodies in Kerr County have discussed the possibility of a new flood warning system for the area.

Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 5
In April, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, a government body that manages the watershed, convened a special meeting of its Board of Directors. The board voted unanimously to select a firm called Kisters “to develop a Flood Warning System in Kerr County.”

Meeting minutes show the company was slated to receive a contract worth up to nearly $73,000 as part of the proposed system, the status of which is currently unclear.