The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 a.m., while local officials began posting on Facebook about four hours later.
Im not sure, but its common for canyons like they were in to simply not have cell service, and Texas has a history of doing statewide alerts for local issues, so a lot of people simply disabled the alerts.
Did the camp have a, “no cell phones” policy? Because that would explain a lot.
…which is why solely relying on cell phones for emergency alerts isn’t a great plan.
Im not sure, but its common for canyons like they were in to simply not have cell service, and Texas has a history of doing statewide alerts for local issues, so a lot of people simply disabled the alerts.
Local polticans also repurposed federal money for a local siren-based warning system because they didn’t want Biden to be credited for funding it