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mnhtnbb

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1. Here in Durham NC my phone was blowing up

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 06:37 AM

Jul 10

With flood warning alerts the night of July 6th when we were experiencing the remnants of Chantal in the Triangle area. There were hundreds of water rescues that night by Durham and Chapel Hill fire departments. There were several deaths. Flooding in the area was so bad it was covered by the NY Times. Durham FD went door to door in one area to evacuate people before flooding got so bad they'd be trapped.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/weather/tropical-storm-chantal-floods-north-carolina.html

I suspect without the alerts there might have been more people on the roads and the death toll might have been worse.

The alerts do save lives.

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A Texas firefighter pleaded for an alert amid rising flood waters. It took an hour to go out [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 10 OP

Here in Durham NC my phone was blowing up mnhtnbb Jul 10 #1

"The alerts do save lives." BumRushDaShow Jul 10 #3

NOAA Weather Radios would be a cheap solution. Maggiemayhem Jul 10 #6

Well...don't ask that em..."Mayor" or Greg Abbott. Their TIRED of people asking Bengus81 Jul 10 #2

tombstones with gold paint nt et tu Jul 10 #4

When those in 'authority' refuse to acknowledge and shoulder the responsibilities that come with the positions Attilatheblond Jul 10 #9

The supervisor was probably sleeping. Shipwack Jul 10 #5

As I wrote somewhere on here a few thousand texts back. My husband had a weather alert radio efhmc Jul 10 #7

Years ago, there was grant money to provide weather alert radios to rural public libraries Attilatheblond Jul 10 #10

The evidence of criminal negligence is mounting. the disaster is a direct result of MAGA policies, and we can expect Martin68 Jul 10 #8

I have lived it my entire life and get no help from my state government. Must relay on myself and those around me . efhmc Jul 10 #11

If it was a ban on books,..... 70sEraVet Jul 10 #12

For once, it seems the media is doing their job mwmisses4289 Jul 10 #13