KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County had specific, documented, flood vulnerabilities well head of July 4th.

The Kerr County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, which KENS 5 found online , accurately predicted what areas would flood well ahead of time. It also said a flood event was "likely" this year.

On Thursday, July 31st, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly sat in front a joint committee of Texas lawmakers in Kerrville and said, among other things, that county infrastructure needed to be improved.

"This was not foreseeable using today's detection systems. It was not forecasted by the National Weather Service or TDEM. It was not expected by our emergency response team. It is exactly the kind of scenario that reveals the urgent need for stronger tools, better detection, and modernized infrastructure

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