Mastodon bots which mirror the NWS warnings back them up
What failed was local officials not succeeding in alerting people — in large part because they had plan or mechanism available to do so with the roughly one-hour warning that current meteorology can provide for specific flash floods like this.
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Arrr! Just say a prayer to the bitch queen of the sea every day and you’ll be safe in your hammock, pirate.