AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Sandy Davis Kirk woke at 5 a.m. on July 4 to a roaring sound outside her window.
“I heard people shrieking from the waters,” said Davis Kirk, whose backyard is bordered by the Guadalupe River. “It was hard to even believe it was real.”
Like most Kerr County, Texas, residents, Davis Kirk did not receive any emergency alerts on her phone when the Guadalupe quickly spilled over its banks, leading to unexpected flash floods. Thankfully, she is an early riser…