Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha explains delay in CodeRED emergency alert system during Guadalupe River flood

In the early hours of July 4, as severe floodwaters inundated the Hill Country, a firefighter called for a widespread emergency alert to notify residents. Despite this request, it took Kerr County officials almost six hours to issue the alert, as revealed by dispatcher audio accessed by a KSAT source knowledgeable about the emergency notification process for residents near Hunt. During a news conference on Wednesday, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said he did not have immediate answers to why the alert was delayed.