A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.

As the search and recovery continues in Kerry County, the issue of emergency sirens have become a focus both locally and across teas.

"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.

At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas’ Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office to alert nearby

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

Prayers were offered to the victims of the Kerr County flood. The search for those still missing entered its fourth day.