The emergency alert message will be shared in both English ... In the case of severe weather or other emergencies on Oct. 4, Oct. 11 is set as a backup date. Since 2015, FEMA has been required ...

Just a small percentage of flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service each year are the highest level called a flash ...

The Oct. 4 Blue Alert was sent before 5 a.m. DPS said Blue Alert requests are sent in from regional programs or DPS to the Texas Division of Emergency Management who then sends the requests to FEMA.