'If we can't contact you, we can't alert you': Austin talks notification systems after floods

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After deadly floods hit Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend, and after Austin itself experienced a microburst that impacted parts of north-central Austin earlier this year, the city is talking about how it's preparing itself, and the community, for major weather events.

During a briefing before Austin City Council Tuesday, Austin's Watershed Protection and Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) leaders walked through infrastructure improvements made, how bond dollars have been used and what kind of community awareness campaigns have happened.

But city council members also showed significant interest in how the city of Austin notifies people of ongoing emergencies -- something that's been central to the recovery conversation in other parts of the st