A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years.
Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the city of Crockett, about two hours north of Houston. City officials say they applied for a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant in 2023 after a tornado tore through the county a year prior that caught many residents unprepared.
“We’re in hurricane season. And while we’re not right on the coast, depending on which side of the aisle you’re on, you get the occasional spin off tornadoes,” said Lee Standley, Crockett’s assistant city manager.
Crockett’s success in accessing federal ha…