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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

CNN on MSN · 5d

Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings

Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.

NBC News · 4d

National Weather Service defends its flood warnings amid fresh scrutiny of Trump staff cuts

Experts said warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions about whether the alerts reached people most at risk remain.

Death toll at 129

USA TODAY on MSN · 8h

Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect

Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.

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ABC · 1h

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 129 as search continues for the missing

At least 87 people are dead after heavy rain led to devastating flooding in Texas. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 75 deaths, including 27 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.

BBC · 1d

Trump surveys damage in Texas as search continues for 160 missing

US President Donald Trump has reassured Kerrville, Texas, residents that the government would help rebuild after floods hit the central part of the state last week, killing at least 121 people. The president and First Lady Melania Trump met on Friday with local officials on the ground - at one point standing in front of an upended tractor trailer - and surveyed the damage.

Across Texas, key positions at National Weather Service are vacant

Key positions at National Weather Service offices across Texas are vacant, sowing doubt over the state’s ability to respond ...

57mon MSN

Texas floods latest: Death toll rises to 129 as Trump argues Texans got ‘a lot of warning’ in advance

Donald Trump has suggested that Texans were given “a lot of warning” ahead of the devastating floods in the state. “The way this happened, there was a very early warning – warned a day before, they ...

Hoodline18h

Dallas on Alert: National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch Amid Heatwave and Predicted Thunderstorms

Dallas faces a flood watch from the NWS due to potential heavy rains and thunderstorms amid high temperatures.

2don MSN

After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA can affect weather response

President Donald Trump has indicated wanting to phase out FEMA and have emergency responses be handled by states. Though the ...

1don MSN

FACT FOCUS: No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas

This is false. It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only ...

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