National Weather Service, Trump and flash flood
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On Saturday at 10:33 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued a flood warning valid from 10 p.m. until Sunday 11:39 a.m. for Dallas County.
On Saturday at 9:46 p.m. a flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Jackson and Cass counties.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch at 1:16 a.m. on Sunday valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Cayuga and Oswego counties.
An updated flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 3:25 p.m. in effect until 5 p.m. for Burke County.
Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton as the area was under a tornado warning. All watches and warnings have expired for central Iowa, but major flooding continues in some eastern Iowa communities after heavy rain and possible tornadoes.
A flood watch was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 1:23 a.m. valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tompkins and Madison counties.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
At 6:56 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 9 p.m. for Dare County.
At 9:58 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until Sunday at 1 a.m. for Jackson and Cass counties.
Alert fatigue may have led some residents to ignore warnings. Spotty cell service also could have kept some alerts from coming in at all.