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NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
Schumer asks inspector general to investigate link between NWS staff cuts and Texas flood
Chuck Schumer asked acting Inspector General Roderick Anderson to investigate if recent NWS staff cuts had an impact on the ...
Did NWS staff shortages contribute to deadly Texas floods? John Morales answers
As authorities continue to respond to catastrophic flash floods that have killed 90 people, including at least 27 children, ...
Texas Flood Forecasts Were Accurate but Not Sufficient to Save Lives
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the ...
Deadly Texas flash floods sparks controversy over Trump cuts to NWS, NOAA
As the death toll rose to nearly 100, some elected officials and experts say the flash flooding that engulfed the Guadalupe ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Many warnings from the National Weather Service went out to Kerr County, Texas, but the area wasn't equipped with sirens to ...
Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger-pointing.
The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget ...
As Texas floods wreak havoc and rain moves into Ohio, what are the worst floods Ohio has seen?
In the wake of the Texas flooding disaster, parts of Ohio could also experience floods this week. Here are the worst recorded ...