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Texas floods death toll rises to 89, officials say

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 offices may not be as prepared.

CBS Texas on MSN · 3h

Fatalities confirmed in Central Texas flooding, officials say

More than an entire summer's worth of rain fell in some spots in just a few hours, quickly overwhelmed dry soils and created significant flash flooding.

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BBC · 14h

Texas floods death toll rises to 89, officials say, as storm warnings continue

Search efforts continue for a fourth day as a girls' summer camp confirms 27 children and staff are among the dead.

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USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger pointing.

What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the weather service and other budget cuts by the Trump administration contribute to the catastrophe?

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas Hill Country is no stranger to flash floods. Why were so many caught off guard?

When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later,

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Houston Public Media · 10h

How good was the forecast? Texas officials and the National Weather Service disagree

As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.

TIME on MSN · 1d

Experts Question If Weather Service Was Operating at Its Best Ahead of Texas Floods Amid Trump’s Cuts

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

The New York Times · 1d

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.

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Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods

Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.

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National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...

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Was Texas Warned Of Flooding Properly? Here’s What We Know

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said blaming the Trump administration’s cuts for exacerbating the disaster was a ...

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas

DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend ...

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Trump’s proposed cuts to climate and disaster agencies under microscope after Texas floods

President Donald Trump's budget requests to Congress for NOAA and his plans to phase out FEMA are under the microscope after ...

Here’s Why the Deadly Storm Quickly Intensified in Texas

Thunderstorms and moisture from the Gulf were among the ingredients that led to catastrophic weather and flooding in the Hill ...

Augusta Free Press2dOpinion

Did the DOGE layoffs at the National Weather Service just kill a bunch of people?

A storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in the Texas Hill Country has killed 27 people, and officials there are blaming ...

Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

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