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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 ...
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 ...
White House pushes back on NWS criticism around Texas flooding
The White House is defending the National Weather Service and accusing some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas.
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 ...
Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the ...
NWS warnings came hours in advance, but still may not have reached Texas flood victims
After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible ...
Texas Democrat: Possible role of NWS staffing cuts in flooding deaths should be investigated
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Sunday that the possible role of National Weather Service (NWS) staffing cuts in recent Texas flooding deaths should be investigated. “Two Texas National ...
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
‘Warning Fatigue’ Might Have Made Texas Floods Deadlier
The National Weather Service issued multiple alerts ahead of the deadly floods that devastated central Texas, but whether ...
Trump reignites global trade war
Death count rises after Texas floods{beacon}PRESIDENT TRUMP on Monday announced plans to slap hefty new tariffs on top U.S.
POLL: Should there be more public investment into flood alert systems?
SAN ANTONIO - Catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, including more than ...
Ex-forecasters at National Weather Service defend Texas meteorologists and say warnings were as timely as they should have been
“The [weather forecasting offices] had adequate staffing and resources as they issued timely forecasts and warnings leading ...