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Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...
As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding ...
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 ...
White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding
The White House is defending the National Weather Service and accusing some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of ...
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After deadly Texas flood, some wonder if Central Mass. has what it needs to be prepared
There's no sense in finger-pointing over whether or not alerts went out fast enough in Texas, said Landry. As she sees it, ...
Some weather models predicted the Texas flood. Why did the official forecast miss it?
Weather model data shows the National Weather Service had reason to warn of higher flood risks. Still, meteorologists say the agency made reasonable predictions.
How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas' flood disaster
Texas leads the country in flood deaths. Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs
Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those ...