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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 flood risk.

The New York Times · 6h

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 10h

Weather Service Staffing 'Clearly a Concern' Ahead of Deadly Texas Floods

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

Flash Flood Threat in Place for Central Texas

Newsweek · 36m

Flash Flood Threat in Place for Central Texas: What We Know

The following counties and areas in Texas currently have a flood warning in place: Guadalupe River near Bloomington affecting Victoria, Refugio and Calhoun counties. Neches River near Diboll, affecting Angelina, Polk and Trinity counties. Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, affecting Brewster County.

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer

According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood is flooding that begins within six hours, and often in as little as three hours.

The Washington Post on MSN · 21h

What we know about the Texas flood victims

Among the 32 killed in catastrophic flash floods were children at summer camp, a camp director and a man who smashed a window to save his family from rising water.

10hon MSN

Deadly Texas flood exposes 'neglected' weather alert system Trump aims to modernize

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the deadly Texas flood, promising to upgrade "ancient" National Weather Service systems ...

At least 51 dead in Texas floods, with dozens still missing from summer camp

In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after ...

3hon MSN

How a perfect storm of conditions fueled the deadly Texas flooding: ‘Many things came together in a terrible way’

A perfect storm of a slow-moving pocket of moist air, parched terrain and a hilly area prone to flash flooding unleashed ...

10h

AccuWeather sent warnings ahead of Texas flooding that killed at least 43

AccuWeather said the private forecasting company and the National Weather Service sent warnings about potential flash ...

Houston weather will shift later this week to drier, hotter days. Here's what we know

The defining weather feature for Southeast Texas this week is a surface system of high atmospheric pressure that builds ...

Irish Star on MSN3h

Ex-weather bosses sent haunting letter warning Trump cuts could lead to deaths weeks before flood

In the weeks leading up to the devastating floods in Texas, five former directors of the National Weather Service sent a ...

11hon MSN

Trump admin has been wanting to ‘upgrade’ National Weather Service tech, Kristi Noem says in Texas flood press conference

Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin reports on the latest in Texas after catastrophic flooding leaves several dead and missing on ‘Fox Report.’ ...

Augusta Free Press13hOpinion

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 ...

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