The Trump administration pushed back Sunday on criticism of the National Weather Service's initial forecasting and its staffing levels ahead Central Texas' catastrophic flooding. The big picture: The storm that's killed at least 80 people brought federal cuts to NOAA's NWS under scrutiny after it emerged that two Texas NWS offices were missing key staff at the time,

Fatal floods in Texas that left thousands scrambling for safety with little warning have sparked a fresh round of scrutiny on Trump administration cuts to the National Weather Service

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

Numerous flood warnings are active in Texas following devastating floods that have killed dozens. The National Weather Service (NWS) has activated several flood warnings across Texas, many of which are expected to last until at least Monday morning.