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National Weather Service Defends Forecasts After Texas Flooding Tragedy Sparked Criticism from Local Officials
In the wake of the central Texas flash flooding, after local officials pointed fingers at the National Weather Service for ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding
The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the ...
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 ...
Trump spending cuts, his approach to climate change attacked as catalyst of catastrophic Texas flooding
Democrats criticize Trump's cuts to the National Weather Service and his approach to climate change after at least 59 people ...
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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 ...