Texas, National Weather Service and floods
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Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
With hurricane season underway and jobs still open at the National Weather Service, Alief native Matt Moreland will serve as meteorologist-in-charge.
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.
In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and the NWS played any role at all in this event,” Houston-based
President Trump said on Sunday evening that he plans to visit the site of deadly flash floods in Texas on Friday, after freeing up federal funds with a disaster declaration. He declined to address concerns that cuts at the National Weather Service contributed to the loss of life.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) commented on key vacancies in the National Weather Service following deadly flooding in central Texas. The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at the weather service,
A storm that dumped more than a foot of rain in the Texas Hill Country has killed 27 people, and officials there are blaming the National Weather Service.