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How much warning was there? A timeline of National Weather Service alerts for Hill Country flooding
For days before catastrophic floods left parts of Central Texas inundated, the National Weather Service was tracking the ...
Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
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 ...
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
Sen. Cruz says National Weather Service issued timely warnings, but that serious examination is needed to ensure people receive them
Amid criticism of budget cuts at NWS, Sen. Ted Cruz defended the agency, saying meteorologists did their job and were not short-staffed during the early morning hours of July Fourth.
Weather alert active for Wilkes County Monday afternoon, says the NWS
The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a weather alert at 2:24 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 3 p.m. for Wilkes County.