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Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country,

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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.

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The timeline of warnings from the National Weather Service ahead of Texas flooding

CNN’s Brian Todd breaks down the warnings from the National Weather Service ahead of the deadly and catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

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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 ...

Colorado weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect till 9 p.m. for Denver metro, eastern Colorado

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of the Denver metro and eastern Colorado until 9 p.m., according to the ...

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People ‘do not understand the power of the weather,’ says extreme weather expert

WeatherBELL chief forecaster Joe Bastardi discusses the National Weather Service’s ‘stellar job’ in alerting Texans of the flash flood and how this event occurred on ‘The Ingraham Angle’.

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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.