Texas floods expose stakes of Trump-era weather service cuts
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Death toll at 129
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In the wake of last week’s catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country, on Friday Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency
The National Weather Service issued the watch for 'Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde and Williamson [counties].
Numerous scattered showers and storms will continue in the area through Sunday, with pockets of heavy rain and an increase in the risk for flash flooding.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?
The Flood Watch covers most of the state, barring some counties in northwestern and southeastern Oklahoma, through at least Sunday afternoon.
Floods can happen almost anywhere across the United States, but some places are more prone to flooding than others. Here's what you need to know — and some tips on how to stay safe.
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.