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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 ...
A perfect storm of circumstances created a worst-case scenario for flooded Texas communities
In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating ...
The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. No one saw it coming
The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. No one saw it coming - What began as a routine flood ...
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.
Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger pointing.
The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget ...
In Texas, cutting-edge weather forecasts hit their limits as Trump budget cuts loom
While National Weather Service forecasters had warned broadly about flash flooding in central Texas in advance, Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said the best weather models could not ...
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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Trump says NWS staffing didn't affect Texas storm preparedness amid funding cuts scrutiny
The Trump administration pushed back Sunday on criticism of the National Weather Service's initial forecasting and its ...