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On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
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.
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
On Saturday at 11:37 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated flood warning in effect until Sunday at 11:49 a.m. for Dallas County.
Through the rest of the evening on Sunday, the NWS is predicting a level two of four (slight) risk of storms across the majority of South Central Texas. Rainfall amounts of two to four inches is expected, while some areas could see pockets of nine to 12 inches of rainfall in certain regions.
On Saturday at 9:46 p.m. a flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Jackson and Cass counties.
More questions are emerging about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's role before deadly floods swept through parts of Central Texas. CBS News' David Schechter reports.
Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the public before July 4th flooding?