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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 warning.

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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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White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding

T he White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. "I think this is not a time for partisan finger-pointing and attacks," Cruz said at a news conference with local officials in Kerr County on Monday morning.

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Trump: Issues With National Weather Service Are "The Biden Setup," "But I Wouldn't Blame Biden Either"

President Trump said on Sunday evening that he plans to visit the site of deadly flash floods in Texas on Friday, after ...

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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.

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National Weather Service confirms 4 tornadoes formed in North Carolina during Tropical Storm Chantal

The National Weather Service has confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in North Carolina during Tropical Storm Chantal.

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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’.