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By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.
The U.S. Commerce Department will review if National Weather Service vacancies affected its response to floods in Texas.
On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in ...
The Office of the Inspector General on Friday announced it has initiated an audit on National Weather Service staffing levels and an examination into the "circumstances" surrounding recent Texas ...
The Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General will investigate staffing shortages at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) ...
For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...
Deadly flood in Texas sparks a debate over whether recent cuts and staffing shortages led to a greater loss of life.
The Department of Commerce’s Office of the Inspector General has opened an inquiry into staffing at the National Weather ...
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the ...
The flood warning is in effect until Tuesday, July 15, at 7 a.m. for the Frio River. NWS said that major flooding is forecast ...
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...