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After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible gaps in the warning system.
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.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
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, giving more than three hours of warning.
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Texas Flooding: Timeline of NWS alertsSeveral people have raised concerns about how much warning people in Central Texas had before devastating flooding in areas like Kerrville. FOX 4's Kylie Capps walks through the alerts that were issued and when.
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, giving more than three hours of warning.
Before and after satellite images from Texas show the effects of the devastating flooding that occurred along the Guadalupe River on July 4.