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More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the weather service and other budget cuts by the Trump administration contribute to the catastrophe?
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Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.
Forecasters warn slow-moving thunderstorms could cause more flash flooding over Texas today. DOZENS KILLED: At least 95 people are dead across six counties. In Kerr County, officials reported 75 deaths — 48 adults and 27 children.
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) commented on key vacancies in the National Weather Service following deadly flooding in central Texas. The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at the weather service,
Searchers have found 87 bodies; five campers and one counselor are still unaccounted for. (AP Video: Lekan Oyekanmi)