Seems to me everything worked as usual. Unless all those saying they dropped the ball can bring data showing timelines of previous flash flood warnings.
Let’s see how this deviated from the norm.
Any of you have anything besides what your handlers have told you to bleat? Let’s see your data.
Heartbreaking updates on the Texas flood tragedy and political responses. Empathy is needed.
redstate.com
The Democrats are blaming Trump
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, though Castro, whose district includes San Antonio, where much of the flooding occurred, said he could not “conclusively” say if a lack of key staff was to blame for residents' lack of preparedness in the flood zone. The congressman did, however, say vacancies were not ideal.
“I don’t think it’s helpful to have missing key personnel from the National Weather Service not in place to help prevent these tragedies. When I say we ought to do everything possible to help prevent a tragedy. … That’s part of what I mean,” Castro said.
The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration office in Houston remains without its
top three management positions due to federal layoffs, with the Austin-San Antonio office also missing a "warning coordination meteorologist." Some lower-level personnel at the weather service have been
rehired in recent weeks.
“That’s why there is an incredible value to the National Weather Service is because, on most days, obviously, you're not going to have a tragedy like this,” Castro said. “But when you have flash flooding, you know there is a risk that you won't have the personnel to do that analysis, do the predictions in the best way, and it could lead to tragedy.”
