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Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
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 ...
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
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.
Weather alert active for Wilkes County Monday afternoon, says the NWS
The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a weather alert at 2:24 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 3 p.m. for Wilkes County.
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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Elon Musk's AI tool Grok blames his cuts to NWS staffing for deadly Texas floods
The NWS lost almost 600 workers in February amid cuts spearheaded by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...
Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Western North Carolina Monday, says the NWS
A report from the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC was issued on Monday at 1:05 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 1:30 p.m.