Texas, National Weather Service and flood
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Thomas Fahy, the Office Legislative Director for the National Weather Service Employees Union, says their San Angelo and San Antonio, Texas offices had enough staff to send alerts and warnings to the public before the deadly floods,
There's a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms hitting San Antonio Tuesday night into the morning hours, the NWS seven-day forecast states. Temperatures will drop to the 70s Tuesday night. That percentage drops Wednesday night to just 20 percent chance for rain.
San Antonio's weather forecast notes intermittent showers, thunderstorms, and increasing temperatures over the week.
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In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as questions surface over the agency’s forecast timing, urgency and communication.
Just 24 hours after devastating floods struck the Hill Country, more rain continues to fall including in San Antonio. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the northeast part of San Antonio.
A threat of flash flooding remains from "slow-moving heavy rains overnight and through the day on Monday," the National Weather Service warned.
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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Neil Jacobs, will testify during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday morning, days after a wave of deadly flash floods hit central Texas.