Flash flood threat in Southern Plains
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This is false. It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only produce limited precipitation using clouds that already exist.
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
As I wrote in a companion piece this weekend, the National Weather Service issued guidance and warning information in the days to hours leading up to the massive flood event. However, questions exist about whether there were challenges getting the information across what my colleague Bob Henson calls the “last mile” to the public via emergency management and communication channels.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the deadly Texas flood, promising to upgrade "ancient" National Weather Service systems for better early warnings.
"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.
The National Weather Service said the threat of severe weather is low, but some flood warnings are still in effect.
Shock has turned into grief across Texas where at least 120 people died from flash floods and more were missing as the search for victim