NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is demanding that the Commerce Department’s inspector general investigate vacancies at National Weather Service offices and if they increased the

President Trump said on Sunday evening that he plans to visit the site of deadly flash floods in Texas on Friday, after freeing up federal funds with a disaster declaration. He declined to address concerns that cuts at the National Weather Service contributed to the loss of life.