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On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,
"It's not community to community. It's a national system," Sen. Maria Cantwell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Boston is in for a muggy humid, hot week, according to National Weather Service forecasts, with more flooding possible as the week goes on.
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
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.
On Saturday at 11:37 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated flood warning in effect until Sunday at 11:49 a.m. for Dallas County.
More questions are emerging about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's role before deadly floods swept through parts of Central Texas. CBS News' David Schechter reports.
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.
Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton as the area was under a tornado warning. All watches and warnings have expired for central Iowa, but major flooding continues in some eastern Iowa communities after heavy rain and possible tornadoes.