Did Trump's cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service impact predicting the flash floods in central Texas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Natural disasters unfortunately happen. But, if we do everything we can and have the right people, process in place, we can say we did all we could.

But, if you gut the staff that deals with natural disaster warning systems, and then bad sh*% happens, people will question whether the cuts impacted the ability to plan and respond.

And what exactly did the cuts achieve overall? It really didn't make a dent in the debt, which the Rs just raised by a sh*% ton. All for the sake of cutting taxes mostly for the rich.

Meanwhile, almost 100 lives lost, and now people questioning whether these cuts made things worse.

Or was this just all God's will? I can't keep up with MAGA excuses.

You realize cuts had nothing to do with this disaster - right? NWS did its job and sent out flood warnings and evacuation notices all through the night. There was no cell service in this area.

Why can’t you people be honest, even just once? This had nothing to do with Trump or cuts at all. The NWS was fully staffed and operational.

There was evidence that climate change is absolutely contributing to these types of extreme precipitation events. The Trump administration and the Trump voters are doing everything they can to prevent anyone from understanding this, predicting it , reacting to it, and investing in protecting ourselves from events like this.

We should all be looking at this horrifying disaster and others like it for the lessons to be learned for protecting human life. And if the Trump administration refuses to do that, then shame on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Natural disasters unfortunately happen. But, if we do everything we can and have the right people, process in place, we can say we did all we could.

But, if you gut the staff that deals with natural disaster warning systems, and then bad sh*% happens, people will question whether the cuts impacted the ability to plan and respond.

And what exactly did the cuts achieve overall? It really didn't make a dent in the debt, which the Rs just raised by a sh*% ton. All for the sake of cutting taxes mostly for the rich.

Meanwhile, almost 100 lives lost, and now people questioning whether these cuts made things worse.

Or was this just all God's will? I can't keep up with MAGA excuses.

You realize cuts had nothing to do with this disaster - right? NWS did its job and sent out flood warnings and evacuation notices all through the night. There was no cell service in this area.

Why can’t you people be honest, even just once? This had nothing to do with Trump or cuts at all. The NWS was fully staffed and operational.

There are vacancies at the NWS and specifically this particular office. It sounds like a veteran employee there would normally have called specific contacts at the county, but since he was now retired, that didn't happen, so yes, this was Trump's fault. It was also a colossal failure at the county level.

Matt Lanza, a Houston-based meteorologist, said there were no initial indications that staffing levels or budget cuts played a role in the tragedy.

Vagasky, the Wisconsin meteorologist, said predicting flash flooding and extreme rain is notoriously difficult.

“Quantitative precipitation forecasting, called QPF, is one of the hardest things meteorologists have to do. You have to get the right location, the right amount, the right timing,” he said. “They were aware this was a significant event, and they were messaging that.”

Severe weather response in the middle of the night is one of the biggest challenges. That’s when we see the most tornado fatalities and the most flooding fatalities. People are asleep. They can’t see the tornado or the water rising,” he said. “Did people have their emergency alerts turned on on their phones?”

Vagasky, who has criticized staffing reductions and cuts to weather balloon releases at the NWS, said he did not think better staffing would have prevented the tragedy.

“Those are important positions that do need to be filled,” he said, but he added that it “probably wasn’t a significant contributor to what happened.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/national-weather-service-nws-staff-cuts-trump-budget-texas-floods-rcna217139

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Natural disasters unfortunately happen. But, if we do everything we can and have the right people, process in place, we can say we did all we could.

But, if you gut the staff that deals with natural disaster warning systems, and then bad sh*% happens, people will question whether the cuts impacted the ability to plan and respond.

And what exactly did the cuts achieve overall? It really didn't make a dent in the debt, which the Rs just raised by a sh*% ton. All for the sake of cutting taxes mostly for the rich.

Meanwhile, almost 100 lives lost, and now people questioning whether these cuts made things worse.

Or was this just all God's will? I can't keep up with MAGA excuses.

You realize cuts had nothing to do with this disaster - right? NWS did its job and sent out flood warnings and evacuation notices all through the night. There was no cell service in this area.

Why can’t you people be honest, even just once? This had nothing to do with Trump or cuts at all. The NWS was fully staffed and operational.

They probably do, but will never ever admit it. They hate Trump more than they will acknowledge the truth.
Hell, even the AP acknowledges it. But, that won't prevent DCUM regulars from spreading lies.

[Anonymous]

FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

And yet Ted Cruz was criticizing the Dems over CA wildfires and escape his own wrath when he fled to Cancun despite his state freezing and without power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Natural disasters unfortunately happen. But, if we do everything we can and have the right people, process in place, we can say we did all we could.

But, if you gut the staff that deals with natural disaster warning systems, and then bad sh*% happens, people will question whether the cuts impacted the ability to plan and respond.

And what exactly did the cuts achieve overall? It really didn't make a dent in the debt, which the Rs just raised by a sh*% ton. All for the sake of cutting taxes mostly for the rich.

Meanwhile, almost 100 lives lost, and now people questioning whether these cuts made things worse.

Or was this just all God's will? I can't keep up with MAGA excuses.

You realize cuts had nothing to do with this disaster - right? NWS did its job and sent out flood warnings and evacuation notices all through the night. There was no cell service in this area.

Why can’t you people be honest, even just once? This had nothing to do with Trump or cuts at all. The NWS was fully staffed and operational.

They probably do, but will never ever admit it. They hate Trump more than they will acknowledge the truth.
Hell, even the AP acknowledges it. But, that won't prevent DCUM regulars from spreading lies.

Do you support Trump? If so, why do you take issue with what you perceive as lies? Why do you take issue for blaming the President for every last thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

how about this? the persistent under- and defunding of local and state government in Texas contributed to a weakened infrastructure with no one at the local level cognizant that the camp did not have reliable WiFi service and needed to be contacted by a landline. thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Did every cabin have a weather radio?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

how about this? the persistent under- and defunding of local and state government in Texas contributed to a weakened infrastructure with no one at the local level cognizant that the camp did not have reliable WiFi service and needed to be contacted by a landline. thoughts?

My thoughts are, as I said before: I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

how about this? the persistent under- and defunding of local and state government in Texas contributed to a weakened infrastructure with no one at the local level cognizant that the camp did not have reliable WiFi service and needed to be contacted by a landline. thoughts?

And don’t forget the anti-government rhetoric. Since at least Reagan, but at its worst now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

Kerr county voted against putting flood sirens on the river because it was too much money. Didn’t the Texas legislature also vote against phone warnings? Here is an article:
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods/

[Anonymous]

Why do people hate Ted Cruz so much? Where is the empathy?

Ted Cruz Kept Sightseeing in Europe as Rescue Crews Searched for Missing Kids in Floods

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-was-vacationing-in-europe-as-emergency-crews-desperately-searched-for-texas-flood-survivors/

“He was with his family and a lone security guard,” said an eyewitness at the Parthenon. “As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’

“He sort of grunted and walked on. His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FTR, I despise Trump and MAGA. But, these kids, the other RV campers along the river, the families in their river homes, etc. did not die because of Trump or NWS or DOGE or what have you. I am tired of this tragedy being used for political reasons. It won't turn me red or anything obviously, but you guys need to get a grip because you are not helping the cause. - Big Texas lib

Kerr county voted against putting flood sirens on the river because it was too much money. Didn’t the Texas legislature also vote against phone warnings? Here is an article:
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods/

Yes.

And Republicans don't apparently care how many people die.

[Anonymous]

Obviously. I am sure that he will.blame Bidenif he hasn't already done so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Natural disasters unfortunately happen. But, if we do everything we can and have the right people, process in place, we can say we did all we could.

But, if you gut the staff that deals with natural disaster warning systems, and then bad sh*% happens, people will question whether the cuts impacted the ability to plan and respond.

And what exactly did the cuts achieve overall? It really didn't make a dent in the debt, which the Rs just raised by a sh*% ton. All for the sake of cutting taxes mostly for the rich.

Meanwhile, almost 100 lives lost, and now people questioning whether these cuts made things worse.

Or was this just all God's will? I can't keep up with MAGA excuses.

You realize cuts had nothing to do with this disaster - right? NWS did its job and sent out flood warnings and evacuation notices all through the night. There was no cell service in this area.

Why can’t you people be honest, even just once? This had nothing to do with Trump or cuts at all. The NWS was fully staffed and operational.

They probably do, but will never ever admit it. They hate Trump more than they will acknowledge the truth.
Hell, even the AP acknowledges it. But, that won't prevent DCUM regulars from spreading lies.

Because DCUM liars would (literally) sacrifice their children to Moloch before they admitted their lies were lies.

They are absolutely irredeemable.