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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A big part of what the NWS does is liaise with local (state, county, city) emergency management officials. Local NWS staff who manage those relationships in this part of Texas took the DRP in April, per the NYTimes.

Your accurate weather prediction is as only as effective as your ability to warn the right people at the right time. When you lose senior folks with the relationships, it takes time to be build back institutional capacity.

An automated alarm system along the river communities (similar to tornado warning sirens) has been debated for a long time, according to the NYTs. Local officials confirmed that it wasn’t installed because taxpayers would get upset by the spending.

You get what you vote for. [/quote]

Good post. I’m not sure we will ever be able to say that this unfathomable tragedy was caused by NOAA cuts - but what seems certain is that preventing future weather catastrophes requires investment and not gutting the system.

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