US EditionDebate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
TEXAS, JUL 8 – Staffing cuts at the National Weather Service under the Trump administration may have impacted forecasting and coordination during the floods that caused over 80 deaths, officials and experts say.
- Devastating flash floods in Texas' Hill Country in 2025 caused at least 80 deaths, including over two dozen summer camp girls on the Guadalupe River banks.
- The floods occurred after thunderstorms formed, while Trump administration cuts reduced National Weather Service staffing by 20% to 40%, prompting concerns about forecast quality.
- Experts and former NWS directors warned that job cuts threaten timely forecasting, while cloud seeding was confirmed not to have caused the floods as seeded clouds had dissipated beforehand.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed reports of meteorologist layoffs as false, stating the department is adequately equipped with forecasting and scientific personnel, while FEMA continues to support cleanup operations.
- The disaster intensified debate over federal disaster roles, with the White House not ruling out reconsidering phasing out FEMA, emphasizing states should maximize response efforts.
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