Trump administration going to "fix" antiquated weather forecasting system

[VitaMan]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem slammed the “ancient system” used to warn the public of potential weather threats — and vowed the Trump administration plans to “fix” the technology.


You know, maybe there are some things than need to be spun.


But here is a disaster in central TX that doesn't need to be spun, or scored points from. It is
a disastrous flood.......no one is blaming Trump or his administration......but they feel they have to spin it and get some points ?


They are that afraid that they will get blamed for a natural disaster ? This is a laughing stock concept and idea.

[Jacky S]

IF KN wasn’t there, everybody would be screaming…….”THIS IS TRUMPS KATRINA”!!

[Budman]

How in the world did you come up with that crock of shit? And we are told that TDS doesn't exist.

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by Jacky S

IF KN wasn’t there, everybody would be screaming…….”THIS IS TRUMPS KATRINA”!!

No. YOU just did.

Let’s have a little decorum here, OK?

[adav8s28]

Texas lawmakers failed to pass legislation to improve the weather warning system for local areas. Some legislators now have regrets. The storm that hit central Texas on July 4th dumped a large amount of water in a very short period of time when most people were still sleeping.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/to...d=BingNewsSerp

[Unique_Carpenter]

Flash flooding was in the NOAA warning reports.
If folks don't pay attention, well...
Yes a sad situation
Seriously though, when my kids all went to camps, there was always a 24 hr human watching local NOAA on line.

[farmstud60]

Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

Flash flooding was in the NOAA warning reports.
If folks don't pay attention, well...
Yes a sad situation
Seriously though, when my kids all went to camps, there was always a 24 hr human watching local NOAA on line.

That is what local sheriffs office and emergency response people are supposed to monitor.

[Yssup Rider]

Politicizing disaster and the loss of so many.

Bad form, MAGAs.

[Jacky S]

And now the looney left is blaming Trump.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trum...ooding-2095437

Even Rosie O’Donnell, noted meteorologist in Ireland, is blaming Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rosie-...-texas-floods/

However, all of the people who were actually involved are saying that a flash flood warning was given a full 3 hours ahead of the rain, and a severe weather alert 12 hours before.

It is also noted that the NWS had 5 extra people on staff.

However, nobody foresaw the torrential downpour.

But that doesn’t stop the left from blaming The President.

Because that is what stupid, uninformed Democrats naturally do.

[adav8s28]

Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

Flash flooding was in the NOAA warning reports.
If folks don't pay attention, well...

That may be true, but not for this amount of water. From the link in post #5.

He stressed an alarm system may not have helped much in this instance because the floodwaters came so quickly. Between 2 and 7 a.m., the Guadalupe River in Kerrville rose from 1 to more than 34 feet in height, according to a flood gauge in the area.

“I don't think there was enough evidence to even suspect something like this was going to happen,” he said. ”I think even if you had a warning system there, this came in so fast and early in the morning it's very unlikely the warning system would have had much effect.”


https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/to...cid=BingNewsSe

[saustin]

I think NPR provided good information about the flood https://www.npr.org/2025/07/06/nx-s1...ather-forecast though I recognize many here are not NPR fans. A key point is the vacant warning coordination meteorologist, "acting as a liaison to public safety officials, including emergency managers, and providing government officials with information on severe weather." I read elsewhere that there were two meteorologists brought in to augment the standard three to assist.

There was no quote by Trump about plans to update an antiquated weather forecasting system, NWS is part of the Dept of Commerce. How KN have any idea?

[fd-guy]

Originally Posted by Jacky S

And now the looney left is blaming Trump.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trum...ooding-2095437

Even Rosie O’Donnell, noted meteorologist in Ireland, is blaming Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rosie-...-texas-floods/

However, all of the people who were actually involved are saying that a flash flood warning was given a full 3 hours ahead of the rain, and a severe weather alert 12 hours before.

It is also noted that the NWS had 5 extra people on staff.

However, nobody foresaw the torrential downpour.

But that doesn’t stop the left from blaming The President.

Because that is what stupid, uninformed Democrats naturally do.

Clear cut case of TCS

Hilarious. If Biden had been president, you'd be doing all you could to lay it at his feet. I'm surprised MAGA hasn't found a way to blame the dems.

Meanwhile, TX has a governor that sits around saying prayer stopped the waters from rising further. I suppose god just didn't give a fuck about it until people started praying.

[Jacky S]

Originally Posted by fd-guy

Clear cut case of TCS


Hilarious. If Biden had been president, you'd be doing all you could to lay it at his feet. I'm surprised MAGA hasn't found a way to blame the dems.


Meanwhile, TX has a governor that sits around saying prayer stopped the waters from rising further. I suppose god just didn't give a fuck about it until people started praying.

I have to agree with your last paragraph.

[IAmReallyIronman]

The Repub TrumpMusk death count in this latest Red State mismanagement and TrumpMusk disaster continues to far exceed deaths in the recent Climate Change "Hoax"-caused California wildfires.

From what I understand one or some MAGAs here live in Texas. Of course, I hope them and their family and friends are living off the land and never needing assistance from Federal Tax dollars are all ok.

Texas Flood Live Updates: At Least 80 Dead And Dozens Still Remain Missing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonio...emain-missing/

The NWS was one of several federal agencies targeted by the controversial cost-cutting efforts of the Trump administrations Department of Government Efficiency, and has recently laid off nearly 600 employees around the same amount of staffers it lost in the 15 previous years, the Texas Tribune reported.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by IAmReallyIronman

The Repub TrumpMusk death count in this latest Red State mismanagement and TrumpMusk disaster continues to far exceed deaths in the recent Climate Change "Hoax"-caused California wildfires.

From what I understand one or some MAGAs here live in Texas. Of course, I hope them and their family and friends are living off the land and never needing assistance from Federal Tax dollars are all ok.

Texas Flood Live Updates: At Least 80 Dead And Dozens Still Remain Missing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonio...emain-missing/

it was only a matter of time people would make these ridiculous claims blaming Trump



https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updat.../?id=123488468


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Flash flood warnings issued night before, NWS had 'surge staffing'

Questions have swirled around if there was enough warning and enough staffing for the early Friday morning floods in the wake of the Trump administration's job cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


But NOAA confirmed that the National Weather Service's Austin/San Antonio office had five meteorologists working the severe weather event as part of its "surge staffing" protocol. It is normally staffed with two.


NOAA also said the NWS had forecast briefings Thursday morning, issued a flood watch Thursday afternoon and then issued flash flood warnings on Thursday night and early Friday. This gave "preliminary lead times of more than three hours before flash flooding conditions occurred," NOAA said in a statement.


possible heavy rain and flooding was forecast. these campers accepted the risk.