Ex-NOAA leader questions NWS cuts in flood response

Ex-NOAA leader questions NWS cuts in flood response

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The former Administrator of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Richard Spinrad, said he is "more and more convinced" budget cuts at the National Weather Service, initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency, played a role in the July 4 flood disaster. "We're going to have to look carefully at, specifically, the impacts of the vacancy of the warning coordinator meteorologist," Spinrad said. A KXAN invest…

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