Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

Staffing issues at the National Weather Service in Tucson could be impacting the accuracy of monsoon storm predictions, according to a former University of Arizona atmospheric science

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

Thomas Fahy, the Office Legislative Director for the National Weather Service Employees Union, says their San Angelo and San Antonio, Texas offices had enough staff to send alerts and warnings to the public before the deadly floods,

SPOKANE, Wash. - The National Weather Service office in Spokane is currently dealing with a staffing shortage, which could impact fire season awareness.

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.