The union representing National Weather Service forecasters tells NBC 5 Investigates that on the night of a deadly storm in Central Texas, there was adequate staffing at the Texas offices that issued critical flood warnings.

Last week, the Trump administration released a proposed 2026 budget for the NOAA, which calls for funding cuts. The cuts, if implemented, would not take effect until the next fiscal year begins on October 1, 2025.

Texas floods and climate change The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.