Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla said staffing shortages at the NWS are putting critical forecasting in jeopardy.

Richard “Dick” Eastland began taking action after more than 2 inches of rain had fallen in the area along the Guadalupe River, a family spokesperson said.

New recorded audio from the early hours of July 4 show what first responders were dealing with as flooding led to the deaths of hundred of people in Kerr County.