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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt forcefully rebutted media reports blaming the National Weather Service (NWS) for the catastrophic Texas flooding, which left at least 82 dead. In a fiery press briefing, Leavitt dismissed claims that NWS offices were understaffed or delayed in issuing warnings. “Fake news,” she said, confirming San Angelo and San Antonio offices had full meteorologist teams—12 and 11 forecasters, respectively. She detailed that initial weather risk alerts were issued as early as July 2, with escalating warnings on July 3 and an official flood watch by 1:18 P.M. Leavitt emphasized that warnings were “early and consistent,” despite the flood striking during early morning hours. As questions swirl over the government’s disaster readiness, the White House insists the systems in place worked — and that misleading narratives must stop. The press secretary’s remarks mark a key moment in the intensifying political fallout surrounding the Texas tragedy.    #TexasFloods #KarolineLeavitt #NationalWeatherService #FloodWarnings #DisasterResponse #FakeNewsAlert #PressBriefing #NWSStaffing #TexasEmergency #WhiteHouseResponse #FloodTragedy #WeatherAlert #SanAngeloWeather #SanAntonioFloods #LeavittPressConference #MediaAccountability #FEMAUpdate #BreakingNews #TexasWatch #NWSDefense  ~HT.410~ED.420~

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00:00I think I've already addressed that, Kristen, and what I can tell you is that these offices

00:05were fully staffed. The San Angelo office was fully staffed with 12 forecast meteorologists.

00:10There were no vacancies. People were sleeping in the middle of the night when this flood came.

00:14That was an act of God. It's not the administration's fault that the flood hit when it did.

00:19But there were early and consistent warnings. And again, the National Weather Service did its job.

00:24On July 2nd, there were initial notices of potential weather and flooding risks were issued.

00:30Are there concerns within the White House or from the president himself over the cuts that happened

00:34under Musk while he was advising Doge, including the National Weather Service?

00:38I think I've already addressed that, Kristen. And what I can tell you is that these offices were

00:43fully staffed. The San Angelo office was fully staffed with 12 forecast meteorologists. There

00:49were no vacancies. The San Antonio office was operating with 11 forecasters. And as Brian

00:55said, the union themselves said that there was adequate staffing. So I think those words speak

01:00for themselves and the numbers speak for themselves. This was a once in a century flash flood, a tragic

01:06natural disaster. And the administration is doing all that we can on the ground to help these

01:10families during this time of year.

01:11Well, the alerts imminently were sent out before the flood when people were sleeping because the

01:16flood hit in the very early hours of the morning. So people were sleeping in the middle of the night

01:21when this flood came. That was an act of God. It's not the administration's fault that the flood

01:26hit when it did. But there were early and consistent warnings. And again, the National Weather Service

01:32did its job. On July 2nd, there were initial notices of potential weather and flooding risks were

01:37issued. On July 3rd, escalating warnings throughout the day with a flood wash issued at 1 18 p.m.

01:45And then later on at 6 10 p.m. on July 3rd, the Weather Prediction Center warned of excessive rainfall

01:50and a high likelihood of flash flooding. 6 22 p.m. July 3rd, National Weather Center issued a hydraulic

01:57warning highlighting considerable flooding risks, including in Carriville County. And then there were the

02:03timely flash flood alerts at 11 41 p.m., 1 14 a.m. And then another flash flood emergency warning issued

02:10at 4 03 a.m. just before the flood hit. So those were all of the warnings that went out to the affected

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