Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

At least 82 people have died and dozens are still unaccounted for after flash flooding in central Texas over the weekend, when the Guadalupe River rose about 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday amid torrential downpours.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible gaps in the warning system.

Experts question whether President Donald Trump's budget cuts to the National Weather Service led to a lack of early warning for Texas floods.

With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people,

The National Weather Service extended a flood watch July 7 through 7 p.m. local time for much of central Texas.

Searchers used helicopters, boats and drones to search for victims in flash floods that tore across Texas’s Hill Country at the start of the Fourth of July weekend

Search efforts continue for a fourth day with more than 80 people confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas.