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

Key positions at National Weather Service offices across Texas are vacant, sowing doubt over the state’s ability to respond to natural disasters as rescuers comb through the flood-ravaged Hill Country.

At 3:32 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until 7:45 p.m. for Monroe County.

Congressman Greg Casar is demanding answers in the aftermath of the deadly flood in the upper Guadalupe River that left over 100 people dead and many more missing. On Friday, Casar and other Democratic members of Congress sent letters to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting details into the reported delay in providing flood response.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Rhode Island and other parts of Southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of rain expected.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the deadly Texas flood, promising to upgrade "ancient" National Weather Service systems for better early warnings.

Renowned Texas meteorologist Troy Kimmel spoke on Inside Texas Politics about the forecast preceding the deadly flooding in the Hill Country.

The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

Tampa Bay got the numbers on vacancies at the NWS offices in Florida, and multiple positions are unfilled as hurricane season ramps up. Here's a breakdown.

The National Weather Service says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

Radar shows the rain is coming down at a rate of a half-inch to 1.5 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service.