Dan Abrams defended the Trump administration regarding the Texas flood disaster that resulted in over 100 fatalities, including many children. He criticized the notion that cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) by the Trump administration delayed warnings. Abrams pointed out that the NWS had issued timely flood warnings prior to the disaster. Specifically, he noted that a flood watch was provided 16 hours before the event, and subsequent warnings urged immediate evacuations, which some individuals did not heed, complicating accountability for the tragedy.
Abrams stated that it is unfair to blame the Trump administration for the tragic flooding, asserting that the National Weather Service's cuts did not significantly hinder their predictive capabilities.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch 16 hours prior to the flood, followed by urgent alerts for immediate evacuation, indicating timely warnings.
Abrams challenged the narrative surrounding the NWS’ warnings, emphasizing that the agency acted appropriately with timely alerts ahead of the flooding.
He noted that the most critical flood warning came at 1:14 a.m., and if individuals had acted on it, they might have avoided tragedy.
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