National Hurricane Center Issues 'Warning'
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Accurate weather warnings are useless if they don’t reach residents in time. Take these steps to avoid mistakes that may have contributed to the tragedy in Texas.
The warning issued by the National Weather Service office in Topeka was scheduled to remain in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday. It covers southeastern Shawnee County, northeastern Osage County, Douglas County and Jefferson County.
Flash flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service Monday night as heavy storms rolled into the area. Flood warnings were issued for Morris, Warren, Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Hudson, Passaic, Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties, according to the National Weather Service.
Schumer said the vital import of the work the weather service does, especially considering the devastating flooding in Texas, means there’s a real good chance the funds are restored. He also sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on July 9, urging the $3 million be reinstated for the EMPOWER program.
"It's not community to community. It's a national system," Sen. Maria Cantwell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Meteorologists are keeping an eye on the Gulf as a disturbance moves westward across the Florida Panhandle between Tallahassee and Panama City on Wednesday, July 16. The disturbance, designated as AL93,