The National Weather Service literally had a position that would call the local government, law enforcement and other key organizations like the camps when a flood was imminent.

This is basically true. Whether there is a link or not.

Not sure if there was a position specifically for outreach but if
there is outreach program.. if there is enough staff for the required duties. I do know of one position that is directly involved in those kinds of activities and that is Warning Coordination Meteorologist.

In addition if staffing permits NWS offices often conduct severe weather preparedness drills, where schools and local organizations can participate and receive test warnings via NOAA Weather Radio ( that was provided AND installed free of charge) helping them get familiar with the system.

If there is not enough staff the outreach programs are one of the first to be cut.

Correction to #6

Not sure if there was a position specifically for outreach but
THERE IS an outreach program.. if there is enough staff for the required duties.

"We had adequate staffing. We had adequate technology," Greg Waller, service coordination hydrologist with the weather service's West Gulf River Forecast Center in Fort Worth, told the Texas Tribune. "This was us doing our job to the best of our abilities."

You do realize of course that was a prepared statement approved by NWS legal counsel or PR department or even at the OPM level.

He HAD to say that it he would have been fired the next day.

Fahy told The New York Times that the San Antonio office's vacancies included a warning coordination meteorologist, the employee charged with coordinating with local emergency services ahead of floods.

Well, there you have it.

If there was no WCM on staff then I guarantee none of the outreach duties were being done because there was no one to coordinate them.

Oh please its SOP to increase staff during these events, thats what they did, the warnings and alerts are backed up on their server with public access.

Messages made to the press have to be approved by management.

Especially in this highly charged political situation with the mad king currently breathing down their necks.

This thread isn't getting much traction because it doesn't point the finger at Trump.

It got you and OneNut to come out swinging your purses did it not?

Its not a position, its an automated service.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

It's a program. Run by the Warning Coordination Meteorologist. Which may or may not include an automated message.

Its so easy to receive txt msg for any sort of weather phenom from the NWS, even an Asian can do it.

#15 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Pull your pants up bro ... your ignorance is showing.

Texting is only one way to receive a warning.

And in this case texting would have done no good as the campers apparently had their phones taken and they had no internet access by camp policy.

The weather service has to accommodate all whether they use a cell phone and the Internet or not.

You can do this too, just sign up on the their website.

#14 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Sure go ahead and "sign up".

But if there is no money or staffing available for the program what do you think you will get?

The same thing about 11 million Americans will get when they sign up for Medicare.

Nothing.