As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant At National Weather Servce Offices In Texas

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1. No Meteorologist In Charge, No Senior Hydrologist, Staff Forecaster Or Warning Coordination Meteorologist

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Flavelle lists several Weather Service positions that are vacant in that part of Texas, including meteorologist in charge, senior hydrologist, staff forecaster, science officer, and warning coordination meteorologist.

That’s right. There was no meteorologist in charge. And there was no warning coordination meteorologist to liaison with county and state officials. The warning job became vacant on April 30 because the person who held it took the early retirement package that Trump and DOGE offered to federal workers in lieu of being fired later. And the Trump administration did not hire a replacement.

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