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On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:29:44 -0700,  Rudy Canoza says...  

> An alert system was in place. It wasn't used.

So... how did they send out flood watches 12 hours in advance and flood WARNINGS 3 hours in advance?

Despite an 11% cut to NOAA's National Weather Service staff since 2025, were timely warnings issued and were flood watches issued 
12 hours prior and was an emergency alert issued 3 hours before the peak of said flood, and were these floods supported by 
historical data showing effective forecasting EVEN with reduced personnel?
 
Flood watches were issued 12 hours before the floods and an emergency flood WARNING was issued 3 hours in advance, despite the 
cutbacks.

The cutbacks had NO effect.

It's simply another Red Herring issued by the press.

Were watches issued 12 hours in advance of the flood?

Yes.

Were warnings issued 3 hours in advance of the flood?

Yes.

In that specific scenario, the press's and the idiot liberals' focus on cutbacks to weather bureaus...

... is a Red Herring.

Here's why:

The Core Issue: The scenario explicitly states that "People who didn't heed the warnings died." This clearly identifies the failure 
to respond to warnings as the direct cause of the fatalities.

The Distraction: The press introduces "cutbacks to weather bureaus" as the blame, despite the fact that timely watches (12 hours) 
and warnings (3 hours) were issued. This information directly contradicts the idea that the cutbacks prevented the warnings from 
being issued or being issued in time.

By shifting the blame to cutbacks when the warnings were, by the scenario's premise, issued "in plenty of time," the press is 
diverting attention from the actual, stated problem: the public's failure to heed the warnings.

The Reality of Warnings and Response

Importantly, media reports confirm that local authorities and residents had ample warning of the impending severe weather event, 
over 12 hours of advanced notice.

"According to the National Weather Service website, the flash flood watch, which included Kerr County, was issued at 1:18 p.m. 
Thursday. Nearly 12 hours later, a "life threatening" flash flood warning was issued at 1:14 a.m., according to the website."

Despite this clear and timely warning, the emergency response and community preparedness failed catastrophically. The failure was 
one of planning, zoning, and infrastructure, not the availability or accuracy of weather data, nor GHG concentration.
Real Solutions, Not Climate Alarmism

The misdirection towards climate alarmism distracts from pragmatic, essential responses needed to safeguard lives and property. The 
tragedy at the girls' camp highlights dire deficiencies in land-use regulations and flood infrastructure. Building camps or 
residential areas within flood-prone valleys without adequate mitigation measures inevitably invites disaster.

Practical solutions exist: strengthening flood infrastructure, improving land-use zoning, investing in better emergency management 
systems, and implementing stricter regulations to restrict development in flood-prone areas. These solutions are immediate, 
actionable, and demonstrably effective, unlike vague climate-oriented rhetoric.
A Commitment to Continuous Data-Driven Updates

Moving forward, I commit to yearly updates analyzing new data on flooding events and fatalities, specifically to evaluate if the 
Trump administration's budget cuts directly contribute to increased flooding fatalities. When these updates definitively 
demonstrate that budgetary adjustments have not led to an increase in fatalities, it raises a critical question: Will those who 
perpetuate this misleading narrative be held accountable?