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- Trump will fix 'ancient' weather warning system which warned of Texas flood risk too late, Noem says</p>
<p>Chris HarrisJuly 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM</p>
<p>Three photos showing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as well as Texans caught up in the devastation.</p>
<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem slammed the "ancient system" used to warn the public of potential weather threats — and vowed the Trump administration plans to "fix" the technology.</p>
<p>Sitting next to Gov. Greg Abbott, Noem was asked why the National Weather Service's alerts about the heavy rainfall and flash flooding were "delayed," and said the situation was inherited.</p>
<p>"The weather is extremely difficult to predict," Noem insisted. "But also … the National Weather Service, over the years at times, has done well and at times, we have all wanted more time and more warning and more notification."</p>
<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took questions about the disaster Saturday. AP</p>
<p>People grabbed what they could and left their homes. DUSTIN SAFRANEK/EPA/Shutterstock</p>
<p>Added Noem: "We needed to renew this ancient system that has been left in place with the federal government for many, many years and that is the reforms that are ongoing there."</p>
<p>The death toll rose Saturday evening to 43, including 28 adults and 15 children killed in the rising waters.</p>
<p>Noem said the Nation Weather Service's alert system needs an overhaul. AP</p>
<p>The devastation in the area is widespread. DUSTIN SAFRANEK/EPA/Shutterstock</p>
<p>So far, the bodies of three children and five adults have yet to be identified.</p>
<p>Residents were warned of "moderate" storm systems at approximately 1:18 p.m. on July 3.</p>
<p>The NWS said it was "heartbroken by the tragic loss of life in Kerr County," and added it issued flash flood warnings the night of July 3 and then again the morning of July 4, the weather service said in a statement to NBC News.</p>
<p>Noem (with Gov. Greg Abbott to her left) said "the weather is extremely difficult to predict." DUSTIN SAFRANEK/EPA/Shutterstock</p>
<p>Tom Fahy, legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization, said local NWS were adequately staffed and "issued timely forecasts and warnings leading up to the storm."</p>
<p>Abbott said the search for survivors wouldn't end until all missing Texans were found.</p>
<p>"We will find every one of them," Abbott vowed. "When Texas faces a challenge, we come together, we unite. It's what Texans do, it's what we will continue to do… We will not stop today or tomorrow, we will stop when it's finish."</p>
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