Deadly Texas Flood Exposes 'neglected' Weather Alert System Trump Aims To Modernize

After a Texas flood killed astatine slightest 32 group Friday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem addressed disapproval astir notification anterior to nan flood, saying nan management is moving connected updating nan National Weather Service and NOAA's "neglected" and "ancient" systems.

Citing her clip successful Congress and arsenic politician of South Dakota, Noem said that while nan upwind is difficult to predict, location person been instances erstwhile officials and citizens expressed nan request for quicker informing and clearer notification earlier deadly weather.

"That is 1 of nan reasons that, erstwhile President [Donald] Trump took office, he said he wanted to hole and is presently upgrading nan technology," Noem said during a news convention pinch authorities officials Saturday afternoon. 

"The National Weather Service has indicated that pinch that and nan [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] (NOAA), we needed to renew this ancient strategy that has been near successful spot pinch nan national authorities for many, galore years."

PARENTS DESPERATELY SEEKING ANSWERS ON MISSING CAMPERS AFTER TEXAS FLOOD

Crews activity to clear debris from nan Cade Loop span on nan Guadalupe River Saturday successful Ingram, Texas.  (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

The National Weather Service told Noem its notifications section started to look astatine description of its constricted flood effect area astatine 1:18 p.m. section clip Thursday, astir 12 hours earlier nan tragedy.

Though a flood watch was issued, Noem described it arsenic a "moderate" alert.

"When nan [weather] strategy came complete nan area, it stalled," she said. "It was overmuch much water, overmuch for illustration [what] we knowledgeable during [Hurricane] Harvey, pinch nan aforesaid type of strategy that was unpredictable successful nan measurement that it reacted successful nan measurement that it stopped correct present and dumped unprecedented amounts of rainfall that caused a flooding arena for illustration this."

A drone position shows debris connected a roadworthy aft flash flooding successful Comfort, Texas.  (Reuters/Marco Bello)

TEXAS RIVER FLOOD LEAVES AT LEAST 6 DEAD AS EMERGENCY CREWS RACE TO FIND OTHERS MISSING; CAMP EVACUATED

Initial reports indicated dense rainfall Friday greeting caused nan Guadalupe River to emergence astir 30 feet successful 45 minutes. 

Weather work employees told Noem they continued to elevate notifications, though those alerts apt would person travel done successful nan early greeting hours erstwhile section residents were asleep.

Texas officials connected Saturday confirmed astatine slightest 32 deaths, including 14 children.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talk ongoing efforts aft caller flooding on nan Guadalupe River during a news convention successful Ingram, Texas, Saturday. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

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One of nan hardest deed areas was Camp Mystic, an all-girls backstage Christian campy successful Hunt, Texas. 

As of Saturday afternoon, 27 young girls stay missing.

"I do transportation your concerns backmost to nan national government, to President Trump, and we will do each we tin to hole those kinds of things that whitethorn person felt for illustration a nonaccomplishment to you and to your organization members," Noem told a reporter. 

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"We cognize that everybody wants much informing time, and that's why we're moving to upgrade nan technologies that person been neglected for acold excessively long, to make judge that families person arsenic overmuch precocious announcement arsenic possible," she added.

Noem said betterment is ongoing, though she did not denote a circumstantial timeline.