NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

The deaths of scores of people from flash flooding in the state of Texas have raised questions about whether cuts to the U.S. National Weather Service impacted weather forecasting. U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected that suggestion.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.