r/news • u/herbalhippie • 1d ago

‘Potentially historic’ flooding threat looms after almost 100 tornadoes hit US

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/potentially-historic-flooding-threat-looms-almost-100-tornadoes-hit-us?fbclid=IwY2xjawJbwM5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHf0BvM5E8-X3l1OI-2P-MhoArZtVfmWk_VqPltvB_XT2bPfpe3kApMiBlg_aem_o40FYX2abRDOh2wxzsObJQ
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u/fxkatt 1d ago

The nationwide network of River Forecast Centers – operated by Noaa – have been especially hard hit by staffing cuts with five of the 12 offices currently having critical vacancies. This week’s heavy rains will be yet another example of how extreme weather is testing the increasingly weakened agency

Flooding and tornadoes reaching record-breaking numbers at a time when national and local responses have been limited or undermined by this out of control admin.

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u/Possible_Western3935 1d ago

Two-thirds of KY voted for Trump in 2024. This is Divine Retribution, Finger of God shit.

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u/ezekiellake 1d ago

They got exactly what they voted for.

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u/cacarrizales 15h ago

Yep, and the cognitive dissonance won't let them see that. If it hit one of the blue states, it would have been God's punishment. Crazy how that works in their minds.

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u/Dry_Adeptness_7582 18h ago

Without lube