Chuck Schumer asked acting Inspector General Roderick Anderson to investigate if recent NWS staff cuts had an impact on the death toll from the Texas floods.

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

As the death toll rose to nearly 100, some elected officials and experts say the flash flooding that engulfed the Guadalupe River highlight the need for Americans to invest more, not less, in