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.
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.
“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.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took questions about the disaster Saturday. AP People grabbed what they could and left their homes. DUSTIN SAFRANEK/EPA/Shutterstock
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