Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

In the wake of the central Texas flash flooding, after local officials pointed fingers at the National Weather Service for its alerts and forecasts, the agency responded: The NWS alerts gave several hours of lead time,

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 National Weather Service put out watches and warnings prior to the catastrophic floods. Did Kerr County use those ahead of time? Here's what we know.