New Delhi, July 9 -- Several National Weather Service (NWS) offices in Texas were already grappling with severe staffing shortages when catastrophic floods swept through Central Texas on July 4, as per a report.

San Angelo's forecast office saw its vacancy rate double since January, losing multiple key staff members, including its Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM), who retired early in April, The Daily Mail reported.

The Austin/San Antonio office operated with a 22% staffing shortfall, while the Houston/Galveston office reported all three of its leadership positions-Meteorologist-in-Charge, WCM, and Science and Operations Officer-vacant by May, the report stated.

"These vacancies largely stem from DOGE's [Department of Governmen...