The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Newton, including the Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 11. The warning was triggered by radar indicated rotation, according to the weather service, and continues until 3:15 p.m. Thank you for joining us.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

An analysis of National Weather Service job vacancies found that in more than a third of offices overseeing flash flood hotspots, one or more of three senior leadership roles are open.

On Thursday at 10:45 p.m. a flood advisory was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC in effect until Friday at 1:45 a.m. for Halifax County.

On Thursday at 10:15 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC issued an updated flood warning in effect until Friday at 10 p.m. for Johnston County.

After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible gaps in the warning system.

EDT on Friday, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 10 p.m. EDT for Genesee and Lapeer counties.

On Friday at 7:56 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 11 p.m. for Clinton, Lycoming and Union counties.

Alert fatigue may have led some residents to ignore warnings. Spotty cell service also could have kept some alerts from coming in at all.