In fact, they had three additional people working that night anticipating that it was going to be a very dangerous weather situation. I also think it's worth noting that The National Weather Service union...has publicly said that they don't believe that the reduction in staffing had any impact whatsoever on their ability to warn of this event. And so, look, I think it is reasonable over time to engage in a retrospective and say at every level what could have been done better, because all of us would want to prevent this horrific loss of life. (11:43–11:56)
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Asserts that the National Weather Service union stated staffing reductions did not impact warning capabilities.
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