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.

On Saturday at 11:37 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated flood warning in effect until Sunday at 11:49 a.m. for Dallas County.

When the National Weather Service Office issues a flood watch, or a flash flood watch, the forecast has the potential for rainfall of one inch per hour or repeatedly over a span of a few or many hours. These locations indicated by the watch should be aware of their locations and surroundings regarding the flooding potential.

Experts said warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions about whether the alerts reached people most at risk remain.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a flash flood warning Saturday evening for Costilla and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado. The impacted area is about 35 miles north of the New Mexico state line.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 3:46 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 6:45 p.m. for Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.

Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton as the area was under a tornado warning. All watches and warnings have expired for central Iowa, but major flooding continues in some eastern Iowa communities after heavy rain and possible tornadoes.

On Sunday at 2:33 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Houston County.

A flash flood warning was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in effect until 7:30 p.m. for Oneida County.

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