Noem Blames “Ancient System” For Delayed Warnings

The Daily Mail reports:

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was brutally grilled over the delayed warning alerts Texas residents received before a monster flash flood was about to devastate the state. “ICE Barbie” blamed the “ancient system” and said the Trump Administration would look into renewing the system to better work for US citizens.

“The weather is extremely difficult to predict,” Noem said. “But also that the National Weather Service, over the years at times, has done well and at times, we have all wanted more time and more warning and more notification.” She said the Trump Administration is working to “fix” and “update the technology.”

“We needed to renew this ancient system that has been left in place with the federal government for many, many years and that is the reforms that are ongoing there.” Many Texans have blamed the slow updates as part of the reason 32 lost their lives and 27 are still missing.

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Reporter: Why was the national weather service not pinging their phones before 7.. Was it a fundamental failure of the federal government’s responsibility to keep us safe?

Noem: Trump is currently upgrading the technology in the national weather service.. we needed to renew this… pic.twitter.com/rOcke3AXxN

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 5, 2025

Noem: And of course, FEMA is standing at an enhanced level right now, which means that they are plugged in to the state operations center.. Their role will be continued to be filled as it always is pic.twitter.com/4uS16WShKJ

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 5, 2025