Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the Trump administration's change in tone around eliminating FEMA in the wake of the Texas flood disaster.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shared a warning to New York residents in Tioga and Broome counties on Sunday evening as heavy rains and flooding threaten the region. "Tioga and Broome Counties are currently under a dangerous flash flood warning,

A broad flood watch is now active across much of upstate New York, as issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). The advisory, in effect from 11 a.m. Sunday through late Sunday night, warns of the potential for flash flooding due to intense and persistent thunderstorms.