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After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.
The main threat remains the risk of damaging wind and flooding in some areas.
The Storm Prediction Center has Austin and Central Texas under a level 1 to level 2 out of 5 risk of possible severe weather on Wednesday.