Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.

Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in Texas left more than 100 dead.

President Trump's nominee to lead the agency that includes the National Weather Service said Wednesday it did a "great job" in Texas, but sees ways to improve forecasting technology and communicating hazards to the public.