The National Weather Service (NWS) is experiencing critical understaffing, exacerbated by recent terminations and retirements. Understaffing impacts over 30 NWS offices, with eight operating below ...

NOAA/National Weather Service Meteorologist in Charge Chris Smallcomb said the weather event was “sudden, localized and of limited predictability.” Seven people died and another person is ...

Amid criticism of budget cuts at the National Weather Service, Sen. Ted Cruz defended the agency Monday, saying meteorologists did their job and were not short-staffed during the early morning ...

Fatal floods in Texas that left thousands scrambling for safety with little warning have sparked a fresh round of scrutiny of Trump administration cuts to the National Weather Service. At least 81 ...

Elbert “Joe” Friday, who served as director of the National Weather Service from 1988 to 1997, said meteorologists did a good job predicting the Texas flood, but the vacant positions are ...

The weather service in Miami is short five meteorologists, Key West is down four and the National Hurricane Center is short five hurricane specialists. "it's a red flag," he says.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a microburst was to blame for damage over the weekend in Sanbornton. Crews are still working to clean up from the storm that moved through Sunday night.

The Trump administration cut about 600 National Weather Service jobs earlier this year, mostly through buyouts. The administration’s proposed 2026 budget does not reduce NWS funding, but it ...

By Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service's Austin/San Antonio office had issued a flood watch for multiple counties, warning of "pockets of heavy rain" and the potential for flooding ...

The Juneau and Fairbanks weather service offices have been allowed to issue heat advisories beginning this summer, but not the office in the state’s largest city of Anchorage — at least not yet.

The National Weather Service in Reno noted in an early Saturday morning update that occasional showers and thunderstorms were expected through the afternoon around the Tahoe Basin and north of ...