NWS’s staffing was a large concern for committee members from both parties in the House and Senate.

NWS, he said, employs 2,100 meteorologists ... and effectively and planned out.” The decreased staffing levels — which he, too, estimated was roughly 575 positions — pose a challenge to those efforts, ...

With hurricane season underway and an above-normal activity forecast, some National Weather Service offices like Houston — where as many as 44 percent of positions are vacant ...

Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big ...

The reduction in funding has sparked a debate about the potential consequences for public safety, particularly concerning ...

As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, some are raising concerns about federal preparedness after steep staff ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood has helped to introduce the bipartisan Weather Workforce Improvement Act, which is designed to reinforce ...

Some states in the South are bracing for further rounds of severe storms after a weekend system killed at least one person in ...

His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping ...

In a statement, NOAA Communications Director Kim Doster ... “We do have some staffing challenges across the Weather Service in general, but we're taking steps to move staff around to fill ...