The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...

The U.S. Commerce Department will review if National Weather Service vacancies affected its response to floods in Texas.

WTOL 11 Chief Meteorologist Chris Vickers sits down with both Warning Coordination Meteorologists responsible for keeping ...

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WJAX, our partners in Jacksonville, ...

Experts who understand severe weather also worry about cuts to NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.From satellites to hurricane hunters to computer modeling and doppler weather ...

Budget cuts and hiring challenges contribute to the decline in NWS staff ... depends on – the transition of science and technology to life-saving operations. NWS staffing cuts need to addressed ...

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

The deadly flash flooding in Texas has raised questions about the staffing level of National Weather Service offices following a reorganization effort during which as many as 600 of the agency&#821… ...

NWS staffing cuts need to addressed immediately. We may not see the fallout of these changes right away. “Mission focused, people first.” That’s the motto.

On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in ...