The Trump administration pushed back Sunday on criticism of the National Weather Service's initial forecasting and its staffing levels ahead Central Texas' catastrophic flooding. The big picture: The ...

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

Amid staffing shortages and public concern over natural disasters, the National Weather Service is defending its ability to ...

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 said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

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

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.

Tom Fahy, legislative director of the National Weather Service Employees Organization, says there are critical weather expert shortages in South Florida because of federal layoffs and retirements.

State and local officials are calling out federal forecasters amid deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the extended Fourth of July weekend. The criticism comes, as funding cuts and ...

Weather These meteorologists spent years at the NWS in Texas. Here’s what they think of staffing issues. For years, employees say, they’ve had to do more with less.