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Staffing shortages at NOAA, National Weather Service raise safety concerns in South Florida
A hurricane modeler and hurricane hunter who was laid off from the National Hurricane Center is urging communities to take ...
National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...
Key National Weather Service weather prediction leadership roles in Ohio remain empty
The National Weather Service's Wilmington, Ohio office has vacancies in 2 of 3 key leadership positions. What is being done ...
Weather alert affecting the Piedmont region Tuesday evening, says the NWS
The NWS Raleigh NC issued a report at 7:52 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. The alert is for Warren, ...
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A month after getting permission, NWS still hasn’t posted help wanted ads
Amid the Texas floods and a month into hurricane season, significant vacancies exist across the National Weather Service.
Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather ...
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
Texas Rep. Castro speaks out on flooding response and cuts to National Weather Service
Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro (D) joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on the response to the devastating flooding in his state ...