He cited staffing shortfalls of between 20% and 40% at NWS offices from Tampa to Key West and urged his NBC 6 audience in greater Miami to call their congressional representatives.

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

The decision by the Department of Defense to stop providing data to NOAA is just the latest challenge for the agency this year.

Questions remain, however, about the level of coordination and communication between the National Weather Service and local ...

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

A local meteorologist recalled how good forecasts during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 saved lives. Back then, federal forecasts ...

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...

More than 30 NWS offices are understaffed, with eight operating below critical staffing levels, impacting 24/7 coverage. Budget cuts and hiring challenges have reduced NWS staff from 5,500 to ...

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.

The Trump budget plan calls for ending some programs ship captains and other boaters rely on. A Senate plan would keep the ...