Staffing cuts forced the National Weather Service to cut early morning weather balloon launches. Then two tornado outbreaks this spring caught forecasters by surprise.

After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and ...

National Weather Service meteorologists are hustling to keep up with the extra work load during the ongoing bout of severe storms in the Central U.S., some working double shifts to issue warnings and ...

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Jackson officially recognized Pulaski County as a 'StormReady' county.

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Did you check the weather forecast today? Whether it was on your phone, the five-day ...

Even before the new administration began mass terminations and spending freezes, National Weather Service employees would have had their hands full in early April as they cranked out warnings for ...

The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open. Credit...Moriah Ratner for The New York ...