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More storms threaten the central US
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Severe weather in parts of the U.S. are highlighting concerns about the Trump administration's recent cuts to the National Weather Service, leaving many offices understaffed.
Lawmakers have fended off major cuts in NOAA for now. But the idea of cutting the services has Rep. Frank Lucas lawmaker feeling sick.
However, the weather service cautioned that “all NOAA Radio transmitters maintained by NWS Birmingham will be off the air through the time of the install.” This includes these transmitters: Winfield, Oneonta, Birmingham, Anniston, Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, Selma, Montgomery, Auburn and Texasville.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that there were no problems with weather alerts after devastating tornadoes hit Kentucky Friday night.
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The National Weather Service forecast office in Cheyenne is short staffed and has killed its overnight shift, ending the office's 24/7
"It's looking like a mainly dry weekend," Meteorologist Frank Nocera of the National Weather Service branch in Norton, MA told USA Today Network on Tuesday. While the National Weather Service noted that it is "unseasonably cool for the remainder of this ...
The National Weather Service forecasts up to 1.75 inches of rainfall and temperatures in the mid-50s, significantly below seasonal averages for late May.
A “gustnado” — a tornado-like whirlwind more common to the Plains than South Jersey — swirled in Gloucester County Friday with winds up to 105 mph, the National Weather Service said Monday. In addition,