HOUSTON — The National Weather Service has received emergency clearance to hire roughly 125 new meteorologists and specialists, CNN reports, following months of growing concern over critical ...

The National Hurricane Center is “fully staffed” and any suggestion that the Trump administration fired meteorologists at the National Weather Service is “fake news,” “preposterous and ...

NWS confirms two tornadoes occurred during Sunday’s storms after survey by: Jessica Camuto Posted: May 27, 2025 / 12:56 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 04:42 PM CDT ...

The new hires would not make up for all the personnel lost in the Trump administration’s cutbacks, but could reduce the number of offices that need to cut back on 24/7 operations.

The news comes amid concerns that neither the NWS nor the Federal Emergency Management Agency are nearly as prepared for hurricane season as they have been in past years, and after a spate of ...