Weather forecasters have warned of extreme and dangerous temperatures as a major heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern U.S. states.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The National Weather Service has issued severe weather watches and warnings across the Tennessee Valley on Saturday. Severe storms caused damage and power outages. 4:30 p.m.

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has voiced concern over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which she says have left much of the country ill-prepared for this year’s hurricane and fire ...

Curtailing a local office's hours could prevent urgent messages about an incoming storm from the Weather Service's national headquarters to regional forecasters whose jurisdictions are directly ...

MIAMI — After public backlash and concern, the National Weather Service is beginning the process of hiring more than 100 employees to "stabilize operations" at its field offices around the country.

The National Weather Service has lost 600 employees, or roughly 15 percent of its workforce in the past four months.

Meteorologist Carrie Suffern pictured with a weather balloon at National Weather Service Headquarters in 2012. Image: Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post Benjamin C Tankersley Aurora ...

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch from 2 ... (7News) — The front gate at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in McLean, Virginia, is closed after a shooting ...

More National Weather Service Headquarters on October 1, 2012 in Sterling Virginia(Photo by Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) On Wednesday, May 28th, Alessi and ...

MICs communicate with NWS Headquarters, help issue warnings ... KS office that it can no longer be operational 24/7. National Weather Service offices typically operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ...

Whether they’ve scrambled to get approval to buy office supplies or fix plumbing, cover shifts during severe weather that lasted for days or get tornado damage surveys completed, it’s been a ...

A meteorologist prepares to release a weather ballon at the National Weather Service headquarters in Sterling, Va., in 2012. (Benjamin C. Tankersley / The Washington Post via Getty Images file) ...