DAVENPORT, Iowa — The message at the Quad Cities National Weather Service, which keeps an eye on the flood-prone Mississippi River and the heart of Tornado Alley, is that everything is fine. Yes, two ...

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 ...

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.

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 ...

GRINNELL, Kan. (KSNW) — The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that passed through Grinnell on Sunday an EF-3 with an estimated peak wind speed of 140 mph. The NWS uses a rating ...

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 ...