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In Flash Flood Hotspots, Many Federal Meteorologist Positions Remain Unfilled
An analysis of National Weather Service job vacancies found that in more than a third of offices overseeing flash flood ...
Axios on MSN9d
Houston's weather office gets new leadership as vacancies remain
Houston's National Weather Service office will soon have a key leadership role filled after months of vacancy.Why it matters: ...
With budget cuts and vacancies, here's why local National Weather Service leaders say their mission remains vital
WTOL 11 Chief Meteorologist Chris Vickers sits down with both Warning Coordination Meteorologists responsible for keeping ...
Alief native to lead weather service's Houston-Galveston office, several vacancies remain
With hurricane season underway and jobs still open at the National Weather Service, Alief native Matt Moreland will serve as ...
Key National Weather Service weather prediction leadership roles in Ohio remain empty
The National Weather Service's Wilmington, Ohio office has vacancies in 2 of 3 key leadership positions. What is being done ...
Texas Standard5d
These meteorologists spent years at the NWS in Texas. Here’s what they think of staffing issues.
For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...
Boise State Public Radio3d
Many National Weather Service offices in the Mountain West's flash flood zones are short-staffed
In recent weeks, destructive and deadly flash floods have hit several parts of the country, including the Mountain West. A New York Times analysis found the National Weather Service has vacant senior ...
Cleveland's National Weather Service office is critical to northwest Ohio's emergency management. But leadership positions are vacant
TOLEDO, Ohio — Months after jobs were cut at the National Weather Service, and some were pressured into early retirement, two ...
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Retirements leave gaps in Georgia’s weather forecasting ahead of hurricane season
Emergency managers in southeast Georgia are facing this hurricane season with a pared-down staff at their local National ...
Chicago-area officials are bracing as summer storms roll in following Texas tragedy and weather service budget cuts
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...
Weather Service Staffing 'Clearly a Concern' Ahead of Deadly Texas Floods
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.
National Weather Service faces numerous vacancies in Florida. Here's how many open jobs there are at each office
Tampa Bay got the numbers on vacancies at the NWS offices in Florida, and multiple positions are unfilled as hurricane season ...