The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

"If you think about the kind of weather we have in Nebraska, if it's not a tornado, it's a wildfire; if it's not a wildfire, ...

Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.

The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...

At 11:53 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until Saturday at midnight for Bucks ...

On Friday at 11:53 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until Saturday at midnight for Bucks, ...

On Friday at 5:38 p.m. an updated tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at ...

At 5:41 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch in effect until Saturday at midnight ...

Puzzled weather experts wondered whether that might be an excuse to stifle questions, as the data used to blame hail shows the opposite: Oklahoma has had less hail than states with lower rates.

Late in the evening on May 16 and in the early hours of May 17, 2025, a tornado tore apart homes and businesses in southern Kentucky. At least 19 people died as a result. That's not true — the ...