Former National Weather Service leaders warn about budget cuts
In an open letter, all the living former NWS directors warned about the impact of staffing and program cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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In an open letter, all the living former NWS directors warned about the impact of staffing and program cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Two people died Saturday night in an Oklahoma City suburb after floodwaters swept their truck into a creek, police said. One of the deceased was 12 years old.
After powerful storms caused historic river flooding, photos of Kentucky's capital city Frankfort show homes, buildings and major roads entirely under water.
The National Weather Service is warning of just about every kind of danger, including tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds as a large storm system moves across the U.S. Meteorologist Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.
The Trump administration's latest wave of cuts to the federal government hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week. Alan Sealls, president-elect of the American Meteorological Society, joins CBS News to discuss what the cuts could mean for the future of weather forecasting and how everyday Americans might feel the impacts.
Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.
A procession of winter storms is forecast to bring snow, sleet, ice and potentially flood-inducing rain to sprawling bands of the U.S. this week.
Democratic lawmakers said they are looking into DOGE visits to NOAA offices, and potential cuts to the agency.
The National Weather Service said "travel could be difficult to impossible" in places where snowfall is forecast to continue into the beginning of the week.
The Great Galveston Hurricane is known as the deadliest weather disaster in United States history, killing at least 8,000 people, with some estimates as high as 12,000 people.
The National Weather Service is describing Hurricane Milton as a "historic storm." It could be the worst hit to Tampa, Florida, in more than a century. Jeff Masters, a scientist who formerly worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's hurricane hunters, joins "America Decides" to examine the dangers of the storm.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
Several North Carolina towns saw historic rainfall Monday. One street in particular recorded more rain than the area has likely seen in 1,000 years.
More than 60 million people were under heat alerts Tuesday as a scorching heat wave blanketed the Midwest.
Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
On Sunday, thunderstorms caused significant flooding at Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park in Tennessee.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
A meteotsunami slammed into the shore of Lake Michigan on June 25. The weather event, in which large waves are generated by air-pressure disturbances, caused water to rise 2 feet, according to The Weather Channel.
More downpours are expected in South Florida Friday, forecasters said, and could bring "catastrophic" flooding to some areas.
A relentless string of powerful storms soaked much of South Florida this week.
A Houston-area couple who took a wrong turn during storms on Tuesday stumbled across a truck driver nearly completely submerged in a flooded drainage ditch – and used a hammer to save his life.
The town's mayor warned residents who haven't evacuated may "find that the resources that they need are gone" if they fail to leave before the Parker Lake Wildfire arrives.
Americans were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and even hail are expected to sweep through parts of the Midwest this week. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has the details.