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U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The is a large, naturally driven meteorological system produced by the interaction of Arctic air with warmer, moister air over the , and there is no reporting in the sources provided that the storm it...
Available reporting does not substantiate the specific claim that “freezing rain occurred in Seattle this month and caused the death of a homeless person.” Local coverage confirms both (A) that Seattl...
have led the to suspend or reduce upper-air balloon launches at at least 11 launch sites and to a decline of roughly 18–20% in the number of stations doing regular twice-daily soundings, but reporting...
The administration’s passback proposed eliminating the , shuttering NOAA’s 10 research laboratories and 16 cooperative institutes, and cutting core programs that underpin , , and ocean forecasting . T...
Ice storms—defined by the National Weather Service as freezing‑rain events that leave at least 0.25 inches of ice—most commonly strike the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, but significant ev...
Huron County is currently under a Level 1 Snow Advisory issued by local authorities, a county-level warning that roads are snow‑covered, slippery and subject to blowing/drifting snow, and that motoris...
San Antonio’s January climate is mild compared with much of the U.S.: typical daytime highs cluster around the low-to-mid 60s °F (about 64°F/18°C) and overnight lows near the low 40s °F (about 40–41°F...
The core finding is simple and consistent across analyses: , so a person is far more likely to suffer a lightning strike in their lifetime (or even in a year) than to hit a major lottery jackpot. Mult...
proposed would have sharply reduced research arm, threatened core weather and climate labs, and sought cuts to satellite and grant programs that underpin flood forecasting tools, raising alarms among ...
Reporting from July 2025 places the statewide death toll from catastrophic Central Texas flash floods in early July 2025 at a range of reports from “at least 82” up through about 135 confirmed dead; m...
Tucson in January is mild and typically dry: average daytime highs around the mid-60s°F and nighttime lows near 40°F, with mostly sunny conditions and only a few overcast or rainy days each month (Wea...
San Angelo’s January climate is mild by U.S. winter standards: average highs about 58–62°F and average lows around 39–43°F, with typical January precipitation near 0.8–1.3 inches and occasional light ...
State-level programs in the measure effectiveness primarily through observational comparisons—target versus control areas using precipitation gauges, streamflow records, radar and satellite data, and ...
Weather experts describe as a variable late- month — generally cool and humid with statewide averages that tilt toward mild daytime highs but frequent wet periods, occasional snow in the north, and a ...
to and the have produced measurable operational changes—fewer weather‑balloon launches, office vacancies (including coordination roles), and pauses or delays to next‑generation forecasting programs—th...
The claim that " fired all the meteorologists" is false; the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of probationary meteorologists and other / staff, creating major staffing gaps but not a complete p...
functions into the would likely shorten the pathway from prototype to daily operational use for near-term forecasting tools by collapsing handoff layers and aligning priorities, but it also risks slow...
A large, long-duration winter storm—unofficially tracked as —continues to push eastward from the into the , bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and record-cold air to hundreds of millions of Ame...
asked the inspector general to investigate whether recent staffing shortfalls affected , but the reporting available shows calls for oversight rather than published inspector‑general or Congressional ...
The National Weather Service (NWS) is funded primarily through the federal budget process as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which itself is an agency inside the U....