Wisconsin Public Radio Meteorologists in Wisconsin and throughout the country are warning that funding cuts to the National ...

Fewer weather balloon launches means less accurate forecast data, which could be hazardous during storm season.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is experiencing critical understaffing, exacerbated by recent terminations and retirements ...

James-Edward Klish, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service, launches a weather balloon at the weather service station in Valley, Neb., on Oct. 29, 2012.

MOLINE, Ill — The National Weather Service has lost more than 600 staff members across its 122 offices nationwide, and experts say the staffing shortage is starting to impact the accuracy of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Rep. Mike Flood co-introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday intended to beef up the National Weather Service. When skies turn dark over Nebraska, the first alerts come from ...

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service announced plans to hire 126 workers to permanent positions and transfer existing employees to some of the neediest offices in the U.S., including Lake Charles.

National Weather Service meteorologists are hustling to keep up with the extra work load during the ongoing bout of severe storms in the Central U.S., some working double shifts to issue warnings ...

The National Weather Service office in St. Louis is short on meteorologists — by 20%. The office in Pleasant Hill is short by 40%.