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“The [weather forecasting offices] had adequate staffing and resources as they issued timely forecasts and warnings leading ...
More flood watches are in effect in central Texas today after the catastrophic flooding that has left over 90 people dead.
The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget ...
A weather research lab in Norman is in the crosshairs of cuts at the federal level. For decades, it has developed forecasting ...
Most U.S. weather data is still housed at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, but it also faces a proposed 26% budget cut. Funding toward the eventual replacement of NOAA's aging ...
In Norman, scientists are working to significantly speed up tornado warnings while finding new paths to understanding deadly ...
The labs are responsible for the forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness.
The Trump administration's budget plan for 2026 would eliminate the lab that developed a key flash flooding tool.
The unrelenting assault by the government on the storm monitoring and forecasting apparatus is too alarming to ignore.” ...
Phased array radar has been used for weather surveillance and research for the past 20 years. Wes Moody, Communications Specialist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, says that the lab is ...