Staffing cuts forced the National Weather Service to cut early morning weather balloon launches. Then two tornado outbreaks this spring caught forecasters by surprise.

A tornado outbreak near Kansas City, Kansas, on Monday night came as a surprise. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At least three ...

A Kansas congresswoman demands answers after budget cuts and missed weather balloon launches preceded tornadoes in her ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Prof. Jana Houser of The Ohio State University about the massive tornadoes that hit the Midwest this week.

Considered the backbone of forecasting, weather balloons present a three-dimensional picture of what’s happening in the ...