Without vital data or the right equipment, a hurricane that appears two-days away from landfall one evening could sneak up on everyone — and be right overhead

NWS forecast offices across the country currently have no meteorologist in charge, including the League City office, which serves Greater Houston.

The Gulfstream IV aircraft with NOAA's Hurricane Hunters flies around hurricanes to collect data on the storms. Ryan Torn, professor and chair of the Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at the University at Albany,

On Wednesday, some of the nation’s top hurricane scientists joined House Democrats for a virtual press conference to sound the alarm on proposed budget cuts that would severely degrade hurricane monitoring and forecasting.

In response to concerns, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) said it is actively working to address staffing shortages.

Top weather news for. The Midwest and Great Lakes region could see severe thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with damaging winds, hail and even a few tornadoes.

Jennifer Stark, the Meteorologist in Charge at NOAA's weather forecast office in Boulder, said the weather receivers offer reliable emergency notifications that work independently of cell service and power outages. "The NOAA weather radio receiver is just dedicated only to weather information," Stark said.

A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued no later than July 31, according to a message posted by NOAA.

Dangerous weather can strike at any time. We often discuss weather radios more during the severe weather season in the spring, but it’s essential to have a NOAA

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