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Severe storms threaten Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals Game 2 tonight: Could it be delayed?
The NWS predicts storms will impact the metro from 5-11 p.m. Here's what to know about conditions and Paycom Center's ...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Flood wants National Weather Service classified as essential to public safety
The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood seeks to protect the National Weather Service from cost-cutting
The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.
Representative Mike Flood introduces bill to mark National Weather Service employees as critical
Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.
Nebraska Congressman introduces bipartisan bill to increase National Weather Service staffing
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
Law Would Make Most National Weather Service Workers Hard to Fire
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...
A crucial NWS office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks
A congressional tour of the National Weather Service Quad Cities forecasting office revealed a skeleton crew trying to keep ...
Official overseeing the National Hurricane Center testified to Congress it’s fully staffed—it’s not
The National Hurricane Center is “fully staffed” and any suggestion that the Trump administration fired meteorologists at the ...
National Weather Service confirms tornado briefly touched down in parking lot of Chiefs and Royals' stadiums
The National Weather Service determined that a tornado briefly touched down in the parking lots of the Truman Sports Complex ...