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.

AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.

The Department of Defense's announcement that it would end a weather-data sharing program surprised some climate watchdogs but forecasters assure it does not heighten risks.

Questions are mounting about the gaps in communication regarding the deadly flooding in Texas. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports more from Kerrville, Texas. Former NOAA Chief Scientist Craig McLean joins Ana Cabrera to share his insights and expertise on disaster response.

President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of more than 100 people in storms across the country.

But that endurance may be different this summer, as unusually warm oceans are a catalyst in the recipe for more frequent cyclones. NOAA’s predictive models suggest there could be upwards of 19 tropical storms and 10 hurricanes, with up to five of them being category three or higher.

South Florida weather experts and members of congress are sounding the alarm over a proposed $2.2 billion dollar cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under President Trump's 2026 fiscal year budget.

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said. Local forecasting offices were sufficiently staffed and issued timely warnings.