Yes. Though the NWS and NOAA will continue their life-saving essential work, many feeds and other public-facing services will be shuttered. The National Hurricane Center will continue to provide updates that protect life and safety, while other informational accounts will cease during the shutdown.

Even though the federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. eastern time Wednesday morning, employees at National Weather Service offices across the country stayed at their posts.

Though it's early still, the federal agencies that deal with wildfires, weather and disaster response expect that the government shutdown will impact their operations.

Some National Weather Service staffers are working double shifts to keep forecasting offices open. Others are operating under a “buddy system,” in which adjacent offices help monitor severe weather in understaffed regions. Still others are jettisoning services deemed not absolutely necessary, such as making presentations to schoolchildren.

Tracking the weather is vital to the safety of many Idahoans, and the National Weather Service's (NWS) Doppler radar is a key tool used by NWS and the Idaho News 6 weather team to keep tabs on the forecast.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has expanded freeze warnings and frost advisories to cover areas of New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia as the Northeast faces a widespread cold snap from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement at 1:41 p.m. on Tuesday until Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire,

An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:15 p.m. for Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon.