The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open.

Recreationists at Lake Mead and Lake Mohave have been warned about hazardous weather conditions on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a lake wind advisory for both lakes, with winds forecast to reach between 20 and 25 miles per hour, and gusts of up to 35 mph. It added that waves of between one and three feet are expected.

Severe weather swept north Alabama Tuesday night, downing trees and powerlines and sparking tornado warnings, the National Weather Service reported. The Albertville Public Library was on fire, according to social media posts. It was not immediately clear late Tuesday night if the fire was due to the storms. The fire was later extinguished.

A somewhat tattered American flag still flies near the debris of a ruined structure in the Elkhorn Ranch neighborhood north of Elizabeth on Monday, May 19, 2025, after a tornado touched down there the previous day. Numerous homes in the neighborhood were heavily damaged. No deaths or injuries were reported.

New shocking satellite images show widespread damage in north St. Louis before and after a deadly tornado ripped through the region last Friday.

A 100-hour streaming marathon before hurricane season seeks to raise awareness of cuts to the weather-climate enterprise and why that expertise matters to us all.