The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will hire for “mission-critical field positions” amid expert warnings that the weather service is too short-staffed to warn people of the dangers of the upcoming extreme weather season.

OKLAHOMA (KXII) - NOAA weather radios in southern Oklahoma will experience an outage Tuesday through Thursday. The US National Weather Service’s Norman Office said the outage was for a required software update. The Norman office covers much of Texoma, and it will impact transmitters in Atoka and Ardmore.

NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season.

His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping stalactites. Or growing teeth.

The nation's top weather agency announced last week that it expects up to 19 named storms to form in the Atlantic basin during the 2025 hurricane season. Significant research and technological advancements have made annual forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration even more reliable.

With the 2025 hurricane season starting June 1, NOAA forecasters announced their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect this year.

Atlantic hurricane season begins, experts are sounding the alarm over potential vulnerabilities in Georgia and other states, warning that federal budget cuts could curb preparation and response efforts.

But NOAA and other forecast services say that the 2025 season may not be as active last last year's. In line with earlier outlooks, NOAA officials say they expect another active Atlantic hurricane season — and insisted that the cuts by President Donald Trump‘s administration will not affect the quality of forecasting.

The WP-3D Orion is part of the NOAA's Hurricane Hunter program. These aircraft are essentially flying laboratories, packed with instruments designed to gather high-resolution data in places where traditional weather stations can't go — like the middle of a developing hurricane.

Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience above-average activity, the National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday.

Now, according to experts. "The best time to prepare for hurricanes is BEFORE hurricane season begins," NOAA said. "Avoid having to rush through potentially life-saving preparations by waiting until it’s too late. Get your disaster supplies while the ...