General Discussion

Was never a big agency. I think most weather office staff number in the dozen or so range total. They work shifts with more people drawn in during weather emergencies. So on a bad night I doubt staff working number more than half a dozen. Now you will get some support from the Storm Prediction Center and local Universities with meteorological programs.

Probably what was more devastating was the number of experienced forecasters who left the agency in 2025. You also have to consider the impacts helium shortages that have interrupted critical data collection of the vertical structure of the atmosphere. It’s a lot of little perturbations that are potentially negatively affecting government forecasters at the moment.