Earlier this year, Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) carried out sweeping cuts at the NWS and NOAA, which provide daily weather forecasts, up-to-the-minute severe storm warnings, climate monitoring and extreme weather tracking. Nearly half of NWS forecast offices had 20 percent vacancy rates by April.

A South Florida meteorologist warned that federal spending cuts will affect his ability to accurately predict hurricanes and other weather patterns.