Stephen Smith/AP via CNN Newsource Volunteers fill sandbags for New Orleans residents Wednesday anticipating heavy rain from a tropical weather system moving toward the Gulf Coast.

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians, just months after being hit hard by ...

(CNN) — The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government ...