Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in DOGE cuts

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country. Cuts at NOAA appeared to be happening in two rounds, one of 500 and one of 800, said Craig McLean, a former NOAA chief scientist who said he got the information from someone with first-hand knowledge. That?s about 10% of NOAA?s workforce.

NC set to see several inches of snow

A winter weather advisory is in effect for much of North Carolina and South Carolina. Early Wednesday morning, snow was falling across the Appalachians ahead of unleashing its last round of winter weather in the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Southeast. FOX Weather's Robert Ray joined LiveNOW from FOX live from Boone, North Carolina.

Major flooding in Kentucky leaves 11 dead

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear provides update on deadly flooding, and ongoing weather concerns, as we now learn that at least 11 people have died due to the catastrophic flooding in the area.

Heavy floods cause 8 deaths in Kentucky

David Roth, a senior branch forecaster for NOAA?s Weather Prediction Center, joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to explain the state of the severe weather event that has swept the U.S. in recent days, leaving at least eight people dead in Kentucky.