According to the weather service there have been 16 Level 4 risks forecasted two days out. The last time that happened in Alabama was April 10, 2024, and there was one confirmed tornado. There have been 35 moderate risks for Alabama in the Day 1 forecast, and the last one included just a sliver of west Alabama on Dec. 28, 2024.

Say those who have been there, all available evidence suggests that whoever was behind the wave of cuts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service has never worked in a forecast office during a severe-thunderstorm or tornado outbreak.

Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.