T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the

New layoffs under the Trump administration have hit NOAA, including the National Weather Service, with 5% of employees fired. NBC News' Bill Karins reports on the potential impact on severe weather warnings.

The latest weather forecast from WCPO's 9 First Warning Weather team. The first significant threat of severe weather for March will build across portions of the southern Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday before shifting toward the Appalachians,

Spring-like weather will continue for a couple more days, with valley highs close to daily records on Saturday. Stormy weather is back in the forecast Sunday into next week. Two storms are expected. The first will bring valley rain and Sierra snow Sunday into Monday.