The bill would create a national weather safety board to investigate deadly disasters and recommend changes for the future. It would be styled after the National Transportation Safety Board.

Starting this month, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center will add a new layer to its severe weather outlooks.

The US science agency that oversees the National Weather Service plans to prioritize the development of advanced weather models while reorganizing into a leaner structure in the months ahead.

The Northeast is currently being hammered by over two feet of snow, paralyzing travel and daily life for much of the region. Elsewhere, several other states are under winter storm warnings as the season continues wreaking havoc.

Rogers County Emergency Management hosted a storm spotter training so people know how to make weather reports that the National Weather Service can use.

Loveland will be sunny on Thursday with a high near 66 degrees, though clouds will roll in bringing overnight rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service website.

An encroaching cold front sweeping Texas this weekend is primed to bring rain to the Houston area, carrying with it the distinct possibility of severe storms and, possibly, some large chunks of icy stuff that pummels your siding and automobiles.

Strong tornadoes are possible in North Texas but Houston's severe weather threat arrives Saturday with damaging winds and an isolated tornado risk.