Head of the National Weather Service issues a strong public defense of forecasters who contradicted Pres. Trump's claim that Hurricane Dorian posed a threat to Alabama as it approached the U.S.
The head of the National Weather Service issued a strong public defense Monday of forecasters who contradicted President Donald Trump's claim that Hurricane Dorian posed a threat to Alabama as it approached the United States.
Speaking at a meeting of the National Weather Association, Uccellini said Birmingham forecasters"did what any office would do to protect the public." Earlier, the president of the 2,100-member association, Paul Schlatter, said any forecast office"would have done the exact same thing" as the Birmingham forecast office.
But Alabama had never been included in hurricane advisories and Trump's information, based on less authoritative computer models than an official forecast, was outdated when he sent a tweet saying Alabama could be affected by Dorian.
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