Within hours of the news, forecasters at news outlets throughout the country decried the decision, saying that it would undermine forecasting for affected communities.

In a statement, the director of the NWS surface and upper air division said the suspension is effective immediately and will be in place until further notice.

New York State Police are investigating a crash they say took a driver's life. The crash happened late Friday night in one of the region's main state routes, according to offcials. Members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Collision Reconstruction Unit also responded to the scene.

The National Weather Service is temporarily grounding weather balloons in New York and Maine due to staffing shortages. These balloons collect critical atmospheric data to help meteorologists forecast weather,