Just weeks before hurricane season, the National Weather Service is short 155 forecasters, according to The Washington Post.

As hurricane season looms, the National Weather Service is scrambling to fill 155 critical vacancies across its nationwide network of forecast offices. A move that highlights just how thin the agency has been stretched.

As the administration scrambles to fill critical vacancies, the work force shortages have meanwhile forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day.