[NOAA backs Trump on Alabama hurricane forecast, rebukes Weather Service for accurately contradicting him]The statement was widely interpreted within NOAA’s National Weather Service as contradicting an accurate forecast because of political pressure from the White House and the Department of Commerce. The forecast office did the right thing to calm the nerves of citizens. [Trump pushed staff to deal with NOAA tweet that contradicted his inaccurate Alabama hurricane claim, officials say]In another series of emails, Gallaudet expresses his concern for the NWS workforce, and seems to reference resigning over the matter. In response to the statement, Craig McLean, NOAA’s acting chief scientist, wrote to Weather Service and NOAA leaders, stating: “What’s next? However, Alabama was not in the storm forecast track, or “cone of uncertainty,” from the National Hurricane Center, which showed Hurricane Dorian skirting the East Coast far away from Alabama.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 08:11 UTC