Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.

A significant storm system that threatens the South, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic with severe weather — and heavy snow in the Midwest — is set to hit less than a week after NOAA saw layoffs that affected about 800 staff.

The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.

Scientists worry there will be immediate harm from the Trump administration's latest federal workforce cuts, which hit NOAA and the National Weather Service.

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With the Trump administration attempting to make significant spending cuts, many retirees might be wondering what the 47th president's plans are for Social Security, which distributes benefits to tens of millions of Americans each month.