Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.

It defies anything that I have in my political experience to understand how stupid this is,” former Rep. David Skaggs told The Denver Post.

Bay Area weather experts and politicians are sounding the alarm and said cuts to the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the Department of Government Efficiency are a disservice to the community.