Everything was calm at the Birmingham Weather Office. Until a prediction of trump brings a storm.

The central outpost of Alabama, one of the country's 122 field offices, is responsible for warnings and forecasts in 39 counties, some of which have been affected in recent years by deadly tornadoes. .

The last time the Birmingham office made headlines was when it was congratulated for launching a twelve-minute whirlwind warning before a tornado.Dered significant delay and was credited with saving lives, even though the storm killed 23 people. For generations, Central Alabamians have used the office, which is one of only three in the state. (Another office, located in Tallahassee, Florida, covers five counties in Alabama.)

"All of the government agencies are the ones I believe in," said Russell Thomas, who helps coordinate the efforts of the Alabama emergency response team, a group of volunteers who help the office in bad weather.

As the office tried to stay focused on the upcoming storms, he had to face a sustained campaign from Mr. Trump to safeguard the merits of his Twitter to post, which has been widely ridiculed for being misleading, based on outdated and ultimately incorrect information.

Forecasters had originally predicted that the effects of Hurricane Dorian could reach Alabama, but when Mr. Trump said that the state could feel its effects, projections showed that the storm had directed the east coast. Despite this, a few days later, in the oval offices, Trump showed reporters an enlarged map of the planned storm pattern, with his route stretching slightly in southeastern Alabama with a black marker.

The Times reported on Wednesday that Trump had urged his staff to intervene with NOAA officials so that the agency "clarifies" the position of its forecasters. This prompted Mick Mulvaney, his chief of staff, to call Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Ross then advised the NOAA Acting Administrator that employees in higher agencies could be fired if the situation was not resolved. Ross's spokesman denied threatening to fire anyone.

At a weather conference in Huntsville last week, the director of the National Weather Service strongly defended the Birmingham office, asking its members to be applauded.