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The NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) is a satellite data collection and dissemination system operated by the National Weather Service, which was established in October 2000. Its purpose is to provide state and federal government, commercial users, media and private citizens with timely delivery of meteorological, hydrological, climatological ...
A Local Storm Report (LSR) is transmitted by the National Weather Service (NWS) when it receives significant information from storm spotters, such as amateur radio operators, storm chasers, law enforcement officials, civil defense (now emergency management) personnel, firefighters, EMTs or public citizens, about severe weather conditions in their warning responsibility area (County Warning ...
The National Weather Service said Thursday morning the storm was impacting much of the Great Lakes, ... Winter storm forecast: Snow, ice hits the Northeast Thursday. Show comments. Advertisement.
National Weather Service offices in North Carolina are warning of the potential for freezing rain rates of 0.05 to 0.1 inches per hour this afternoon and evening, especially for central and ...
The National Weather Service said temperatures in the city of Bismarck reached negative 35 degrees this week, breaking a 150 year-old record. Record low temperatures were also recorded in ...
Where severe storms are possible, storm spotting groups such as Skywarn in the United States coordinate amateur radio operators and localized spotters to keep track of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Reports from spotters and chasers are given to the National Weather Service so that they have ground truth information to warn the general ...
A winter storm watch is put in place when weather conditions favor a winter storm that threatens life or property, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory is included ...
These spotters report information to meteorologists, who examine radar data and other videos or photos sent to the NWS. Next, storm survey teams drive to where the damage occurred.