The National Weather Service (NWS) has been in the news recently due to its crucial role in issuing warnings and forecasts for severe weather events across the United States. The NWS has been actively monitoring and alerting the public about a series of powerful winter storms, arctic blasts, and record-breaking snowfall that have caused chaos and danger in various states. These events have led to widespread power outages, flight cancellations, school closures, and hazardous road conditions, with temperatures plummeting to historic lows and heavy snow and ice storms affecting regions unaccustomed to such severe weather.
Established in 1870, the National Weather Service is an agency of the United States federal government under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Its primary mission is to provide weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to protect lives and property and enhance the national economy. The NWS operates 122 weather forecast offices across the country, utilizing advanced technology and a network of radars, satellites, and weather stations to monitor and predict weather patterns. The agency plays a vital role in keeping the public informed and safe during extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and heatwaves.
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More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes
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Early Tuesday, 15 tornadoes had been reported across Oklahoma and other states and millions of people remained under tornado watches, forecasters said, as they issued a rare high-level warning.
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Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings
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The storms could contain strong tornadoes, NWS warned.
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Golf ball-sized hail and strong tornadoes: here’s what to expect from the midwestern US storms
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The NWS warned scattered showers and thunderstorms "may turn severe" for parts of the Northeast and Ohio Valley this evening.
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Power restoration efforts in Maine and New Hampshire have entered yet another day as more than 100,000 homes and businesses remain in the dark several days after a powerful spring storm
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Heavy rain and quarter-sized hail fell in Southern California as the National Weather Service predicted lightning and wind gusts approaching 60 mph in the mountain area Sunday
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Elsewhere, record-breaking snowfall in Japan and unseasonally high temperatures in South Sudan
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‘It’s just crazy’
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A major winter storm hits the northeastern US, leading to flight cancellations, school closures, and warnings to stay off the roads.
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A series of slow-moving winter storms brought heavy snowfall and icy conditions to parts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico, causing travel disruptions and road closures.
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A historic storm in Southern California has caused flooding, landslides, and power outages, with continued threats of collapsing hillsides.
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Record-breaking snowfall and freezing temperatures cause chaos across the United States, with heavy snow and ice storms affecting areas not typically accustomed to such weather.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis' water company lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people on Tuesday, five days after the precaution was put in place due to freezing temperatures that caused pipes to break throughout the southern city.
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A brutal cold snap has hit the US, causing deaths and dangerous conditions in multiple states.
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Severe winter storms cause chaos and danger across the US, with record-low temperatures, blizzards, and power outages.
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At least 14 deaths in Tennessee have been linked to a snowstorm, with temperatures plummeting and icy conditions causing havoc in the state.
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The US Congress has delayed votes due to a winter storm, affecting the passage of a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown.
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The US is experiencing a dangerous arctic blast and storms, with wind chills as low as -50F and heavy snowfall.