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Potential for Significant Winter Storm from the Northern Rockies to the Plains

A storm system is expected to sharpen over the western U.S over the next couple of days. This will bring accumulating snowfall to the northern Rockies. By late week, a significant winter storm may be possible over portions of the Plains with the potential for heavy snow and strong winds. Read More >

As of April 1, 2015, National Weather Service Headquarters is operating in a new organizational structure, depicted below. The reorganization of our headquarters allows the agency to be best positioned to fulfill its critically-important mission for NOAA and the nation, and to support the NWS field offices in providing environmental intelligence and associated services necessary to build a Weather-Ready Nation. Please explore the new organization by clicking on the org chart. To access the previous NWS HQ office webpages, please click HERE.
 

NWS Organizational Structure

Office of Planning & Programming for Service Delivery Office of Facilities Office of Observations Office of Central Processing Office of Dissemination Office of Science and Technology Integration Office of International Affairs Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer Regional Headquarters National Water Center Office of the Chief of Staff Office of Chief Learning Officer Office of the NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services (NWS Director) Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit Office Office of the Assistant Chief Information Officer Office of Chief Operating Officer Office of Organizational Excellence Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office National Centers for Environmental Prediction