National Weather Center

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The National Weather Center is a major U.S. hub for meteorological research, forecasting, and severe weather operations that houses multiple NOAA and academic weather agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf meteorological research facility
weather forecasting center
affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Oklahoma
buildingType office and laboratory building
campus University of Oklahoma
city Norman
collaboratesWith Department of Defense
Federal Aviation Administration
National Weather Service
coordinates 35.240°N 97.472°W
country United States
floorCount 6
focusArea aviation weather
fire weather
flash flooding
severe thunderstorms
tornadoes
winter weather
hasFacility National Weather Center Atrium
National Weather Center Observation Deck
classrooms
operations floors
research laboratories
housesAgency Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) units
National Severe Storms Laboratory
National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Radar Operations Center (field presence)
Storm Prediction Center
University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
Warning Decision Training Division
locatedIn Norman, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
United States
notableFor integration of research and operations in severe weather forecasting
opened 2006
operator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Oklahoma
partOf NOAA Norman, Oklahoma, facilities complex
purpose meteorological research
severe weather operations
weather forecasting
regionServed central United States
southern Plains
shortName NWC
state Oklahoma
website https://www.ou.edu/nwc

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Storm Prediction Center locatedInFacility National Weather Center
University of Oklahoma affiliatedWith National Weather Center
Storm Prediction Center locatedInFacility National Weather Center
subject linked to: SPC
Norman hostsInstitution National Weather Center
Norman, Oklahoma hasResearchFacility National Weather Center
subject linked to: Norman, Oklahoma, United States
National Severe Storms Laboratory locatedAt National Weather Center, Norman, Oklahoma
linked to: National Weather Center
NSSL locatedIn National Weather Center, Norman, Oklahoma
linked to: National Weather Center
National Weather Center Observation Deck partOf National Weather Center
National Weather Center Atrium partOf National Weather Center