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| About the NWS |
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- 1870
 President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to establish a National Weather Bureau. Later that year, the first systematized synchronous weather observations ever taken in the U.S. were made by "observer sergeants" of the Army Signal Service's War Department.
- 1891
The Weather Bureau was placed under the Department of Agriculture where the nation's meteorological services expanded into issuing outlooks to aid agricultural planning and fire weather and aviation forecasts.
- 1940
President Franklin D. Roosevelt transferred the Weather Bureau to the Department of Commerce (DOC) where it remains today.
- 1970
The name of the Weather Bureau was changed to the National Weather Service (NWS) and became a component of the DOC's newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Historically, America's interests in maritime commerce, agriculture, and aviation led the NWS to major advances in the type and quality of services it now provide.
Over a 130 year legacy of service to America, the NWS has marshaled scientific and technological advances of the time to improve weather service
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- Legislative Mandates/Authority
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- Office of the Assistant Administrator for Weather Services (AA)
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer (CFO/CAO)
- Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services (OS)
- Office of Science and Technology (OST)
- Office of Hydrologic Development (OHD)
- Office of Operational Systems (OOS)
- Regions:
The National Weather Service is comprised of six Regions, which include the Alaska Region in Anchorage, Alaska; Central Region in Kansas City, Missouri; Eastern Region in Bohemia, New York; Western Region in Salt Lake City, Utah; Pacific Region in Honolulu, Hawaii; and Southern Region in Fort Worth, Texas.
Operating offices provide products and services across their area of responsibility and include Weather Forecast Offices, River Forecast Centers, Center Weather Service Units, Tsunami Warning Centers, Data Collection Offices, Weather Service Offices, and the Spaceflight Meteorology Group. To connect to our National Weather Service Homepages, including our NWS Offices and Forecast Offices, please select the following Website: NWS Regions
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
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