Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

A Blast From The Past!

Here is a photograph of the old office
located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City

Photo of Radar and NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters atop Rockefeller Center

Your National Weather Service office was located in midtown Manhattan on the mezzanine level of this building until October 25, 1993, when we relocated to our current site. The picture depicts the top of the building where our old radar was located (ball-shaped object). NOAA Weather Radio transmitters are also pictured.