Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >
| YEAR | HISTORY OF THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE |
|---|---|
| 1849 | Weather alerts and information are distributed via telegraph wire. |
| 1890 | Weather services transferred from the Signal Service to the newly formed U.S. Weather Bureau under the Department of Agriculture. |
| 1928 | Teletype replaces telegraph for weather distribution. |
| 1940 | U.S. Weather Bureau transferred to Department of Commerce. |
| 1970 | U.S. Weather Bureau renamed National Weather Service (NWS). |
| 1999 | NWS develops and implements leased NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) using satellite distribution to States and television and radio broadcasters. |
| 2003 | NWWS implements Internet access for all user subscriptions (both public and private). |
| 2015 | NWS enterprise architecture NWWS replaces the leased legacy NWWS. |
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