A solid core of cold air with well-below normal temperatures continues to interact with increasing moisture for an extensive stretch of ice with some sleet. This regime will continue through Wednesday with the potential for additional and significant ice accretion, especially in portions of Texas. Meanwhile, heavy to excessive rain is also coming into frame for Wednesday near the Arklatex. Read More >
YEAR | HISTORY OF THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE |
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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. |