Deep tropical moisture surging into the Southwest U.S. will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding the next several days. A strong coastal low will develop late Friday and is expected to bring flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week. 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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