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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 New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Facility

 

Our main facility consists of the two buildings pictured below. The buildings are used by meteorologists,

administrative personnel and technicians to support our mission.

 

WFOPHI main building
This building is where the forecasts and warnings are issued from.
Office space for the administrative and electronics staff is here as well.
WFOPHI Mount Holly West
This building is utilized for Cooperative Observer Program work, staff training, back-up operations,
and it provides extra space for technicians to work on weather instrumentation.