Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast over parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and west Texas today and tonight, with damaging winds and large hail possible. A cold front pressing south across the central Plains will collide with moist southerly winds on Thursday bringing a risk for heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding. Read More >
The ISCS has two parts. The two systems are for meteorological data delivery. They use the same satellites and communication protocols. The first service is the World Area Forecast System (WAFS) in support of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) program for aviation data distribution. The second service is a Global Telecommunication System (GTS) satellite data exchange system for WMO Region IV (North America) data exchange.
The ISCS Program Manager provides additional details and a modernization project that will use new telecommunication technology.