The Weather Service Office (WSO) in Harrisburg moved to its new location in downtown State College in order to become a Weather Forecast Office (WFO). October 1993 The WSR-88D radar was installed in Black Moshannon State Park and was used in short-term forecast operations. August 1994 The ...
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IMETs are specially trained NWS forecasters who are deployed to wildfires across the country to provide on-site weather decision support. IMETs work closely with state and local fire control agencies, the Forest Service, and other federal agencies. Their goal is to keep fire crews safe by inte...
The Student Volunteer Program involves working with forecast operations staff at NWS Twin Cities, Chanhassen, MN. Student volunteers have the opportunity to work on a research project, shadow NWS forecasters, and/or assist with one of our team's (Science Technology and Training, Operations, or D...
days of the service, weather information was relayed by telegraph to Washington, D.C. This office later sent forecast information out to local Signal Service offices, which were subsequently distributed to ruralpost offices, railroad stations, and newspaper offices for dissemination to the general ...