National Weather Center Virtual Tour
This virtual tour features the NOAA Weather Partners located in the National Weather Center on the University of Oklahoma Research Campus in Norman, Oklahoma.
The NOAA Weather Partners are five federal government organizations involved in weather research, forecasting and support. They are: National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Weather Service Forecast Office, NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Storm Prediction Center and Warning Decision Training Branch.
What will you see on the Virtual Tour?
First Floor
- National Weather Center Atrium
- Auditorium
- Vehicle Bay
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Second Floor
- Storm Prediction Center
- Hazardous Weather Testbed
- NWS Forecast Office
- NSSL Development Laboratory
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Third Floor
- Radar Operations Center’s Applications Branch
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Fourth Floor
- Phased Array Radar Lab
- Library
- Warning Decision Training Branch
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Fifth Floor
- University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology (no video)
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Observation Deck (Floor “O”)
- Observation Deck
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Tour hosted by Daphne Thompson, NOAA/CIMMS Meteorologist and Educational Outreach Coordinator. Videos produced by James Murnan, NOAA/Indus Audio/Visual and Production Specialist. Flash programming by Clark Payne, Research Associate for CIMMS/Warning Decision Training Branch.