Each day, NWS collects about 6.3 billion observations. The weather service annually issues approximately 1.5 million forecasts and 50,000 warnings.
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NOAA's National Weather Service is building a Weather-Ready Nation by providing better information for better decisions to save lives and livelihoods
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NOAA's National Weather Service is building a Weather-Ready Nation by providing better information for better decisions to save lives and livelihoods
About NOAA Weather //
Each year, the United States averages some 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,300 tornadoes and 2 Atlantic hurricanes, as well as widespread droughts and wildfires. Weather, water and climate events, cause an average of approximately 650 deaths and $15 billion in damage per year and are responsible for some 90 percent of all presidentially-declared disasters. About one-third of the U.S. economy – some $3 trillion – is sensitive to weather and climate. National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.