What exactly is the NOAA/National Weather Service?
The National Weather Service is an agency of the federal government. It is actually part of the Department of Commerce, with its parent organization being the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. You may be familiar with its acronym NOAA, which is pronounced “Noah”. Our office is staffed 24 hours a day, every day of the year, protecting life and property of Iowa citizens residing in our 51 county area of responsibility. The website for the Des Moines office can be found at http://weather.gov/desmoines.
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