Scattered Severe Storms to Continue Over the Central and Southern Plains this Weekend; Snow in the Sierra Nevada

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will persist over the central to southern High Plains this weekend with a severe weather and flash flooding threat. A late season storm will bring low elevation rain and high elevation snow to portions of California, Nevada and Oregon through the weekend. Winter Weather Advisories are in place for the Sierra for snow totals of 3-6", locally higher. Read More >

THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS AT LOCAL AIRPORTS. AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOSs) LOCATED AT THE AIRPORTS IN RICHMOND VA, PATRICK HENRY AIRPORT IN NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ELIZABETH CITY NC USCG STATION, ASHLAND VA, WALLOPS ISLAND VA, SALISBURY MD AND OCEAN CITY MD ARE MAINTAINED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) TECHNICIANS. THE NWS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF THESE OBSERVING SYSTEMS. MOST OTHER WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS THE REGION ARE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEMS (AWOSs) OWNED BY VARYING LOCALITIES AND JURISDICTIONS FALLING UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONS (FAA). THE NWS DOES NOT MAINTAIN AWOSs, HOWEVER, THE NWS DOES RELAY WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THESE AWOS STATIONS AS RECEIVED VIA THE FAA.

WHEN AN OBSERVATION SHOWS "N/A' IN MANY CASES THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM MAY BE FUNCTIONAL FOR PILOTS, BUT NOT TRANSMITTING DATA. IN CASES OF DATA RELAY THESE OUTAGES CAN VARY.

IF YOU NOTICE AN OUTAGE OR ERROR FROM A LOCAL OBSERVING STATION YOU CAN CONTACT THE LOCAL AIRPORT AND/OR OWNER OF THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM OR REACH OUT TO US AT THE NWS AND WE CAN NOTIFY THE FAA OF ANY ISSUES. EMAIL INQUIRIES CAN BE SENT TO akq.webmaster@noaa.gov

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