Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

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1972. Plenty of maps and bulletins printed out and hung on the back walls.

December 1973. A meteorologist is sitting in front of a large console with numerous meteorological instrument dials, gauges, and charts.

April 7, 1978. A view of the old "74C" weather radar.

April 7, 1978. A meteorologist records weather information on NOAA Weather Radio. This system used tapes similar to 8-tracks, which were inserted in the slots for play. When a new message was to be recorded on a tape, the tape first needed to be erased with a large magnet.

January 1981. A meteorologist takes and records a weather observation.