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Hazardous Travel Conditions Are Possible from the Winter Storm Moving from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

A major winter storm is moving from the Central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic region. Eight -14 inches of snow is forecast from northern Missouri through the Central Appalachians, with 6-12 inches of snow likely across the Mid-Atlantic states including the Washington, D.C. metro area. Heavy freezing rain will create a swath of damaging ice accumulations from Kansas through the central Appalachians. Read More >

Ben Kyger


 

Ben Kyger
Director, Office of Facilities

 

Ben Kyger is the Director of the Office of Facilities (OF). He has the responsibility of establishing, overseeing, and providing strategic direction for the OF, which includes the planning, programming, and budgeting for future NWS facility construction and maintenance, overseeing the leasing and construction of new facilities, and the retrofit, expansion, relocation and maintenance of previously built facilities.

Ben graduated from the California State Polytechnic University and started his career with Electronic Data Systems, eventually becoming an account executive supporting Bethlehem Steel. He went on to work for i2 Technologies as a consulting director, supporting one of their largest clients, Caterpillar Corporation. He became the Deputy Director of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction Central Operations in March 2006 and served as the center’s Director from 2008 to 2024.
 

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