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The article presents information about the weather industry in Norman, Oklahoma. Funded by the United States Department of Commerce, NOAA has consolidated five federal weather-related operations in Norman called NOAA Weather Partners. By 2004, combining federal weather assets along with OU weather-related programs and private companies, the state's weather industry had grown to a $65 million enterprise employing around seven hundred. Staffed twentyfour hours a day, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman is one of eight national forecasting centers and is responsible for predicting severe weather in the contiguous states. INSETS: Radar Love;High-Pressure System. |
