National Weather Center Tour
Join us for a guided tour of the National Weather Center followed by free lunch in the Flying Cow Café (see menu link below). The NWC is comprised of multiple agencies from the federal, state and local levels, combined with academic entities as well as research and development partners. These organizations work together in partnership to improve understanding of events occurring in the Earth's atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales.
The NWC houses approximately 550 people including research scientists, operational meteorologists and climatologists, engineers, technicians, support staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. The NWC is 244,000 square feet and cost $69 million dollars. The building’s server room is 1,400 square feet and holds 1,720 servers. The NWC has five floors (and a sixth floor Observation Deck), but it’s actually about nine stories high. This is because so much extra space was needed in between floors to house the 3,200 miles of cabling in the building.
https://www.ou.edu/content/dam/nwc/documents/flying-cow-cafe-menu.pdf
Important Information:
- Federal offices are part of the National Weather Center. All persons entering those spaces are subject to federal policies, guidelines, and regulations. All persons and packages are subject to inspection.
- Foreign Visitors will be required to fill out a Foreign National Visitors Form. This form will be emailed out after completing registration and is required to be returned via email to tours@nwc.ou.edu.
- A camera or cellphone is allowed on the tour for photography, but please refrain from using the flash. Due to heightened security measures, the following baggage and parcel control policy is in effect for the National Weather Center.
- Prohibited bags include: backpacks, diaper bags, fanny packs, camera bags, purses, luggage, shopping bags, large cameras or other items that can offer concealment. Please leave these items in your vehicle prior to the tour.
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- 120 David L Boren Boulevard
- Norman, Oklahoma
- United States 73072
- Starts 15 September 2025 05:00 AM UTC
- Ends 17 October 2025 05:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge