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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 25-63
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
900 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: KATE ABSHIRE, TEAM LEAD
WATER RESOURCES SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL URBAN RAIN RATE
DASHBOARD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE
EXPERIMENTAL URBAN RAIN RATE DASHBOARD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30,
2026.
THE URBAN RAIN RATE DASHBOARD (URRD) IS A WEBSITE DESIGNED TO
PROVIDE AUTOMATED GUIDANCE FOR MAJOR U.S. CITIES REGARDING THE
FORECAST PROBABILITY OF SHORT-TERM RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING
NOAA ATLAS 14 AVERAGE RECURRENCE INTERVALS (ARIS) OR FIXED
PRECIPITATION RATES. THE ARI THRESHOLDS DISPLAYED ON THE
WEBSITE ARE 1, 2, 5, 10, AND 100 YEAR RETURN INTERVALS FOR
DURATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 12 HOURS, WITH FIXED PRECIPITATION RATES
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.5”, 1”, 2”, AND 3” PER 1-HOUR TIME
PERIODS.
THE URRD IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/URRD/
A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL URBAN RAIN RATE DASHBOARD
CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://NSDESK.SERVICENOWSERVICES.COM/API/G_NOA/NWSPC/RES2/2603F
3F347F3A654F6550C03E16D4367
INPUT ON THE EXPERIMENTAL URBAN RAIN RATE DASHBOARD IS BEING
SOUGHT FROM USERS.
HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/EXPURBANRAINRATEDASHBOARD_2025
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO:
JAMES A. NELSON
WPC DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING BRANCH CHIEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5830 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CT, BLDG. NCWCP, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740
PHONE: (301) 683-1493
EMAIL: JAMES.A.NELSON@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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