The National Weather Center (NWC), on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is a confederation of federal, state, and academic organizations that work together to better understand events that take place in Earth's atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales.

[1] The NWC partners give equal attention to applying that understanding to the development of improved observation, analysis, assimilation, display, and prediction systems.

Members of the NWC work with a wide range of federal, state, and local government agencies to help reduce loss of life and property to hazardous weather, ensure wise use of water resources, and enhance agricultural production.

They also work with private sector partners to develop new applications of weather and regional climate information that provide competitive advantage in the marketplace.

[2] On the afternoon of April 23, 2015, a car rammed through the gates that protect the loading dock on the building's east side.