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In the interior Northeast, heavy rain combined with snowmelt could create rises on area streams and rivers. <a href="http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd" target="_blank">Read More ></a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full-width-border"> <div class="partial-width-borderbottom">  <div class="div-full"> <div class="div-full breadcrumb"> <div class="sitename"> <p class="sitename-name">National Weather Service Organization</p> <p class="sitename-class">National Program</p> </div> <div class="location"> <h1 class='location-pagetitle'>Organization</h1> <div class='location-breadcrumb'> <a href="https://www.weather.gov">Weather.gov</a> > National Weather Service Organization </div> </div> </div> <div class="div-full cms-content" id="home_page_content"> <p> <style type="text/css">a{outline:none;} map > area, map > area:active, map > area:focus {outline: none; border:0; } } </style> </p> <div> <p>Biographies for National Weather Service Senior Leadership can be found <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.weather.gov/biographies&source=gmail&ust=1515594665998000&usg=AFQjCNFnJYVUnYlEcZ97d_L2kjzDT5tDHg" href="http://www.weather.gov/biographies" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> </div> <h1 class="info" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background: #0a4f8e;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">NWS Organizational Structure</span></h1> <div> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/organization/NWS-org-chart-2022.png" usemap="#Map" /><map name="Map"><area alt="Chief Engineer" coords="467,397,556,463" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/ce" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Chief Engineer" /><area alt="Office of Planning & Programming for Service Delivery" coords="227,256,376,324" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/oppsd" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of Planning & Programming for Service Delivery" /> <area alt="Office 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href="https://www.weather.gov/international/" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of International Affairs" /> <area alt="Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer" coords="663,22,824,63" href="https://www.weather.gov/cfo/" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer" /> <area alt="Regional Headquarters" coords="781,396,869,462" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/regional" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Regional Headquarters" /> <area alt="National Water Center" coords="875,396,963,462" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/owp" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of Water Prediction " /> <area alt="Office of the Chief of Staff" coords="143,46,296,82" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/cos" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of the Chief of Staff" /> <area alt="Office of Chief Learning Officer" coords="142,136,294,171" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/clo" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of Chief Learning Officer" /> <area alt="Office of the NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services (NWS Director) " coords="407,60,563,158" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/oaa" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of the NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services (NWS Director) " /> <area alt="Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit Office" coords="665,70,824,111" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/erm" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit Office" /> <area alt="Office of the Assistant Chief Information Officer" coords="664,120,824,155" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/acio" shape="rect" target="_parent" title="Office of the Assistant Chief Information Officer" /> <area alt="Office of Chief Operating Officer" coords="576,253,726,322" href="https://www.weather.gov/organization/coo" shape="rect" 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