Radar Operations Center

{{Short description|American National Weather Service unit}}

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|formed = 1988

|preceding1 = Operational Support Facility (OSF)

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|jurisdiction = United States federal government

|headquarters = Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

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|parent_department = Department of Commerce

|parent_agency = National Weather Service

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|website = {{URL|roc.noaa.gov/}}

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The Radar Operations Center (ROC) is a National Weather Service (NWS) unit that coordinates the development, maintenance, and training for the NEXRAD weather radar network.{{cite web |title = About the ROC |publisher = NWS Radar Operations Center |date = Mar 11, 2013 |url = https://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/About.aspx |accessdate = 2014-06-18

|archiveurl = |archivedate = }} It is located near the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport in Norman, Oklahoma and run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce with partners at the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation.

ROC consists of four branches: Applications, Engineering, Operations, and Program. ROC also works with the Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) network.