Accessibility
The National Weather Service (NWS) commits to making this website accessible to the widest possible audience. This includes people with disabilities. We do this by following Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d).
Section 508 is a federal law that requires agencies to provide equal access to information, regardless of disabilities.
The Section 508 standards are the technical requirements used to measure adherence to this law. You can find more information on Section 508 and the technical standards at Section508.gov.
This website measures conformance against the WCAG 2.1 A and AA conformance standards.
Accessibility Feedback
If you believe this website has accessibility problems, you can email us at nws.webfeedback@noaa.gov. We'll confirm receipt of your message and keep you informed as we work to resolve your accessibility issue.
To ensure we can be most helpful to you, please include in your email:
- A description of your accessibility issue and any information that will help us replicate the problem, such as browser, assistive technology, operating system.
- The URL of the page where you are having difficulties. If you can't provide the URL, specify the location of the issue.
- Your contact information, including your name.
File an Official Complaint
You can file an administrative complaint with the NOAA Office of Civil Rights to request a review of our technology and that it be made compliant with the provisions of Section 508.
Contact the Office of Civil Rights with complaints.
- By mail: Building SSMC4, Suite 7500 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910
- By phone: 301-713-0500 or 800-452-6728
- By email: noaa.ocr@noaa.gov
- By fax: 301-713-0983
You can find out more information on NOAA's OCR on their official NOAA web page.