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Public Information Statement 24-47
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
1055 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

To: Subscribers:
 -Family of Services
 -NOAA Weather Wire Service
 -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
 -NOAAPort
 Other NWS Partners, Users, and Employees

From: Chris Vaccaro
 Director, NWS Communications Office

 George Jungbluth
 Director, NWS Office of Dissemination

Subject: NWS is Extending the Public Comment and Review on the
Experimental Use of Social Media through November 30, 2024

NWS is extending the public comment and review on the
experimental use of social media through November 30, 2024.

NWS use of the following social media platform(s) is currently
experimental and comments and feedback are being accepted on:

- Instagram (Stories and Reels)
- Live Streaming: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram

NWS use of the following social media platforms is currently
operational and comments and feedback are not being accepted on:

- Facebook
- Twitter/X

The following are some examples of how NWS Offices and National
Centers may post on social media during the experimental period:

- A subset of NWS environmental information, such as:

* Area-wide hazards
* Public Briefings
* Graphicasts/Weather Stories
* Re-post "Severe Weather Impacts Graphics," which are auto-
posted to Twitter/X
- "Top News of the Day" from field NWS Webpages
- Day in the life of an NWS employee / Behind-the-scenes shots
- Past weather/water/climate event summaries and record events
- Spotter Training
- Preparedness and educational information
- Storm survey photos
- Public photos of weather phenomena
- Short videos and live streams, including from the National
Hurricane Center

Offices will have the ability to use multiple social media
platforms depending on their need.  Availability of this service
is subject to constraints of NWS office staff, social media
platform service availability, and to availability of users`
Internet service.  Users should not rely on this service to
receive alerts/warnings, or use it as the primary means to
receive alerts/warnings of hazardous weather.  NWS
alerts/warnings are available on NOAA Weather Radio and the
official NWS website at: https://www.weather.gov/.

NWS use of social media services provide a complementary means
to disseminate important information about hazardous weather
conditions, and will be provided as time and resources allow.
Additionally, these services will be used for public outreach
and education purposes and will direct users to official NWS
websites.

Disclaimers regarding NWS use of social media services can be
found at:

https://www.weather.gov/disclaimer

NWS allows the public to post or otherwise contribute to the
social media content; however, real-time comments and replies
will be provided on a time-available basis.  A description of
the social media and requirements can be found in the Service
Description Document:

https://nsdesk.servicenowservices.com/api/g_noa/nwspc/res2/8e530
11147d38614f6550c03e16d438a

In the future, NWS intends to support similar functionality for
both Live Streaming and non-live social media content on
relevant social media platforms to better reach the general
public, underserved communities and the broader audiences.

Comments and feedback on the experimental service for NWS use of
social media and future use of additional social media platforms
will be accepted through the NWS survey through November 30,
2024:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NWSUseofSocialMedia_2024

Following the comment and review period, NWS will assess
feedback and determine plans to transition to operational.

If you have additional comments or questions regarding NWS use
of social media, please contact:

Corey Pieper
National Weather Service
Office of Dissemination
corey.pieper@noaa.gov

National Public Information Statements are online at:

https://www.weather.gov/notification/