Norman, OK

united states

Norman is a college town 20 miles south of Oklahoma City, dominated by the University of Oklahoma and its 28,000 students. I-35 provides direct access from Oklahoma City, while Highway 9 runs east-west through town. The rolling prairie location experiences typical Oklahoma weather with hot summers and spring thunderstorms. The National Weather Center on campus serves as America's primary severe weather forecasting hub, making this Sooner football stronghold an unlikely center of meteorological science.