diff --git a/jobs/JREGIONAL_GET_OBS_NOHRSC b/jobs/JREGIONAL_GET_OBS_NOHRSC
deleted file mode 100755
index cc892951fd..0000000000
--- a/jobs/JREGIONAL_GET_OBS_NOHRSC
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# This script pulls NOHRSC observation data for comparison to the model for 
-# the requested accumulations. Supported accumulations: 01h, 03h, and 06h. 
-# NOTE: Accumulation is currently hardcoded to 06h.
-# The verification uses MET/pcp-combine to sum 06h files into 
-# desired accumulations.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Source the variable definitions file and the bash utility functions.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-. $USHdir/source_util_funcs.sh
-source_config_for_task " " ${GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP}
-. $USHdir/job_preamble.sh
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Save current shell options (in a global array).  Then set new options
-# for this script/function.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-{ save_shell_opts; . $USHdir/preamble.sh; } > /dev/null 2>&1
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Get the full path to the file in which this script/function is located 
-# (scrfunc_fp), the name of that file (scrfunc_fn), and the directory in
-# which the file is located (scrfunc_dir).
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-scrfunc_fp=$( $READLINK -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )
-scrfunc_fn=$( basename "${scrfunc_fp}" )
-scrfunc_dir=$( dirname "${scrfunc_fp}" )
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Print message indicating entry into script.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-print_info_msg "
-========================================================================
-Entering script:  \"${scrfunc_fn}\"
-In directory:     \"${scrfunc_dir}\"
-
-This is the J-job script for the task that pulls NOHRSC observation data
-for verification purposes.
-========================================================================"
-
-#
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Call the ex-script for this J-job and pass to it the necessary varia-
-# bles. 
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-$SCRIPTSdir/exregional_get_obs_nohrsc.sh || \
-print_err_msg_exit "\
-Call to ex-script corresponding to J-job \"${scrfunc_fn}\" failed."
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Run job postamble.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-job_postamble
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Restore the shell options saved at the beginning of this script/func-
-# tion.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-{ restore_shell_opts; } > /dev/null 2>&1
-
diff --git a/parm/data_locations.yml b/parm/data_locations.yml
index fe785ccd14..68f43ba2d0 100644
--- a/parm/data_locations.yml
+++ b/parm/data_locations.yml
@@ -479,6 +479,22 @@ NDAS_obs:
       obs:
         - "./nam.t{hh}z.prepbufr.tm*.nr"
 
+NOHRSC_obs:
+  hpss:
+    protocol: htar
+    archive_format: tar
+    archive_path:
+      - /NCEPPROD/hpssprod/runhistory/rh{yyyy}/{yyyy}{mm}/{yyyy}{mm}{dd}
+      - /NCEPPROD/hpssprod/runhistory/rh{yyyy}/{yyyy}{mm}/{yyyy}{mm}{dd}
+    archive_file_names:
+      - "dcom_prod_{yyyy}{mm}{dd}.tar"
+      - "dcom_{yyyy}{mm}{dd}.tar"
+    file_names:
+      obs:
+        - "sfav2_CONUS_*h_{yyyy}{mm}{dd}{hh}_grid184.grb2"
+    archive_internal_dir:
+      - ./wgrbbul/nohrsc_snowfall/
+
 ###########################
 ###########################
 ####### Fix Files #########
diff --git a/parm/wflow/verify_pre.yaml b/parm/wflow/verify_pre.yaml
index f85bedf50d..e46474c361 100644
--- a/parm/wflow/verify_pre.yaml
+++ b/parm/wflow/verify_pre.yaml
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ task_get_obs_ccpa:
 
 task_get_obs_nohrsc:
   <<: *default_task_verify_pre
-  command: '&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "get_obs" "&JOBSdir;/JREGIONAL_GET_OBS_NOHRSC"'
+  command: '&LOAD_MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP; "get_obs" "&JOBSdir;/JREGIONAL_GET_VERIF_OBS"'
   envars:
     <<: *default_vars
     OBS_DIR: '&NOHRSC_OBS_DIR;'
+    OBTYPE: 'NOHRSC'
     FHR: '{% for h in range(0, workflow.FCST_LEN_HRS+1) %}{{ " %02d" % h  }}{% endfor %}'
   partition: '{% if platform.get("PARTITION_HPSS") %}&PARTITION_HPSS;{% else %}None{% endif %}'
   queue: "&QUEUE_HPSS;"
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_get_obs_nohrsc.sh b/scripts/exregional_get_obs_nohrsc.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 12ec224fce..0000000000
--- a/scripts/exregional_get_obs_nohrsc.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Source the variable definitions file and the bash utility functions.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-. $USHdir/source_util_funcs.sh
-source_config_for_task " " ${GLOBAL_VAR_DEFNS_FP}
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Save current shell options (in a global array).  Then set new options
-# for this script/function.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-{ save_shell_opts; . $USHdir/preamble.sh; } > /dev/null 2>&1
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# This script retrieves and organizes the NOHRSC data into a more intuitive structure:
-# A valid YYYYMMDD directory is created, and all files for the valid day are placed within the directory.
-# NOTE: Accumulation is currently hardcoded to 06h and 24h which are available every 6 and 12 hours, respectively.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-
-# Top-level NOHRSC directory
-nohrsc_dir=${OBS_DIR}/..
-if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_dir" ]]; then
-  mkdir_vrfy -p $nohrsc_dir
-fi
-
-# NOHRSC data from HPSS
-nohrsc_raw=$nohrsc_dir/raw
-if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_raw" ]]; then
-  mkdir_vrfy -p $nohrsc_raw
-fi
-
-# Reorganized NOHRSC location
-nohrsc_proc=$nohrsc_dir/proc
-if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_proc" ]]; then
-  mkdir_vrfy -p $nohrsc_proc
-fi
-
-# Accumulation is for accumulation of NOHRSC data to pull (hardcoded to 06h, see note above.)
-#accum=${ACCUM}
-accum=06
-
-# Initialization
-yyyymmdd=${PDY}
-hh=${cyc}
-
-init=${CDATE}${hh}
-
-fhr_last=`echo ${FHR}  | awk '{ print $NF }'`
-
-# Forecast length
-fcst_length=${fhr_last}
-
-current_fcst=$accum
-while [[ ${current_fcst} -le ${fcst_length} ]]; do
-  # Calculate valid date info
-  fcst_sec=`expr ${current_fcst} \* 3600` # convert forecast lead hour to seconds
-  yyyy=`echo ${init} | cut -c1-4`  # year (YYYY) of initialization time
-  mm=`echo ${init} | cut -c5-6`    # month (MM) of initialization time
-  dd=`echo ${init} | cut -c7-8`    # day (DD) of initialization time
-  hh=`echo ${init} | cut -c9-10`   # hour (HH) of initialization time
-  init_ut=`$DATE_UTIL -ud ''${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd}' UTC '${hh}':00:00' +%s` # convert initialization time to universal time
-  vdate_ut=`expr ${init_ut} + ${fcst_sec}` # calculate current forecast time in universal time
-  vdate=`$DATE_UTIL -ud '1970-01-01 UTC '${vdate_ut}' seconds' +%Y%m%d%H` # convert universal time to standard time
-  vyyyymmdd=`echo ${vdate} | cut -c1-8`  # forecast time (YYYYMMDD)
-  vyyyy=`echo ${vdate} | cut -c1-4`  # year (YYYY) of valid time
-  vmm=`echo ${vdate} | cut -c5-6`    # month (MM) of valid time
-  vdd=`echo ${vdate} | cut -c7-8`    # day (DD) of valid time
-  vhh=`echo ${vdate} | cut -c9-10`       # forecast hour (HH)
-
-  # Create necessary raw and prop directories
-  if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}" ]]; then
-    mkdir_vrfy -p $nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}
-  fi
-
-  if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}" ]]; then
-    mkdir_vrfy -p $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}
-  fi
-
-  # Name of NOHRSC tar file on HPSS is for files after Mar. 2020.
-  TarFile="/NCEPPROD/hpssprod/runhistory/rh${vyyyy}/${vyyyy}${vmm}/${vyyyy}${vmm}${vdd}/dcom_prod_${vyyyy}${vmm}${vdd}.tar"
-
-  accum_noZero=$(( 10#$accum ))
-  nohrsc_file="$nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_06h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2"
-  echo "NOHRSC FILE:${nohrsc_file}"
-  if [[ ! -f "${nohrsc_file}" ]]; then 
-
-    if (( ${current_fcst} % 6 == 0 )) ; then
-      cd_vrfy $nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}
-      # Pull NOHRSC data from HPSS
-      TarCommand="htar -xvf ${TarFile} \`htar -tf ${TarFile} | egrep \"sfav2_CONUS_6h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2\" | awk '{print \$7}'\`"
-      echo "CALLING: ${TarCommand}"
-      htar -xvf ${TarFile} `htar -tf ${TarFile} | egrep "sfav2_CONUS_6h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2" | awk '{print \$7}'`
-
-      cp_vrfy $nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}/wgrbbul/nohrsc_snowfall/sfav2_CONUS_6h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2 $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_06h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2
-    fi
-
-    if (( ${current_fcst} % 12 == 0 )) && (( ${current_fcst} >= 24 )) ; then
-      cd_vrfy $nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}
-      # Pull NOHRSC data from HPSS
-      TarCommand="htar -xvf ${TarFile} \`htar -tf ${TarFile} | egrep \"sfav2_CONUS_24h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2\" | awk '{print \$7}'\`"
-      echo "CALLING: ${TarCommand}"
-      htar -xvf ${TarFile} `htar -tf ${TarFile} | egrep "sfav2_CONUS_24h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2" | awk '{print \$7}'`
-
-      cp_vrfy $nohrsc_raw/${vyyyymmdd}/wgrbbul/nohrsc_snowfall/sfav2_CONUS_24h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2 $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_24h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2
-    fi
-  fi
-  
-  # Increment to next forecast hour      
-  current_fcst=$((${current_fcst} + 06))
-  echo "Current fcst hr=${current_fcst}"
-
-done
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Restore the shell options saved at the beginning of this script/func-
-# tion.
-#
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-{ restore_shell_opts; } > /dev/null 2>&1
-
diff --git a/scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh b/scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh
index 2feff10e95..8788f87c53 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ set -x
 #
 # This script performs several important tasks for preparing data for
 # verification tasks. Depending on the value of the environment variable
-# OBTYPE=(CCPA|MRMS|NDAS), the script will prepare that particular data
+# OBTYPE=(CCPA|MRMS|NDAS|NOHRSC), the script will prepare that particular data
 # set.
 #
 # If data is not available on disk (in the location specified by
-# CCPA_OBS_DIR, MRMS_OBS_DIR, or NDAS_OBS_DIR respectively), the script
-# attempts to retrieve the data from HPSS using the retrieve_data.py 
+# CCPA_OBS_DIR, MRMS_OBS_DIR, NDAS_OBS_DIR, or NOHRSC_OBS_DIR respectively),
+# the script attempts to retrieve the data from HPSS using the retrieve_data.py
 # script. Depending on the data set, there are a few strange quirks and/or
 # bugs in the way data is organized; see in-line comments for details.
 #
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ set -x
 # 
 # If data is retrieved from HPSS, it will automatically staged by this
 # this script.
+#
+#
+# NOHRSC
+# ----------
+# If data is available on disk, it must be in the following 
+# directory structure and file name conventions expected by verification
+# tasks:
+#
+# {NOHRSC_OBS_DIR}/{YYYYMMDD}/sfav2_CONUS_{AA}h_{YYYYMMDD}{HH}_grid184.grb2
+# 
+# where AA is the 2-digit accumulation duration in hours: 06 or 24
+#
+# METplus is configured to verify snowfall using 06- and 24-h accumulated
+# snowfall from 6- and 12-hourly NOHRSC files, respectively.
+#
+# If data is retrieved from HPSS, it will automatically staged by this
+# this script.
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create and enter top-level obs directory (so temporary data from HPSS won't collide with other tasks)
@@ -356,15 +373,67 @@ while [[ ${current_fcst} -le ${fcst_length} ]]; do
       fi
     fi
 
+  # Retrieve NOHRSC observations
+  elif [[ ${OBTYPE} == "NOHRSC" ]]; then
 
+    # Reorganized NOHRSC location (no need for raw data dir)
+    nohrsc_proc=${OBS_DIR}
 
+    nohrsc06h_file="$nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_06h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2"
+    nohrsc24h_file="$nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_24h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2"
+    retrieve=0
+    # If 24-hour files should be available (at 00z and 12z) then look for both files
+    # Otherwise just look for 6hr file
+    if (( ${current_fcst} % 12 == 0 )) && (( ${current_fcst} >= 24 )) ; then
+      if [ ! -f "${nohrsc06h_file}" ] || [ ! -f "${nohrsc24h_file}" ] ; then 
+        retrieve=1
+      else
+        echo "NOHRSC 6h accumulation file exists: ${nohrsc06h_file}"
+        echo "NOHRSC 24h accumulation file exists: ${nohrsc24h_file}"
+      fi
+    elif (( ${current_fcst} % 6 == 0 )) ; then
+      if [ ! -f "${nohrsc06h_file}" ]; then
+        retrieve=1
+      else
+        echo "NOHRSC 6h accumulation file exists: ${nohrsc06h_file}"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if [ $retrieve == 1 ]; then
+      if [[ ! -d "$nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}
+      fi
 
+      # Pull NOHRSC data from HPSS; script will retrieve all files so only call once
+      cmd="
+      python3 -u ${USHdir}/retrieve_data.py \
+        --debug \
+        --file_set obs \
+        --config ${PARMdir}/data_locations.yml \
+        --cycle_date ${vyyyymmdd}${vhh} \
+        --data_stores hpss \
+        --data_type NOHRSC_obs \
+        --output_path $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd} \
+        --summary_file ${logfile}"
+
+      echo "CALLING: ${cmd}"
+
+      $cmd || print_err_msg_exit "\
+      Could not retrieve NOHRSC data from HPSS
+
+      The following command exited with a non-zero exit status:
+      ${cmd}
+"
+      # 6-hour forecast needs to be renamed
+      mv $nohrsc_proc/${vyyyymmdd}/sfav2_CONUS_6h_${vyyyymmdd}${vhh}_grid184.grb2 ${nohrsc06h_file}
+    else
+      echo "Will not retrieve from HPSS"
+    fi
 
   else
     print_err_msg_exit "\
-    Invalid OBTYPE specified for script; valid options are CCPA, MRMS, and NDAS
+    Invalid OBTYPE specified for script; valid options are CCPA, MRMS, NDAS, and NOHRSC
   "
-  fi
+  fi  # Increment to next forecast hour      
   # Increment to next forecast hour      
   echo "Finished fcst hr=${current_fcst}"
   current_fcst=$((${current_fcst} + 1))
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.custom_ESGgrid_Great_Lakes_snow_8km.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.custom_ESGgrid_Great_Lakes_snow_8km.yaml
index e1410d003e..64d9e02d9e 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.custom_ESGgrid_Great_Lakes_snow_8km.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.custom_ESGgrid_Great_Lakes_snow_8km.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ task_run_post:
   POST_OUTPUT_DOMAIN_NAME: custom_ESGgrid_Michigan_Ontario
 verification:
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: Michigan_Ontario_snow_8km
+  VX_FIELDS: [ "APCP", "REFC", "RETOP", "SFC", "UPA", "ASNOW" ]
 platform:
   CCPA_OBS_DIR: '{{ workflow.EXPTDIR }}/CCPA_obs'
   MRMS_OBS_DIR: '{{ workflow.EXPTDIR }}/MRMS_obs'
   NDAS_OBS_DIR: '{{ workflow.EXPTDIR }}/NDAS_obs'
+  NOHRSC_OBS_DIR: '{{ workflow.EXPTDIR }}/NOHRSC_obs'
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.yaml b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
index 1cec64d4ae..78e1b7c0fb 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.yaml
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
@@ -248,35 +248,13 @@ platform:
   # CCPA_OBS_DIR:
   # User-specified location of the directory where CCPA hourly
   # precipitation files used by METplus are located (or, if
-  # retrieved by the workflow, where they will be placed). See comments in file
+  # retrieved by the workflow, where they will be placed). See comments
   # in file scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh for more details about
   # files and directory structure, as well as important caveats about
   # errors in the metadata and file names.
   # NOTE: This should not be set equal to other *OBS_DIR variables,
   # otherwise unexpected results and data loss may occur
   #
-  # NOHRSC_OBS_DIR:
-  # User-specified location of top-level directory where NOHRSC 6- and 24-h hour
-  # snowfall accumulation files used by METplus are located. This parameter
-  # needs to be set for both user-provided observations and for
-  # observations that are retrieved from the NOAA HPSS (if the user has
-  # access) via the get_obs_nohrsc task (activated in workflow by
-  # including the parm/wflow/verify_pre.yaml task set in the wflow config).
-  # In the case of pulling observations directly from NOAA HPSS, the
-  # data retrieved will be placed in this directory. Please note, this
-  # path must be defind as /full-path-to-obs/nohrsc/proc. METplus is
-  # configured to verify 06- and 24-h accumulated snowfall
-  # precipitation using 6- and 12-hourly NOHRSC files, respectively.
-  # METplus configuration files require the use of predetermined
-  # directory structure and file names. Therefore, if the NOHRSC files are
-  # user provided, they need to follow the anticipated naming structure:
-  #
-  # {YYYYMMDD}/sfav2_CONUS_{AA}h_{YYYYMMDD}{HH}_grid184.grb2
-  #
-  # where AA is the 2-digit accumulation duration, YYYY is the 4-digit
-  # valid year, MM the 2-digit valid month, DD the 2-digit valid day
-  # of the month, and HH the 2-digit valid hour of the day.
-  #
   # MRMS_OBS_DIR:
   # User-specified location of the directory where MRMS composite
   # reflectivity and echo top files used by METplus are located (or, if
@@ -295,6 +273,15 @@ platform:
   # NOTE: This should not be set equal to other *OBS_DIR variables,
   # otherwise unexpected results and data loss may occur
   #
+  # NOHRSC_OBS_DIR:
+  # User-specified location of top-level directory where NOHRSC 6- and
+  # 24-hour snowfall accumulation files used by METplus are located (or,
+  # if retrieved by the workflow, where they will be placed). See comments
+  # in file scripts/exregional_get_verif_obs.sh for more details about
+  # files and directory structure
+  # NOTE: This should not be set equal to other *OBS_DIR variables,
+  # otherwise unexpected results and data loss may occur
+  #
   #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   #
   MET_INSTALL_DIR: ""