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NOAA's National Weather Service Headlines
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| Updated: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 05:38:23 -0400 |
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Tropical Storm Tammy
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| ...Tropical Storm (Tammy) Forms Just off the Florida East Coast... |
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Hurricane Archives
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| Past tracks of 2005 Hurricanes and Tropical Storms are posted on the
National Hurricane Center website |
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Tropical Depression STAN
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| Stan dissipating over the mountains of southeastern Mexico |
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Why are hurricanes named, how are the names selected, and what happens if we run out of names?
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...Aerial Photos Of Towns and Communities Devasted By Hurricane Katrina...
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| NOAA has posted more than 350 images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas
decimated by Hurricane Katrina, taken on flights by NOAA's Cessna Citation
aircraft. |
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...Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information...
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...Emergency Information for NOAA Employees Affected by Hurricane Katrina...
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...Contacting Family Members in The Disaster Area...
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| The American Red Cross maintains a database to help you find family. Contact your local American Red Cross chapter for information. Please do not contact chapters in the disaster area. |
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NOAA's National Climatic Data Center reports a record number of Atlantic tropical systems and the second-warmest July for the globe.
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August 2005 Update to Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
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August 2005 Update to Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
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| NOAA is calling for an above-normal 2005 Atlantic hurricane season,
according to a consensus of scientists at National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC), Hurricane Research
Division (HRD), and National Hurricane Center (NHC). The updated outlook calls
for an extremely active season, with an expected seasonal total of 18-21
tropical storms (mean is 10), with 9-11 becoming hurricanes (mean is 6), and 5-7
of these becoming major hurricanes (mean is 2-3). |
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Lightning Proving Lethal In The U.S. This Summer
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| Lightning may be synonymous with summer, but meteorologists with the NOAA
National Weather Service say it does not need to be linked to casualties. "Too
often, people wait too long before seeking safe shelter from a thunderstorm and
find themselves caught outside in a very dangerous and sometimes deadly
situation" |
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NOAA, EPA LAUNCH AIR QUALITY AWARENESS DAYS
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With summer vacations in full swing, the NOAA National Weather Service and the Environmental Protection Agency are launching Air Quality Awareness Days, June 29-July 1, to encourage Americans to check local air quality forecasts as they plan their daily activities. Recent forecast improvements by NOAA and EPA are making air quality forecasts more available to more people than ever before.
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NOAA'S National Weather Service Illuminates Lightning Safety Information
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| Every crack of thunder that echoes from a storm is caused by lightning jetting across the sky or to the ground with a potentially lethal force. NOAA's National Weather Service along with its government, academic and private partners are educating Americans on the dangers of lightning and ways to stay safe during its annual Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 19-25, 2005. |
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NOAA and EPA Extend Reach Of Air Quality Forecasts
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| Air quality forecasts produced by the NOAA National Weather Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have been enhanced and expanded to better serve more regions of the United States. Forecast information for ground-level ozone that has been available for the northeastern United States will now include areas from just east of the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. |
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First Atlantic Tropical Depression of the 2005 Season Forms
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| AT 8 PM EDT...The poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression
One was located near latitude 17.4 North...longitude 84.0 West or about 215
miles southwest of Grand Cayman and about 305 miles south of the
western tip of Cuba. |
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NOAA Highlights The Dangers Of Deadly Rip Currents
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| With millions of people converging on beaches this time of year, NOAA's National Weather Service is educating the public on a deadly water hazard during its inaugural Rip Current Awareness Week, June 5-11, 2005. Rip currents are channels of fast-moving water that can pull even seasoned swimmers away from shore. Panic and exhaustion can cause victims to drown. Rip currents kill an estimated 100 people each year. |
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NOAA's 2005 Hurricane Season Outlook
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| NOAA hurricane forecasters are predicting another
above-normal hurricane season on the heels of last year's destructive and
historic hurricane season. NOAA's prediction for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane
season is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes,
of which three to five could become major hurricanes. |
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Rip currents kill more people than tornados, hurricanes, and lightning.
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| To heighten public awareness of these dangerous currents, NOAA National
Weather Service has designated the first full week of June as national Rip
Current Awareness Week. Watch for the Mark Trail Rip Current strip Sunday, June
5th in newspapers nationwide. |
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NOAA's 2005 Hurricane Season Outlook
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| NOAA hurricane forecasters are predicting another above-normal hurricane season on the heels of last year's destructive and historic hurricane season. NOAA's prediction for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes. |
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NOAA-N satellite reaches orbit, starts new era of international cooperation
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| NOAA and NASA officials confirmed that a new NOAA
polar-orbiting environmental satellite, launched early Friday morning, has
reached orbit. The NOAA-N satellite...now designated NOAA-18...is critical in the
development of a global Earth observation program and improving NOAA's weather
and climate forecasts and U.S. search and rescue operations. |
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NOAA Releases 2005 Hurricane Season Outlook
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| NOAA hurricane forecasters are predicting another above-normal hurricane season on the heels of last year's destructive and
historic hurricane season. NOAA's prediction for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane
season is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes,
of which three to five could become major hurricanes. |
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NOAA's National Weather Service Hosts Severe Weather and Wildfire Awareness Week In Pacific Northwest
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| NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast Offices in the Pacific Northwest
will host the first region-wide Severe Weather and Wildfire Awareness Week from
May 9-15, 2005. The effort is to raise public attention to the dangers of severe
weather and wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and provide information to help
protect life and property. |
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NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Campaign Goes Airborne For East Coast
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| With the start of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season just a few weeks away, forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will join the aircrew
from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on a "hurricane hunter" aircraft May 2-6 for a five-city, five-day mission to
increase hurricane awareness and encourage preparedness in vulnerable coastal and inland communities of the East Coast. |
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SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter Program
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| This volunteer program - with more than 230,000 trained spotters - helps keep communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports
to NOAA's National Weather Service. Training is conducted by each local Weather Forecast Office. |
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"Super" Or Not, Volcanic Ash Is A Serious Threat to Aviation
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| "Supervolcano"...a television movie airing on the
Discovery Channel...explores the global impacts of an extreme volcanic eruption
occurring in Yellowstone National Park. While actual volcanic events typically
occur on a much smaller scale, airborne ash is no less of a serious threat to
aviation. One mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is
to support safe aviation through the detection and forecast of ash
plumes. |
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NOAA Remembers The Midwest's Deadly 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
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On April 11, 1965, the worst tornado outbreak in U.S.
history hit several Midwest states, leaving more than 250 people dead, 1,500
injured and property damage approaching half a billion dollars. Following that
deadly tornado outbreak, NOAA's National Weather Service underwent changes to
improve severe weather forecasts and warnings, including establishing the Watch
and Warning Program that exists today and the weather spotter program,
SKYWARN. |
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NOAA Launches Space Weather Week 2005
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| Space weather forecasters and researchers, as well as industry analysts affected by space weather from around the globe, will converge in Colorado for the launch of this year's Space Weather Week. |
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Rivers running high in the Eastern United States
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Flooding is affecting parts of the Eastern U.S. as rivers rise in response to recent heavy rain and melting snow.
NOAA's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service has the latest flood warnings and
statements for rivers near or above flood stage.
Remember, when approaching a flooded road on foot or in an automobile: Turn Around, Don't Drown!
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Never Cross a Flooded Road
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| Whether it is a hurricane, severe thunderstorm, or other tropical weather
system, heavy rainfall anywhere in the United States causes flooding problems.
When a large amount of rain falls over a short period of time, ditches, rivers,
and lakes become filled with water and overflow into low-lying or poorly drained
areas. Never cross a flooded road. As water depth increases or a greater area is
covered by moving water, a greater force will be exerted. If you cannot see the
road or its line markings, do not drive through the water.
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NOAA to Terminate Distribution of NIST TIME CODE Through GOES Satellite on July 31, 2005
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| Since 1975 NOAA has rebroadcast the time code distributed by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through our Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). During the last 30 years, thousands
of users from very diverse industries have benefited and used the service. If
you are a user of this service, please plan to upgrade your systems by July 31,
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Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake, March 28, 2005
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| A magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred at 16:09(UTC) (11:09 AM EST) on
Monday, March 28, 2005. The event has been located in Northern Sumatra,
Indonesia. A Preliminary Earthquake Report is available from the
United States
Geological Survey
An information bulletin has been
issued by NOAA's
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center |
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NOAA to Terminate Distribution of NIST TIME CODE Through GOES Satellite on July 31, 2005
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| Since 1975 NOAA has rebroadcast the time code distributed by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) through our Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
(GOES). During the last 30 years, thousands of users from very diverse
industries have benefited and used the service. If you are a user of this
service, please plan to upgrade your systems by July 31, 2005 |
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Flood Safety Awareness Week: March 21-25, 2005
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| NOAA's National Weather Service is hosting the first annual Flood Safety
Awareness Week to raise public attention to the dangers of flooding and ways to
protect life and property. "No state or territory is immune from the dangers of
flooding, but knowing how to react when floods threaten can mean the difference
between life and death," said Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force
(Ret.), director of NOAA's National Weather Service. |
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80th Anniversary of the United States' Deadliest Tornado
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On March 18, 1925, a single tornado tore across parts of
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana killing nearly 700 people in just a few
hours. The NOAA National Weather Service recaps the "Tri-State Tornado"
in this special report:
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NOAA Cites Lincoln City, Ore, as First Community to Become TsunamiReady Since Indian Ocean Disaster
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Officials from the NOAA National Weather Service are recognizing the city of Lincoln City, Ore., as a leader for becoming the first TsunamiReady community since the multinational Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy.
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NOAA's National Weather Service Surveys Customers
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| The National Weather Service is undertaking research on how satisfied
customers are with the weather products and services provided to the
general public. We would appreciate your feedback by completing the
survey
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NOAA'S Newest Generation of Weather and Climate Supercomputers Debuts
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| NOAA successfully put into operations this week the newest generation of weather and climate supercomputers. Now, for the first time, the NOAA National Weather Service has three systems working together for the protection of life, property and the national economy in the United States and its territories.
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NOAA's National Weather Service Celebrates 135 Years of Serving the U.S.
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| On February 9th, 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to establish a
national weather service. Within the Department of War, it was assigned to the Signal Service Corps with the name "The Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce". |
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USA Billion-Dollar Climate and Weather Disasters
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| The NOAA National Climatic Data Center updated the Web site that lists U.S. billion dollar weather and
climate disasters from 1980 to the present. The update includes revised figures
for 2003 events and new data for 2004 events. NCDC, located in Asheville, N.C.,
is the largest reservoir of archived climate and weather data in the world.
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Record Snowfall Across Parts of New England
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| Sounds of snowplows, shovels and scrapers echo through neighborhoods
in New England in the wake of last weekend's historic blizzard. Snowfall
measured between one and three feet in most areas. Powerful winds built
drifts of up to seven feet high in some places. |
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How much snow fell, how much snow is on the ground?
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| The National Climatic Data Center has snowfall maps for the most recent 1,
2, 3, and 7 day period by state or for the entire nation. Current snowdepth maps
are also available. |
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Expanded coverage of U.S. tsunami detection and warning capabilities announced
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| Plans were announced to expand the U.S. tsunami detection and warning capabilities as a contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS, the international effort to develop a comprehensive, sustained and integrated Earth observation system. NOAA will deploy 32 new advanced technology Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami, or DART, buoys for a fully operational tsunami warning system by mid-2007. |
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Alternative Tropical Cyclone Graphics Solicitation For Comments
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| NOAA seeks comments on the tropical cyclone track and
watch/warning graphics. We would like to know which graphic is the most
effective for use in upcoming hurricane seasons. We are interested in receiving
any additional comments or recommendations you may have concerning our tropical
cyclone track and watch/warning graphics. |
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NOAA and the Indian Ocean Tsunami
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NOAA scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii went to work within minutes of getting a seismic signal that an earthquake occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. NOAA issued a bulletin indicating no threat of a tsunami to Hawaii, the West Coast of North America or to other coasts in the Pacific Basin.the U.S. area of responsibility. NOAA scientists then began an effort to notify countries about the possibility that a tsunami may have been triggered by the massive 9.0 undersea earthquake.
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NOAA Reacts Quickly to Indonesian Tsunami
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NOAA scientists acted quickly when a warning was issued about the powerful undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean that triggered a devastating tsunami. The NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued an information bulletin at 8:14 p.m. EST Saturday, indicating that a magnitude 8.0 earthquake had occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra. Because the earthquake, reported to be one of the strongest in the world in the past 40 years, occurred in the Indian Ocean, not the Pacific, there was no threat of a tsunami to the West Coast of North America.
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NOAA Adopts New Policy on Partnerships in the Provision of Environmental Information
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has
adopted a new policy which applies to provision of all National Weather Service
environmental information, including forecasts, warnings, and
observations. This Policy on Partnerships in the Provision of
Environmental Information will strengthen the partnership among government,
academia and the private sector that provides the nation with high quality
environmental information. |
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Comment on Strategic Plan for NOAA's National Weather Service
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A draft of the National Weather Service's Strategic Plan
for 2005-2010 is available for public comment. This Strategic Plan lays
out the path that NOAA's NWS will take to accomplish its mission, advance its
vision, and integrate its core values throughout the organization. The theme of this plan "Working Together to Save Lives" reflects NWS's commitment to
work with all of its partners to provide the services America needs. We are
interested in your comments. |
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Check Out The World's Largest Archive of Weather Data
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All weather and climate data gathered by the National
Weather Service, military services, Federal Aviation Administration, and Coast
Guard is archived at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrations's
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The NCDC compiles the weather data
(temperatures, precipitation totals, heating and cooling degree days, and more)
collected from thousands of sites in the U.S. and abroad. |
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Weather Resources For Educators Available Online!
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The National Weather Service has tools available for
educators to teach a number of subjects including science, math, geometry,
geography, and biology. These tools use simplified methods to communicate
important facts to everyone from pre-schoolers to college-level students.
From understanding how tornadoes form to identifying cloud formations, these
resources are easy to download for your convenience |
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News Of The Day
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News Of The Day
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...Tropical Storm Lisa...over the far North Atlantic...was losing tropical characteristics at
11 PM EDT. The National Hurricane Center is no longer issuing
advisories on this system... |
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...Hurricane Lisa...over the open waters of the
Atlantic...was racing toward the east-northeast and is expected to lose tropical
characteristics tonight or Sunday... |
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...Tropical Storm Lisa moving northward over the open
Atlantic...expected to turn northeastward...... |
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...Tropical Storm Lisa remained over the open
waters of the Atlantic. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 MPH with higher
gusts. Lisa could briefly reach hurricane strength tonight followed by gradual
weakening....but poses no immediate threat to land areas... |
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News of The Day
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...Tropical Storm Lisa remained over the open waters of the Atlantic. There is chance that Lisa may become a hurricane during
the next 12 to 24 hours...but poses no immediate threat to land
areas... |
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...The remnants of Jeanne have moved out into the Atlantic...advisories
are no longer being issued...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa remainded over the open waters of the Atlantic. There is chance that Lisa may become a hurricane during the next 12 to 24 hours...but poses no immediate threat to land areas... |
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11 AM Tropical Weather Update
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......The remnants of Jeanne were moving out into the Atlantic.
Flood Warnings remained in effect for several rivers in Pennsylvania...Maryland...Virginia...South Carolina... and Florida...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa was nearing hurricane strength over the open waters of
the Atlantic. Lisa poses no immediate threat to land areas... ...Elsewhere
tropical storm formation is not expected through Thursday... |
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8 AM Tropical Update
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...The remnants of Jeanne
were moving off the northern mid-Atlantic coast... ...Tropical
Storm Lisa was nearing hurricane strength over the open waters of
the Atlantic. Lisa remains no immediate threat to land... ...Elsewhere
tropical storm formation is not expected through Thursday... |
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5 PM EDT Tropical Weather Update
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...The remnants of Tropical
Depression Jeanne were moving through northern Virginina and
Maryland. Flood and Flash Flood Warnings were in effect for parts of
Virginia...eastern West Virginia...and Maryland. Flood and Flash Flood Watches
continued for parts of Virginia...Maryland...Delaware...West
virginia...Pennsylvania...New York...Connecticut... and
Massachusetts.... ...Tropical
Storm Lisa was moving northward over open
waters.... ...Elsewhere tropical storm formation is not expected through
Tuesday... |
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8 AM EDT Tropical Weather Updates
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.....Tropical Depression
Jeanne continued to produce significant rainfall amounts through
the Appalachians and Mid Atlantic region. Flood and Flash Flood Warnings were in
effect for parts of central North Carolina and southwestern Virginia. Flood and
Flash Flood Watches continue for parts of Georgia...South Carolina...North
Carolina...Virginia...Maryland...Delmarva Penninsula...West
Virginia...Pennsylvania...and southeastern New York.... ...Tropical
Storm Lisa lingered over the central Atlantic... ...Elsewhere
tropical storm formation is not expected through Wednesday... |
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11 PM EDT Tropical Updates
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...Tropical Depression Jeanne continued to produce
heavy rain through Georgia and the southern mid Atlantic states. Flood
and Flash Flood Watches continue for parts of Georgia...South Carolina...North Carolina...and Virginia.
New watches have been posted for northeast Pennsylvania and southeastern New
York. Advisories are being issued by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center... ...Tropical Storm Lisa remained a minimal
tropical storm over the open Atlantic... ...Elsewhere
tropical storm formation is not expected through Wednesday... |
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5 PM EDT Tropical Weather Update
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...Tropical Depression
Jeanne was dropping heavy rain through Georgia and the Carolinas.
Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches through Tuesday evening with isolated higher
amounts are possible along the track. Advisories are being issued by the Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa remains disorganized and was barely at tropical storm
intensity...
...Elsewhere tropical storm formation is not expected through Tuesday...
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Tropical Weather Updates
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...Jeanne
barely a tropical storm...likely to become a depression in a few hours. At 11 AM
EDT the center of Jeanne was located near Albany Georgia... ...Tropical
Storm Lisa remains disorganized while crawling
northward... ...Elsewhere tropical storm formation is not expected through
Tuesday... |
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Tropical Weather Update
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...Tropical
Storm Jeanne was weakening. At 8 AM EDT the center of Jeanne was
located near Moultrie Georgia. Rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches...with isolated
higher amounts...are possible in association with Jeanne...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa remains disorganized while crawling
northward...<
...Elsewhere tropical storm formation is not expected through
Tuesday...
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Updates on Tropical Storms Jeanne and Lisa...
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...Tropical
Storm Jeanne was slowly weakening as it moved over the northwestern
Florida peninsula. On the current forecast track the center of Jeanne should
move into southern Georgia Monday morning. Rainfall totals of 5 to 10
inches...with isolated higher amounts...are possible near the path of
Jeanne...
...Tropcal
Storm Lisa posed no immediate threat to land...
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At 5 PM EDT Jeane had weakened to a Tropical Storm
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...Tropical
Storm Jeanne continues to gradually weaken over Florida. At 5
PM...the center of Jeanne was located about 35 miles southeast of Cedar Key
Florida. On the forecast track...the center will be moving near the Big Bend
area of Florida later tonight and early Monday.
...Tropcal
Storm Lisa posed no immediate threat to land...
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At Noon Hurricane Jeanne was nearing the Tampa Bay Area
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...Hurricane
Jeanne was nearing the Tampa Bay area. The forecast track carries the center of Jeane near or just offshore
of the Florida west coast north of Tampa Bay later today...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa posed no immediate threat to land...
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Hurricane Jeanne moving onshore along Florida's east coast
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...The eye of dangerous Category
Three Hurricane Jeanne was moving onshore over Florida's Martin and
St. Lucie counties. Maximum sustained winds were near 115 MPH with higher gusts.
Jeanne will begin to weaken after the eye moves inland. Rainfall totals of
5 to 10 inches...with isolated higher amounts...are possible as Jeanne moves
across central Florida on Sunday...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa remained no threat to land...
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10 PM EDT Tropical Weather Update
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...Dangerous
Category Three Hurricane Jeanne was bearing down on the east coast
of Florida. Maximum sustained winds were near 115 MPH with higher gusts.
Hurricane force winds are expected to spread inland as much as 100 miles along
the track of Jeanne. Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches...with isolated higher
amounts...are possible along the track of Jeanne over Florida...
...Tropical
Storm Lisa remained no threat to land...
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Updates on Tropical Weather...
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...Dangerous core of Hurricane
Jeanne
expected to reach the Florida east coast
tonight... ...Remnants of
Ivan had weakened. The Hydrometeorological Prediction
Center has issued the last advisory... ...Tropical
Storm Lisa remained no threat to land... |
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Updates on Tropical Weather
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...Hurricane Jeanne
continued moving toward the northwestern Bahamas. Watches and
warnings have been issued for Florida and Georgia.... ...Remnants
of Ivan had weakened.
The Hydrometeorological Prediction
Center has issued the last advisory... ...Hurricane Karl
had moved over cold waters of the North Atlantic and lost tropical
characteristics...the National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on
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