Feed Editor 22 May 2007 16:04:51 GMT Latest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/rss None ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us robert.bunge@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif http://www.weather.gov/rss NOAA's National Weather Service NOAA announced it will install the last nine of the 114 stations as part of its new, high-tech climate monitoring network. The stations track national average changes in temperature and precipitation trends. The U.S. Climate Reference Network (CRN) is on schedule to activate these final stations by the end of the summer. 25 Apr 2008 13:47:44 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080424_climatechange.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7B13C411-A870-4FA5-B8D5-3DD5D6E207A9 One of the many ways NOAA celebrates Earth Day is by recognizing private individuals and organizations that volunteer their time to help NOAA carry out its mission. Since 1995, NOAA has recognized more than a hundred individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to NOAA. 22 Apr 2008 13:44:54 GMT http://www.noaa.gov/earthday/index.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov BDE90C40-D74A-440F-944A-8696E29817FA A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, the 18th since a magnitude 5.2 hit the area Friday morning, was centered about 37 miles north-northwest of Evansville, Indiana, or about 131 miles east of St. Louis. 21 Apr 2008 13:55:32 GMT http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008rcar.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7FF03BB0-5D2E-4141-9146-5C9ACFE1F8F5 The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center reported a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, recorded on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:59 AM CDT. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles north-northeast of Bellmont Illinois, or 38 miles north-northwest of Evansville Indiana. 18 Apr 2008 14:02:28 GMT http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008qza6.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6E689E08-44AB-4629-ABFD-CBD134121A63 NOAA hurricane experts will travel aboard a NOAA WP-3 Orion turboprop Hurricane Hunter aircraft in a five-day, five-city tour of the Gulf Coast beginning April 14 to raise awareness of the hurricanes that can and have threatened the region. 6 Apr 2008 12:44:59 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080403_hurricanetour.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0D569C61-318C-4294-87ED-404C9B7EF3E2 Major floods striking America's heartland this week offer a preview of the spring seasonal outlook. Several factors will contribute to above-average flood conditions, including record rainfall in some states and snow packs, which are melting and causing rivers and streams to crest over their banks. This week, more than 250 communities in a dozen states are experiencing flood conditions. 22 Mar 2008 13:20:14 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_springoutlook.html 65FFCD0B-E07F-40A2-99B7-9C0722C66C12 Society continues to build homes and businesses in floodplains which are vulnerable to flooding. This increases the need for more accurate and timely hydrologic information including flood and flash flood watches and warnings. See what the National Weather Service is doing to protect lives and property. 21 Mar 2008 12:32:20 GMT http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 583ABD38-A86A-4045-8CEA-0FBC232AD6EF The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. 13 Mar 2008 19:34:37 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080313_coolest.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A808C7B7-DCC7-43EA-AE5C-DB2434D862F3 NOAA has deployed the final tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami warning system. This network of 39 stations provides real-time data to the Tsunami Warning System providing coastal communities with faster and more accurate tsunami warnings. 10 Mar 2008 19:18:06 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080310_buoy.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 8CF7D44A-22DA-43CA-B29F-CA512DCB2566 The Southeastern drought region should continue to see improvement, with the best odds for relief extending across the northern part of the drought area as well as along the coast. 6 Mar 2008 16:03:38 GMT http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 686D507E-1916-4C4A-8D4C-66B4D8D16856 Preliminary severe weather reports through Tuesday night indicate one tornado in Alabama. Nearly two hundred reports of damaging thunderstorm winds were received from Georgia and eastern Tennessee, across the Carolinas and Virginia, into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 5 Mar 2008 10:37:49 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080304_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F4A8C8BA-5577-4E6C-A77B-599892AEC463 The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight. Those in the threatened area are urged to listen to radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for possible watches, warnings, and statements later today. 4 Mar 2008 13:45:34 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 3023D3C2-1E43-4853-A56F-888634E7AF52 Preliminary severe weather reports received by the National Weather Service list one tornado in Mississippi, over twenty reports of damaging thunderstorms winds, and several reports of large hail. 4 Mar 2008 01:55:33 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080303_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noa.gov CDDFE9FB-9884-446C-9B84-469BC8FD921A The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and widespread damaging winds over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and central Gulf Coast Region this afternoon through Tuesday morning 3 Mar 2008 14:09:46 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 1B8A6AC2-C835-4555-BBCA-C8373E711FB6 A team of scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. over time due to greater population, infrastructure, and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to any spike in the number or intensity of hurricanes. 25 Feb 2008 13:35:20 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080222_hurricane.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F53C6F91-B72B-42BA-AA6E-A566C17BE470 The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. during January 2008 was near average (ranking the 49th coolest) and the 31st warmest on record globally, according to an analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Temperatures throughout most of the western U.S. were cooler than average and warmer than normal in the Northeast. 15 Feb 2008 14:53:41 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080214_coolwet.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 66BBB241-7A36-479F-83D8-89A9AFDFBCC0 Residents and visitors in southeast central Idaho now have immediate access to weather information thanks to a new NOAA Weather Radio-All Hazards transmitter, recently installed at Mt. Baldy near Salmon, Idaho. 8 Feb 2008 17:34:20 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080205_idahoradio.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov B60BF8DA-95E3-4AC2-87C0-B4B796F3620B Over 300 reports of tornadoes, wind damage, and large hail were received on Tuesday. The severe weather stretched from eastern Texas into Ohio. 6 Feb 2008 10:39:17 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080205_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov D71FA211-00A2-44C8-A40E-7C46809EE29E The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong, long-track tornadoes over parts of the Mid South later today and tonight. There is also a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms from parts of eastern Oklahoma/southern Missouri east-northeastward into the Ohio River Valley and across the lower Mississippi River Valley. 5 Jan 2008 13:52:38 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov B22986A7-9BBB-4A12-91DF-3FE06AD493FA A warming global ocean, influencing the winds that shear off the tops of developing storms, could mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes striking the United States according to new findings by NOAA climate scientists. 30 Jan 2008 10:38:36 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080122_warmeroceans.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 98CAD710-0421-4E28-8469-5280C69D6D0C A risk of severe thunderstorms continues over parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. A strengthening surface low pressure area will move northeastward from Illinois into Michigan, and an intense cold front will sweep across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the south of the low pressure area. 30 Jan 2008 01:15:00 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6D13CC1C-F227-476B-9276-53216FAFEA41 A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity is on its way, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals, and even cell phones and ATM transactions. 7 Jan 2008 16:06:32 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080104_sunspot.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov BF7A7026-DD8E-4742-8FF3-EFA743C4CA49 A low tracking across the Great Lakes and coastal low developing over the Southeast will combine to produce a significant snowstorm expected to affect the Northeast Sunday night and Monday. Local Weather Forecast Offices will be issuing Winter Weather Advisories, Watches, and Warnings as needed. 13 Jan 2008 13:15:10 GMT http://www.weather.gov/organization.php#local w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 9A8FC437-CEA7-47E4-91E7-1F9D62AAE73F An intense storm system off the West Coast is responsible for ushering in a widespread region of heavy rain, mountain snow and high winds across northern California, and are now pounding regions of central California. 5 Jan 2008 01:38:49 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0FD30E2D-C9C6-477B-A15E-C6CA35A7F5E3 The year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895, according to preliminary data from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year was marked by exceptional drought in the U.S. Southeast and the West, which helped fuel another extremely active wildfire season. 19 Dec 2007 13:48:11 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071213_climateupdate.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 893CFE4C-F34E-4F76-9551-B223B9F596BC Heavy snow was reported from the eastern slopes of the Rockies across the central Plains, eastern Great Lakes and Northeast. Up to a foot and a half of snow fell across parts of upstate New York and Vermont. Over a foot of snow was reported across parts of Indiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Kansas. 17 Dec 2007 13:46:13 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc3.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov D177A4C2-9322-49E2-9882-B44B71C6D011 A low pressure system over the southern Mississippi Valley is forecast to deepen as it moves into the Tennessee Valley. This storm is expected to produce heavy snow from the Central Plains into the Northeast over the next couple days. Freezing rain and sleet are also possible as very moist air is forced upward over sub-freezing surface temperatures, especially east of the Appalachian Mountains. 16 Dec 2007 01:11:06 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc3.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov BBB41C57-5C0F-40D8-A5FB-E76B5B1F8FD5 A potent Winter Storm is beginning to form over Texas Friday evening. The storm is forecast to move into the Tennessee Valley Saturday and into Ohio by early Sunday - and then redevelop along the Delmarva coast. The coastal storm is then forecast to rapidly intensify as it moves northeastward to southern New England Sunday evening and into the Canadian Maritimes Monday 15 Dec 2007 01:51:34 GMT http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/conus.php?element=Wx w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 436D5B79-AC26-4440-B6A3-B3137662970E At 1000 PM EST the center of Tropical Depression OLGA was located about 80 miles northwest of Kingston Jamaica. Movement is toward the west near 13 MPH. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 MPH with higher gusts. The depression is expected to become a remnant low within the next 12 hours or so. This will be the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system unless regeneration occurs. 13 Dec 2007 02:56:24 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/olga.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 8BAD46CA-5388-4BE4-952F-EE1F3DD62E37 From 0.25 to more than an inch of ice caused widespread power outages across the Central Plains and Midwest from this latest round of winter weather. On Thursday, more snow, sleet, and freezing rain may develop across the northern Ohio Valley and from Pennsylvania northeastward into New England on Thursday. 12 Dec 2007 10:43:02 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 42F0103A-1E94-467F-BE0C-545FBF86662F A storm system over the Pacific will move into Southern California and Arizona, bringing a potential for 1 to 3 inches of rain, especially for the coast and adjacent mountain areas. The primary concern at this time is the potential for mud/debris flows in the burn areas from the recent major fires. 7 Dec 2007 14:07:57 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071206_postfire.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F82001ED-E8ED-47AF-86B8-91CD6DFE067C Most rivers across Washington and Oregon have crested and are falling below flood stage. Flooding does continue on a few rivers with record flooding on the Chehalis River in Washington and on the Tualatin River in Oregon. Major highways have been shut down. The Governors of Washington and Oregon declared States of Emergency for affected counties in their respective states. 5 Dec 2007 13:59:13 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 772E016C-33EB-4021-80E0-D230C3938BA0 An early winter storm produced strong winds, heavy snow in the interior and freezing rain across coastal areas of the Northeast with snowfall amounts ranging from 5 to 15 inches. The powerful early winter storm across the Pacific Northwest dropped up to 8 inches of rain, creating widespread flash and river flooding across Washington and Oregon. 4 Dec 2007 14:29:43 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 90655235-F8C3-4161-B84F-FC6C3163ADBB A strong winter storm moving into New England will bring heavy snow over parts of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Lake effect snows are expected off Lakes Erie and Ontario and strong gusty winds are forecast throughout the east. A second major winter storm continues to pound the Pacific Northwest. 3 Dec 2007 15:07:49 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 4443A29A-7908-487E-91D0-564C9B5CF0EA A major winter storm takes aim at the northeastern U.S. on Sunday and Monday. Heavy snow is likely across upstate New York into New England with freezing rain and sleet across much of New York, Pennsylvannia, and northwest New Jersey. In the Pacific Northwest, an intense storm system will bring very strong and gusty winds to the region and significant snow accumulations from the Cascades into the northern Rockies. 2 Dec 2007 13:01:48 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C36A1582-D1FC-4B75-ABBE-2934B3E8A88A A Large scale winter storm will move from the southwest United States and Rockies through the Central Plains and into the northeastern states this weekend. Numerous Winter Storm Watches from the central Rockies through the Plains to the Great Lakes have been changed to warnings. The storm will bring a mixture of heavy rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain to a large portion of the nation. 1 Dec 2007 12:41:16 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/latestsummary.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 629E4DB4-03C0-456E-B3DC-3E7EA3B43AAA A large scale winter storm will impact a widespread area of the country over the next three days, mainly from the Southwest and through the Midwest into the Northeast. Travel on parts of many Interstates highways will likely be impacted and air traffic in Midwestern airports will likely see delays. 30 Nov 2007 12:57:03 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0F7D5E31-70CC-4350-848E-1EB3E290D663 A major low pressure system is expected to develop over the Southwestern states Friday, pushing rapidly into the Great Lakes on Sunday. A band of significant freezing precipitation is forecast from Colorado to southern Michigan. Travel on parts of many Interstates highways will likely be impacted and air traffic in Midwestern airports will likely see delays. 30 Nov 2007 00:17:15 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 89F2EFE7-072C-45C7-950A-B2F05075F1AB A new government Web site for the public and civic managers to monitor U.S. drought conditions, get forecasts, and know how drought impacts their communities or what mitigation measures exist has been unveiled. Called the U.S. Drought Portal, the www.drought.gov site was developed for the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). 4 Nov 2007 13:10:40 GMT http://www.drought.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C579D5E8-5781-4207-A96F-A40B9AE9531E The National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on NOEL. NOEL is transitioning to a strong extratropical cyclone. Interests along the U. S. east coast from North Carolina northward should consult statements and warnings issued by their local NWS Forecast Office. Interests in the Canadian Maritimes should consult products issued by Environment Canada. 3 Nov 2007 04:03:36 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/noel.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov DAE7305E-73C6-4506-9566-296262C5A924 The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm NOEL, located in the north central Caribbean Sea. 29 Oct 2007 03:33:06 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/noel.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6BF80CC0-EDDB-4DB0-81C4-966F9E5A602F At 200 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm NOEL was located near Nassau. The Tropical Storm Warning along the southeast Florida coast has been discontinued. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 MPH with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible later today. 1 Nov 2007 19:18:18 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/noel.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 4DEB0FEC-A383-435F-8184-2A8BC7DFD61C Weakening high pressure over the Great Basin region has resulted in Santa Ana winds ending. This will help firefighters in their efforts to contain the large fires in southern California. 25 Oct 2007 19:52:12 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/socal_wildfires.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F4B6E105-0947-489A-9019-DF4F4A4F85E1 Wildland fires remain active in California. The Santa Ana winds will diminish throughout the day today as high pressure over the four corners region weakens. Relative humidity values will remain very low, below 10 percent in some areas, and the long term drought in the region continues. 25 Oct 2007 13:55:05 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/socal_wildfires.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov EEF63834-EB54-42B4-A27C-F6F734084E9A Critical fire weather persists across the mountains and interior valleys of southern California as Santa Ana winds continue today, albeit weaker than in previous days. 24 Oct 2007 10:51:06 GMT http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C1A2C150-53B0-499E-851B-951580453E87 Very strong and gusty Santa Ana winds continue across the mountains and interior valleys of southern California. Sustained winds up to 50 MPH with gusts over 75 MPH, near record temperatures in the 90s to near 100 F, afternoon relative humidity between 4% to 8%, have combined with long term drought and made fire weather conditions extremely critical across parts of southern California. 23 Oct 2007 13:02:48 GMT http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 891EE63E-13D3-45E1-9E2E-D8D874619806 NOAA forecasters are calling for above-average temperatures over most of the country and a continuation of drier-than-average conditions across already drought-stricken parts of the Southwest and Southeast in its winter outlook for the United States. 13 Oct 2007 03:52:27 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071009_outlook.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 219CA542-CFF0-49BF-87F9-4E8D3A1B1700 The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on weakening Tropical Depression FIFTEEN, located well east of Bermuda. 12 Oct 2007 16:06:18 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/td_at15.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 88DBA880-D16A-49B0-9DD7-A9FC8FA27632 NOAA's National Weather Service began issuing more geographically specific warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods and marine hazards on October 1. The new "storm-based warnings" will enable National Weather Service forecasters to issue warnings of shape and size to actually match those areas where individual threats are highest. 1 Oct 2007 12:49:21 GMT http://www.weather.gov/sbwarnings/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 86A9F9D1-5467-4B03-BA85-0C9473B2AD9F The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Atlantic Tropical Storm MELISSA and Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm JULIETTE 29 Sep 2007 23:07:40 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 3C9AC940-7040-452D-8A3D-0EDD921B2C3C National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to highlight the importance of family emergency preparedness and promote individual involvement through events and activities across the nation. 17 Sep 2007 15:55:06 GMT http://www.ready.gov/america/npm07/index.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 1A423F38-2BAA-46A6-BB5E-CA8E2725C75C At 7:10 am EDT Wednesday, September 12, 2007, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Sumatera, Indonesia. 12 Sep 2007 16:27:37 GMT http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2007/indian.2007.09.12.150555.txt w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 295D0341-69DF-432E-A9E4-D10708CFA6B4 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Oregon Scientifc, has announced a voluntary recall of four (4) models of Oregon Scientific Weather Radios. Details are provided on the CPSC Website 30 Aug 2007 01:29:27 GMT http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07292.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F865C721-922E-491E-BCAA-33B15BE2B353 Tropical Cyclone Hazards Graphics are an experimental suite of four graphics that will be posted by Weather Forecast Offices when tropical cyclone watches and/or warnings are issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Your comments are encouraged. 17 Aug 2007 00:50:19 GMT http://www.weather.gov/os/tropical/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov DE32CF8E-38CC-4884-9508-F3635E7F1F9D Heat is the number one weather-related killer. On average, more than 1,500 people in the U.S. die each year from excessive heat. This number is greater than the 30-year mean annual number of deaths due to tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. 8 Aug 2007 17:24:57 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F9146183-1CBE-4FC6-9D4A-EAB703BE1E19 The National Hurricane Center is now producing a new experimental tropical weather outlook graphic. This new product is especially useful for visually representing the current location of a disturbance or active cyclone. 16 Jul 2007 16:59:43 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgtwo6.shtml? w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov AD4D4C66-FE49-4D52-959E-DFEA7D35E495 NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards saves lives by providing immediate alerts of severe weather warnings and civil emergency messages and giving critical lead time to respond and remain safe. Broadcasts of life saving warnings make NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards an essential item for every home, business and public area. 2 Jul 2007 02:19:37 GMT http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag217.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena - lightning. In the United States, an average of 66 people are killed each year by lightning. In 2006, there were 47 confirmed deaths and 246 confirmed injuries. 24 Jun 2007 14:04:38 GMT http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ B150853B-B35A-4F06-A203-A6714776BD82 Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year - showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. 15 Jun 2007 13:45:01 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2864.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 5065B316-FA1B-4E87-B866-E5937005CFBE With the summer vacation season here, NOAA and the National Park Service are alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip. It is the focus of NOAA's national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 3-9, 2007. 8 Jun 2007 10:32:28 GMT http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F14D39A1-C47E-4C17-B40A-83DBF8BB4327 There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms from the upper Great Lakes into the Mid Mississippi River Valley tonight. Tornado Watches remain in effect until 4 AM CDT in some areas. 8 Jun 2007 03:05:48 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 76665E84-8442-43CD-8A8C-B5F14596B9D9 At 5 PM EDT, the remnants of Tropical Depression Barry were centered approximately 20 miles south-southwest of Providence Rhode Island. Flood Watches remain in effect for parts of eastern New York, northwestern Connecticut, southern Vermont, and western Massachusetts. 5 Jun 2007 00:22:05 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/barry.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov B71E991A-4D5D-4C64-AEB3-A9A41AE28EC1 At 11 AM EDT Monday, the center of the remnants of Barry was located approximately 50 miles south of Islip New York. Flood Watches are currently in effect for parts of eastern New York, northwestern Connecticut, and western Massachusetts. 4 Jun 2007 16:54:50 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/barry.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7A57AA0F-BAE6-44D7-9D7D-E69284A1257D AT 5 PM EDT the low pressure center was located approximately 15 miles southwest of Morehead City North Carolina and was moving toward the north-northeast at approximately 10 MPH. Flood and Flash Flood Watches are currently in effect for portions of northeastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia, southeast Maryland, southeast Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, central and northwestern New Jersey, east central New York, northwestern Connecticut, and western Massachusetts. 3 Jun 2007 23:47:29 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/barry.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 364120FB-76F9-45A1-AE4F-5DDDA4A5EBE0 At 11 AM EDT, the remnants of BARRY were located about 40 miles east of Charleston South Carolina. Flood and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for parts of southeast Maryland...eastern Virgina...eastern North Carolina...southeast Pennslyvania...and much of New Jersey. 3 Jun 2007 19:35:03 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/barry.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7D49F13A-7B34-4F58-9E28-53192ED291F5 Nation-wide, since Jan 1 2007 more than 892,000 acres have been burned by fires. In Florida and south Goergia, smoke from wildfires have closed highways and threaten numerous structures. NWS Incident Meteorologists have been providing forecast and weather briefing support. 16 May 2007 16:25:51 GMT http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 5065B316-FA1B-4E87-B866-E5937005CFBE Moderate to major flooding continues on rivers in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota. Major flooding is occurring at some points along the Grand River in Missouri, the James River in South Dakota, the Missouri River in Missouri and Kansas and the Platte River in Missouri. 11 May 2007 10:25:39 GMT http://beta.noaawatch.noaa.gov/floods.php/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2A6B68BA-3B0F-40F2-932D-D7808D8EA48D Andrea has weakened to a Subtropical Depression. The Tropical Storm Watch has been discontinued. 10 May 2007 16:21:03 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/andrea.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 1BDF69D4-7519-49BE-A7FB-149C272F035F Andrea gradually weakening as it drifts southward just offshore of the northeastern Florida coast. Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect along the southeast coast of the United States from Altamaha Sound Georgia southward to Flagler Beach Florida. 10 May 2007 13:29:58 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/andrea.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 55C9EFD7-DB1B-4A58-BE9E-19C63CBD8AE4 Slow-moving Andrea remains just offshore of the southeastern United States. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH remains in effect along the southeast coast of the United States from Altamaha Sound Georgia southward to Flagler Beach Florida. 9 May 2007 21:49:08 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/andrea.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 25BF6B8C-49C9-41F2-B4DF-4309045CB9A5 Satellite imagery and aircraft data indicate that the low pressure system off the southeast U.S. coast has acquired subtropical characteristics. At 11 AM EDT a TROPICAL STORM WATCH has been issued along the southeast coast of the United States from Altamaha Sound Georgia southward to Flagler Beach Florida. 9 May 2007 15:52:33 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/andrea.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Severe thunderstorms affected primarily the central and southern plains since Friday with widely scattered reports across the Southeast and Mid Atlantic . There have been approximately 683 reports of severe weather since Friday afternoon with close to 140 of those being tornadoes. The potent storm system also brought widespread flooding from torrential rains 7 May 2007 13:20:04 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting development of a few strong tornadoes over parts of the central plains Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. The areas most likely to experience this activity include central Kansas, western Oklahoma, and the eastern Texas panhandle. 6 May 2007 13:32:47 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov ADF6FCF6-296E-41B8-B74E-1477DE61E053 The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes over parts of the central plains Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The areas most likely to experience this activity include central Kansas and central Nebraska. Strong tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging winds will likely be observed. 5 May 2007 13:57:07 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F397E17F-B73C-4E93-8D77-7F880425803C NOAA's National Weather Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urge Americans to "Be Air Aware" during Air Quality Awareness Week, which runs from April 30 through May 4, 2007. The goal of Air Quality Awareness Week is to provide information on outdoor air pollution and its impact on the quality of the air we breathe. 29 Apr 2007 23:50:46 GMT http://www.airquality.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 968F5B66-5452-41A0-9F19-6228748AB250 NOAA hurricane experts will travel aboard a NOAA WP-3 Orion turboprop Hurricane Hunter in a five-day, five-city tour of the East Coast beginning April 30 to raise public awareness of hurricanes. The public and media are invited to tour the aircraft and speak with the team as the aircraft visits North Kingstown, R.I.; Cape May, N.J.; Baltimore, Md.; Elizabeth City, N.C.; and Daytona Beach, Fla. 28 Apr 2007 14:19:43 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2843.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2301FACD-A8E2-44ED-A937-BD7DE7D30CA1 Spring marks the start of the severe weather season across much of the nation. Have you considered becoming a trained NOAA Skywarn storm spotter? For more than 35 years, Skywarn spotters have been helping the National Weather Service gather critical "ground truth" information before, during and even after severe weather events. 18 Apr 2007 14:22:30 GMT http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag226.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Snowfall totals ranged from 2 inches in North Carolina to 26 inches in Tupper Lake, New York. The New York City area and northeastern New Jersey saw rainfall up to 8 inches, parts of eastern Maryland into New England recorded 3 to 6 inches of rain. Wind gusts of 50 mph were common in the Northeast, with high gusts reported at Mt. Washington (156 mph), Cape Elizabeth, Maine (81 mph), and Dulles Airport (57 mph). 17 Apr 2007 13:42:31 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov An intense low pressure located over Long Island was bringing a variety of weather hazards to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Heavy rain and flooding, coastal flooding and beach erosion strong gusty winds, and heavy wet snow were being felt across the eastern U.S. 16 Apr 2007 18:14:22 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/latestsummary.html This fall the National Weather Service will introduce storm-based warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods and marine hazards that are more geographically specific for these short-duration weather events. 10 Apr 2007 21:31:25 GMT http://www.weather.gov/sbwarnings/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Floods kill nearly 100 people and are responsible for damages of about $5.3 billion dollars each year. No state or territory is immune from the dangers of flooding. Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 19-23, focuses on the dangers of flooding and highlights ways to protect life and property. Discover what you can do to reduce the loss of life and property. 18 Mar 2007 21:35:32 GMT http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The Spring Outlook for April-June 2007 highlight near term flooding in portions of the Midwest and Ohio Valley and continued drought in the Southwest as areas of concern. The temperature outlook favors above-normal temperatures in most of the western and Plains states. 15 Mar 2007 13:39:44 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2818.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Daylight-saving time begins three weeks earlier this year, on Sunday March 11. While moving the clock ahead one hour, be sure to put fresh batteries in smoke detectors and NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers. NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers can provide life-saving warnings as the United States enters the spring severe weather season. 8 Mar 2007 21:17:16 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2813.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tornadoes that tore across the Southeast on March 1st struck after significant advance warning. Preliminary Tornado Warning lead times - the amount of time between the issuance of a Tornado Warning and the touchdown of a tornado - ranged from 12 minutes to 55 minutes.. 5 Mar 2007 16:26:47 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2809.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Deadly severe weather swept through parts of the Mississippi River Valley and southeast U.S. on Thursday. Preliminary storm reports of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are posted. 2 Mar 2007 10:41:58 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070301_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.ov A major severe weather outbreak is likely across the Lower Ohio Valley...Lower and Mid Mississippi Valley...eastward across the Gulf And South Atlantic Coastal States...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...monitor NOAA Weather Radio or radio and TV for watches and warnings. 1 Mar 2007 17:53:35 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center noted that as the 2006-2007 El Niņo faded, surface and subsurface ocean temperatures have rapidly decreased. Recently, cooler-than-normal water temperatures have developed at the surface in the east-central equatorial Pacific, indicating a possible transition to La Niņa conditions. 28 Feb 2007 18:21:25 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2805.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov On February 1st, the National Weather Service fully implemented the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale to rate tornadoes, replacing the original Fujita Scale. The EF scale will continue to rate tornadoes on a scale from zero to five, but ranges in wind speed will be more accurate with the improved rating scale. 1 Feb 2007 21:25:30 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. was the warmest on record according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. The warm start to this winter reflected the rarity of Arctic outbreaks as an El Niņo episode continued in the equatorial Pacific. 10 Jan 2007 15:12:38 GMT http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2006/ann/us-summary.html nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A powerful winter storm pounded the Pacific Northwest late Thursday with heavy rain and wind gusts close to 100 mph. Heavy snow is expected in the higher elevations of the Pacific North West, the northern Rockies of Idaho and northwest Wyoming. For additional details check your local Weather Forecast Office Web site. 15 Dec 2006 14:48:06 GMT http://www.weather.gov/organization.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The latest El Nino/Southern Oscillation Diagnostic Discussion indicates El Nino conditions are now evident in the tropical Pacific and should intensify during the next one to three months. 8 Dec 2006 15:12:11 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2753.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov In southern California, a critical fire weather area is the result of strong sustained winds of 20-40 MPH with higher gusts. Already low relative humidity will drop to extreme levels...as low as 4 to 5 percent this afternoon. In southeast Alabama...southern Georgia...and the Florida Panhandle a critical fire weather area is the result of continued drought conditions...low relative humdity...and gusty winds. 4 Dec 2006 15:08:37 GMT http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=FWF w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A very strong cold front pushing across the central U.S. is bringing arctic air into the region...while warm moist air is surging north from the Gulf of Mexico...ahead of this cold front. These colliding air masses have been responsible for a mixture of heavy rain...freezing rain...sleet...and snow across parts of the Southern Plains...mid Mississippi River Valley...and Central Midwest. 30 Nov 2006 21:08:37 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc3.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov To advance the environmental information enterprise, NOAA/NWS plans to provide information in forms that can be easily incorporated into GIS applications. We are seeking comments from users on the provision of geospatial information. 15 Nov 2006 18:21:56 GMT https://ocwws.weather.gov/gis/index.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A TSUNAMI WARNING is in effect which includes the Alaska coastal areas from Sand Point Alaska to Attu Alaska. A TSUNAMI WATCH is in effect for the Washington - British Columbia and Alaska coastal areas from Cape Flattery Washington To Sand Point Alaska. At this time this message is advisory only for other areas of California - Oregon - and Washington. 15 Nov 2006 13:24:46 GMT http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=TSU&node=PAAQ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The National Weather Service seeks comments from the public regarding maps that display current watch, warning and other products in effect. 27 Oct 2006 17:03:00 GMT http://www.weather.gov/wwamap/comments.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA Climate Prediction Center released the latest seasonal outlook, which reiterates this winter is likely to be warmer than the 30-year norm (1971-2000) over much of the nation, yet cooler than last year's very warm winter season. 19 Oct 2006 21:35:03 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2724.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA has issued the seasonal drought outlook through January 2007. The intensifying El Niņo should play a role in bringing plentiful moisture to the southern tier of the U.S. this winter. 19 Oct 2006 15:21:52 GMT http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Most of the country will see winter temperatures above normal though slightly cooler than last year's very warm winter, according to the winter weather outlook announced today by NOAA. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center drought conditions also are expected to improve in most areas of the Southwest, while some drought conditions are anticipated in parts of the Pacific Northwest. 10 Oct 2006 17:00:37 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2716.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center reported that El Nino conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. There is a potential for this event to strengthen into a moderate event by winter. 25 Sep 2006 14:31:25 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2699.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Storm HELENE has lost tropical characteristics as it moved over cooler waters. The National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on the remnants of HELENE...located in the Atlantic about 595 miles west-northwest of the Azores. 25 Sep 2006 03:21:14 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/helene.php w.nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane GORDON...located about 50 miles east of the island of Sao Miguel in the eastern Azores...and about 165 miles east-southeast of the island of Terceira in the central Azores. 20 Sep 2006 10:18:18 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/gordon.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Hurricane FLORENCE was located about 715 miles southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland and was beginning to lose tropical characteristics. 12 Sep 2006 16:26:01 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/florence.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Washington DC has issued the final advisory on the remnants of Ernesto...located over western New York. 3 Sep 2006 14:07:18 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov At 5 PM EDT the center of Tropical Depression ERNESTO was about 25 miles to the southeast of Richmond Virginia. 2 Sep 2006 01:59:16 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov At 500 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm ERNESTO was located about 120 miles south-southwest of Wilmington North Carolina and about 75 miles east of Charleston South Carolina. 31 Aug 2006 22:03:39 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov At 200 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm ERNESTO was located about 180 miles south-southwest of Wilmington North Carolina and about 90 miles southeast of Charleston South Carolina. 31 Aug 2006 19:21:40 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov At 1100 PM EDT the broad center of Tropical Depression ERNESTO was just north of Cape Canaveral Florida and about 360 miles south-southwest of Myrtle Beach South Carolina. 31 Aug 2006 04:04:48 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov At 500 PM EDT...the center of Tropical Depression ERNESTO was inland over the Florida peninsula and about 25 miles west of Vero Beach Florida. 31 Aug 2006 00:07:43 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm ERNESTO...located about 45 miles west-southwest of Miami Florida and about 90 miles south-southwest of West palm beach Florida. 30 Aug 2006 10:46:50 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane ERNESTO located about 205 miles south-southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. 27 Aug 2006 17:23:05 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/ernesto.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm ERNESTO located about 375 miles east-southeast of Kingston Jamaica. 26 Aug 2006 23:18:42 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/tc_at5.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression FIVE located about 345 miles south of San Juan Puerto Rico. 25 Aug 2006 11:11:24 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/tc_at5.php W-Nws.Webmaster@noaa.gov The NWS Hydrologic Services Program is conducting a survey to determine user satisfaction with its hydrologic services. We would appreciate your feedback by completing the survey administered by CFI Group, a third party research and consulting firm. 15 Aug 2006 13:50:46 GMT http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nwsexit.pl?url=http://www.cfigroup.net/NWSSurvey3 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov With the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season upon us, experts from NOAA are reiterating their prediction for an above-normal number of storms. NOAA scientists warn this year's relatively quiet start is not an indication of what the remainder of the season has in store. Conditions will be favorable for above-normal activity for the rest of the Atlantic hurricane seasons, which ends November 30. 8 Aug 2006 20:53:33 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2678.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Some areas of the country are more than 12 inches below normal rainfall for the year. NOAA's National Weather Service Precipitation Analysis Web site displays daily and monthly rainfall, the percentage of normal rainfall, and how much above or below normal rainfall was recorded. 6 Aug 2006 03:23:40 GMT http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_new.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Depression CHRIS has dissipated over Cuba. The remnants are located about 70 miles east-northeast of Camaguey Cuba. Shower and thunderstorm activity remains limited and the system shows no signs of regeneration. The system is forecast to continue moving westward during the next couple days. 5 Aug 2006 17:29:53 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWOAT+shtml/051517.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov CHRIS has weakened to a Tropical Depression. 4 Aug 2006 13:23:04 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Storm CHRIS is at marginal Tropical Storm strength and is likely to weaken. 3 Aug 2006 21:49:19 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The Tropical Storm WARNING for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands has been discontinued. A Tropical Storm WATCH is in effect for Turks and Caicos Islands and for the southeastern Bahamas. A Tropical Storm WATCH remains in effect for the coast of the Dominican Republic from the northern border with Haiti to Cabo Engano. 3 Aug 2006 10:47:13 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The government of the Bahamas has issued a Hurricane WATCH for the Turks and Caicos Islands...and for the southeastern Bahamas...including the Acklins...Crooked Island...the Inaguas...Mayaguana...and the Ragged Islands. A Tropical Storm WARNING remains in effect for Anguilla...and also for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. 2 Aug 2006 17:08:59 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for the British Virgin Islands. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING is also in effect for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, and St. Maarten. 2 Aug 2006 03:58:51 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Storm CHRIS was headed toward the northern Leeward Islands. A Tropical Storm WARNING is in effect for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, and St. Maarten. A Tropical Storm WATCH is in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for the British Virgin Islands. 1 Aug 2006 13:52:53 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/chris.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The NOAAWatch Web site offers information about ongoing environmental events, and explains the role of NOAA in prediction, monitoring, warning, and recovery from environmental hazards. It provides public access to current information on a number of environmental threats ranging from hurricanes and tropical storms, to tsunamis, to oil spills, to volcanic ash advisories, to coral bleaching. 17 Jul 2006 16:11:32 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The updated outlook shows recently-worsening drought conditions affecting parts of the northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley should continue and may even expand. In the south, drought is expected to persist over much of the central and southern Plains. 10 Jul 2006 16:44:21 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2660.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Lightning and summertime outdoor activities can be a lethal combination warns NOAA?s National Weather Service as the nation enters lightning?s most deadly time of the year. Typically, about 30 percent of the annual lightning deaths occur in July which is the peak in lightning activity across the United States and also when people spend a lot of time outside enjoying summertime activities. 30 Jun 2006 20:52:10 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2655.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Torrential rains which have plagued the East during the past week are finally moving out of the region. Major flooding continues in eastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Up to 200,000 persons have been ordered to evacuate Wilkes-Barre PA where the Susquehanna River has risen to within 4 feet of the top of levees. In Binghamton, NY, flooding along the Susquehanna has prompted the evacuation of up to 15,000 residents. 29 Jun 2006 22:18:06 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Runoff from the recent torrential rains across the eastern U.S. led to widespread river and flash flooding. Thousands of people have been evacuated from flooded areas. Heavy rain is expected over parts of New England and the Hudson Valley, while flooding problems will persist from the Mid Atlantic to New York as recent torrential rains run off. 28 Jun 2006 21:27:27 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The low pressure area has continued to move rapidly toward the north-northeast and is over New Jersey. The low appears to be weakening and is expected to merge with a frontal system later today. Locally heavy rains and strong gusty winds will continue to spread through the Mid-Atlantic states and into New England today. 28 Jun 2006 09:21:50 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A small area of low pressure over extreme southeastern Virginia is moving north-northeastward. This system appears to be slowly weakening over land. Development into a tropical cyclone is unlikely, however the system is producing locally heavy rains and strong gusty winds that will spread through the Mid-Atlantic States and into New England over the next day or so. 28 Jun 2006 03:38:45 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWOAT+shtml/280222.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft indicates the area of disturbed weather is centered about 35 miles southwest of Cape Lookout North Carolina. This sytem still has the potential to develop into a tropical storm. Residents in coastal regions of North Carolina...Virginia...and the Delmarva Peninsula should closely monitor the progress of this system today. It will produce showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds across the mid-atlantic area today and tonight. 27 Jun 2006 20:15:07 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIADSAAT+shtml/271133.shtml? w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Satellite and radar information indicate that a small low pressure system could be forming about 140 miles south-southwest of Cape Lookout North Carolina. This system has become better organized today and it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression or a tropical storm. Residents along the North Carolina and Virginia coasts should closely monitor the progress of this system today. Even if this system does not form into a tropical cyclone...showers and thunderstorms producing locally heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds will gradually spread onshore the North Carolina and Virginia coasts today and tonight. 27 Jun 2006 17:36:38 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIADSAAT+shtml/271133.shtml? w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov With more rain expected to fall this week on parts of the already saturated East Coast, NOAA's National Weather Service is reminding drivers and pedestrians what to do if confronted with a water-covered road: Turn Around, Don't Drown. 26 Jun 2006 14:21:01 GMT http://www.weather.gov/os/water/tadd/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Reducing the risk of being struck by lightning is the focus of national Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 18-24. Lightning is most common in the summer months, but can be a hazard throughout the year. And although most lightning victims are struck outdoors, lightning poses a threat to those indoors as well. 15 Jun 2006 21:06:13 GMT http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The NOAAWatch Web site offers information about ongoing environmental events, and explains the role of NOAA in prediction, monitoring, warning, and recovery from environmental hazards. It provides public access to current information on a number of environmental threats ranging from oil spills, to hurricanes and tsunamis, to space weather. 15 Jun 2006 03:45:58 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A Hurricane WARNING is in effect for the gulf coast of Florida from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm WARNING is in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood...and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm WARNING is also in effect for the Atlantic coast from Flagler Beach Florida northward to the Savannah River...at the Georgia/South Carolina border. At 7:00 PM CDT the center of Tropical Storm ALBERTO was located near latitude 28.0 North...longitude 84.9 West or about 120 miles south of Apalachicola Florida and about 130 miles southwest of Cedar Key Florida. 13 Jun 2006 01:27:40 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A Hurricane WARNING remains in effect for the gulf coast of Florida from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm WARNING remains in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood...and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm WARNING has been issued for the Atlantic coast from Flagler Beach Florida northward to the Savannah River...at the Georgia/South Carolina border. The Tropical Storm WATCH from south of Englewood to Bonita Beach has been discontinued. 12 Jun 2006 21:43:17 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A Hurricane WARNING is in effect for the gulf coast of Florida from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm WARNING remains in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood...and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm WATCH remains in effect from south of Englewood to Bonita Beach. 12 Jun 2006 19:10:55 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 10 AM CDT a Hurricane WARNING Has been issued for the gulf coast of Florida from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm WARNING remains in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood...and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian pass. A Tropical Storm WATCH remains in effect from south of Englewood to Bonita Beach. 12 Jun 2006 16:26:03 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 5:00 AM EDT a Tropical Storm WARNING has been issued for the gulf coast of Florida from Englewood to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm WARNING means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. A Tropical Storm WATCH remains in effect from south of Englewood to Bonita Beach. 12 Jun 2006 10:45:51 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A Tropical Storm WATCH is in effect for the west coast of Florida from north of Bonita Beach to Steinhatchee. At 10:00 PM CDT The broad circulation of Tropical Storm ALBERTO was estimated near latitude 25.3 North...longitude 87.7 West or about 345 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola Florida and about 385 miles southwest of Cedar Key Florida. 12 Jun 2006 04:03:14 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php Reports from an Air Force Reserve Unit hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that Tropical Depression ONE has strengthened into a tropical storm. Interests in the eastern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. 11 Jun 2006 16:18:21 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/alberto.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 5:00 AM EDT the center of Tropical Depression ONE was located near latitude 23.5 North...longitude 87.0 West or about 335 miles west-southwest of Key West Florida. Movement is toward the northwest near 9 MPH and a motion to the northwest or north-northwest is expected during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 MPH with higher gusts in squalls. The depression could become a tropical storm later today. 11 Jun 2006 12:05:34 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/tc_at1.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 11:00 PM EDT the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression ONE was located near latitude 23.4 North...Longitude 86.2 West or about 290 miles west-southwest of Key West Florida. Movement is toward the north-northwest near 9 MPH and this track should continue through Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 MPH with higher gusts. The depression could become a tropical storm on Sunday. Interests in the eastern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. 11 Jun 2006 04:04:56 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/tc_at1.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 4:00 PM CDT The elongated center of Tropical Depression ONE was estimated near Latitude 21.8 North...Longitude 85.7 West or about 50 miles west of Cabo San Antonio on the western tip of Cuba. The depression moving toward the north-northwest near 6 mph. This motion should bring the center of the depression into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico later tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 MPH with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours and the depression could become a tropical storm tonight or tomorrow. 10 Jun 2006 17:17:12 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2006/tc_at1.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov At 10:00 AM CDT, the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression ONE was estimated near latitude 21.5 North...longitude 85.6 West or about 45 miles west-southwest of Cabo San Antonio on the western tip of Cuba. 10 Jun 2006 17:17:12 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2EB99A77-22D2-45A7-94AE-584A12DC5C99 Alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip is the focus of NOAA's national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 4-10, 2006. Rip currents are narrow channels of fast-moving water that pull swimmers out to sea. Lifeguards rescue tens of thousands of people from rip currents in the U.S. every year, but it is estimated that 100 people are killed by rip currents annually. 4 Jun 2006 19:18:30 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2639.htm NOAA announced today that a very active hurricane season is looming. For the 2006 north Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which four to six could become 'major' hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. May 21-27 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, NOAA encourages everyone to make preparations to protect their lives and livelihoods 22 May 2006 17:26:10 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2634.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov With the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season less than three weeks away, NOAA's 2006 Hurricane Awareness Tour came to a successful conclusion Friday in Tampa, Fla., delivering its message of the need for hurricane preparedness to thousands of visitors and media audiences. 12 May 2006 17:40:34 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2626.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The region of the tropical Atlantic where many hurricanes originate has warmed by several tenths of a degree Celsius over the 20th century, and new climate model simulations suggest that human activity, such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, may contribute significantly to this warming. 2 May 2006 20:59:28 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2622.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov With the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season still etched on the coastline from Texas to Florida, forecasters from the National Hurricane Center will join the aircrew from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on a hurricane hunter aircraft tour from May 1 - 5. The mission will increase hurricane awareness and encourage preparedness along the Gulf coast and Florida. 1 May 2006 14:38:55 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2619.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov It was the driest March on record for five East Coast states and the wettest month in parts of the Hawaiian Islands, according to the NOAA National Climatic Data Center. March 2006 also was warmer than usual, with an average temperature of 44.0 degrees F, or 1.5 degrees above the 1895-2005 statistical mean. 18 Apr 2006 18:36:29 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2612.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA finished installation of five Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy stations off the East and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean as part of the expansion of the U.S. tsunami warning system. The latest buoy station, off New Orleans, joins stations off Charleston, S.C.; Miami, and two off San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 Apr 2006 18:26:06 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2613.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma, all from the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, were "retired" from the list of Atlantic storm names by an international hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization. These five names, part of last season's record-setting 28 tropical storms and 15 hurricanes, will not reappear on the list of future storm names. 6 Apr 2006 18:58:57 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2607.htm The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is forecasting an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night (April 6) across eastern parts of the Central and Southern Plains. This is potentially a very dangerous situation. 6 Apr 2006 13:31:00 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A total of 68 tornado reports and 26 tornado fatalities in eight states on Sunday brought the totals for the year to 355. 4 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2605.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Finding climate information, such as past weather conditions and temperature and precipitation averages and extremes, can be easily achieved through NOWData (NOAA Online Weather Data) - a tab click away on the newly-standardized climate pages of the 122 local NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Offices. 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2602.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA, in partnership with the National Interagency Fire Center, announced that despite periodic precipitation, the Spring outlook supports the potential for a significant wildfire season in the Southwest and central and southern Plains. 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2595.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Flooding is a coast to coast threat to the United States and its territories year round. Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 20-24) highlights some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what you can do to save lives and property. 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), along with its 187 members, celebrates World Meteorological Day each year on March 23. The theme for this year is "Preventing and Mitigating Natural Disasters". The theme, according to WMO Secretary General Mr. Michel Jarraud, was chosen because 90 percent of all natural hazards are related to weather, climate, and water. 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nwsexit.pl?url=http://www.wmo.int/wmd/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Rain showers fell in Phoenix, AZ., this weekend for the first time since October 18, 2005. The previous record dry spell was 101 consecutive days (Sept. 23, 1999 to Jan. 1, 2000). The rainfall will have little impact on the region's deep drought, which is forecast to persist through at least May. 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/climate/records/dry.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA's National Weather Service has declared Benton County, AR the nation's 1,000th StormReady community. Benton County, AR, is served by the National Weather Service office in Tulsa, OK, where the popular life-saving program originated in 1999. 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2585.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The new RIDGE radar (Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements) display is now available from National Weather Service forecast offices nationwide. RIDGE radar combines radar imagery with warning information atop a topographical map and other features. 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/srnews/stories/2006/ridge.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA announced that for the remainder of the winter season, its scientists will give the public a new, easy-to-understand scale to categorize major snowstorms after they affect the Northeast. The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, or NESIS, will quickly calculate the impact of a powerful snowstorm soon after it strikes, and give it a rank, similar to methods used to categorize the strength of tornadoes. 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2567.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The weekend snowstorm that struck the eastern seaboard was classified as "Major" or a Category 3 storm on the new Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, or NESIS, scale, according to the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2580.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA's National Climatic Data Center posts snowfall maps for the most recent 1, 2, 3, and 7-day period by state. Current snowdepth maps are also available. 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/snow/recent.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA's National Climatic Data Center reports the average U.S. temperature was more than 8 degrees above average. 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2576.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The NOAA Climate Prediction Center announced the official return of La Nina. Agency forecasters predicted La Nina was forming nearly three weeks ago. Oceanic sea surface temperatures have met the operational definition of La Nina for the November through January period. La Nina is the periodic cooling of ocean waters in the east-central equatorial Pacific, which can impact the typical alignment of weather patterns around the globe. 2 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2572.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., updated the Web site that lists U.S. billion dollar weather and climate disasters from 1980 to the present. A crippling Midwest drought and four hurricanes from the 2005 deadly, record-breaking season are on the list - Dennis, Rita, Wilma and Katrina, this nation's costliest hurricane ever. 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/billionz.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Weak La Nina conditions are predicted in the tropical Pacific just in time for spring, but NOAA scientists stress it is too early to know how this could affect springtime and summertime weather patterns in the United States. 20 Jan 2006 15:39:37 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2559.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. 6 Jan 2006 20:41:43 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2557.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The Southern Plains remain at risk of wildfires as mild temperatures, low humidity and strong winds continue in combination with drought-stricken land. 3 Jan 2006 15:45:39 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2554.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov ZETA and the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season finally come to an end 31 Dec 2005 15:45:40 GMT http://www.weather.gov/storms/zeta/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6 Dec 2005 15:47:38 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2005 brought a record-breaking hurricane season, blistering heat waves, lingering drought and a crippling Northeast blizzard. It will come close to the all-time high global annual average temperature. 3 Jan 2006 15:49:11 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2548.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov After a record-breaking hurricane season, blistering heat waves, lingering drought and a crippling Northeast blizzard, 2005 is ending as a warm year in the United States. It will come close to the all-time high global annual average temperature, based on preliminary data gathered by scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2548.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Shoppers scurrying for holiday gifts are encouraged to purchase a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards unit for everyone on their list. They can be purchased at many electronics and department stores. 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2541.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov In an effort to reduce the number of lives lost due to flooding, the National Weather Service, Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, National Safety Council, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, and Federal Alliance for Safe Homes are promoting a federally approved incident road sign called, "Flooding Ahead Turn Around Don't Drown." 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://tadd.weather.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov EPSILON is rapidly weakening. The National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on this system. 04 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.weather.gov/storms/epsilon/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were major. 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2540.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts weather warnings, watches, forecasts and non-weather related hazard information 24 hours a day. During an emergency, NWS forecasters send a special tone to activate radios equipped with a alert feature to sound an alarm and give immediate information about life-threatening situations. 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov The 25th Tropical Storm of the record-breaking 2005 season developed over the central Atlantic Ocean southwest of the Azores. DELTA poses no immediate threat to land. 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.weather.gov/storms/delta/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov As meteorological winter approaches, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center issued the final update to the 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook. For December through February, the outlook continues to call for this winter to be warmer than the 30-year average. 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2534.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Many local National Weather Service forecast offices across the country will be conducting winter awareness activities this month. Learn to prepare for the coming cold temperatures, snow and ice, and other risks that winter brings. 16 Oct 2005 20:19:37 GMT http://www.weather.gov/om/winter/index.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Immediate broadcasts of weather warnings and civil emergency messages help listeners take action and stay safe. 31 Oct 2005 20:03:34 GMT http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/allhazard.htm The track of Huricane Wilma...archived advisories issued...satellite images...preliminary storm reports...and the aerial survey photos of damage are available. 26 Oct 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://www.weather.gov/storms/wilma/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Depression BETAdissipated over Nicaragua. The remnants of Beta are expected to produce additional rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over parts of Nicaragua...Honduras...and El Salvador. 27 Oct 2005 05:59:48 -0400 http://www.weather.gov/storms/beta/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Wilma is weakening and starting to lose tropical characteristics. 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.weather.gov/storms/wilma/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Wilma is forecast to become a major hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. People in western Cuba...the Yucatan Peninsula...the Florida Keys...and the Florida peninsula should closely monitor the progress of Wilma. 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.weather.gov/storms/wilma/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Tropical Storm Wilma becomes the 21st named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This ties the record of 21 tropical storms set in 1933. 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.weather.gov/storms/wilma/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov NOAA forecasters expect warmer-than-normal temperatures in most of the U.S. The precipitation outlook is less certain, showing equal chances of above, near or below normal precipitation for much of the country. 12 Oct 2005 19:53:29 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2520.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov With Tropical Storm Vince, this year's hurricane season became the second busiest on record with 20 named storms-a rank formerly held by the hurricane seasons of 1887 (unnamed storms) and 1995 (Allison to Tanya), each with 19 storms. Vince also is the first storm in the Atlantic Basin to begin with the letter "V" since storms began acquiring names in 1953. 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2518.htm w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqB.html Past tracks of 2005 Hurricanes and Tropical Storms are posted on the National Hurricane Center website 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/index.shtml 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. 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml 7 Sep 2005 16:50:52 EDT http://www.homelandsecurity.noaa.gov/ 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. 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nwsexit.pl?url=http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp&blurb=American+Red+Cross+Chapters 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2489.htm ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2484.htm ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov 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). 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2484.htm ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov 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" 29 Jul 2005 16:41:52 EDT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2482.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2466.htm 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. http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ 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. 13 Jun 2005 20:20:48 -0400 http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2449.htm 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. 08 Jun 2005 17:22:02 -0400 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ 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 GMTimated 100 people each year. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/fstories/2005/0605/fs2jun2005b.php 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm 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. http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2442.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2438.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2433.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2430.htm 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. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/skywarn/ "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. http://www.weather.gov/pa/fstories/2005/0405/fs8abr2005a.php 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 GMTablishing the Watch and Warning Program that exists today and the weather spotter program, SKYWARN. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2418.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2414.htm <P>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.<br><br> Remember, when approaching a flooded road on foot or in an automobile: Turn Around, Don't Drown! </P> http://weather.gov/rivers_tab.php 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. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/surge/flood_road.shtml 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 http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/nisttime.html A magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred at 16:09(UTC) (11:09 AM GMT) on Monday, March 28, 2005. The event has been located in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. A Pery 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 http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/ml/nisttime.html 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. http://weather.gov/pa/fstories/2005/0305/floodsafeaware_mar2005.php 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: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/1925/ 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2399.htm 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 http://weather.gov/cgi-bin/nwsexit.pl?url=http://www.cfigroup.net/NOAANWS2005 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2387.htm On February 9th, 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to GMTablish 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". http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/history/index.php 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2380.htm 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2377.htm 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. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/snow/recent.html 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. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2369.htm 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. 05 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphicsprototypes.