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Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

 Teacher Resources & Links for 

Meteorology, Hydrology & Climate 

 

Resources for Teachers

 

NOAA Education Page
www.noaa.gov/education
NOAA atmospheric education resources:
www.noaa.gov/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere-education-resources
   
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: 
www.eo.ucar.edu/
Windows to the Universe: 
https://windows2universe.org/
   
Jetstream Weather School:
www.weather.gov/jetstream/
NWS Materials for Educators:
weather.gov/owlie 
   
NASA Earth/Weather site
spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/earth
NASA/NOAA web site
https://scijinks.gov/ 
   
National Severe Storms Lab:
www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/
Climate:
www.noaa.gov/resource-collections/climate-education-resources
www.noaa.gov/climate-education www.climate.gov/teaching
   
NWS Seasonal Safety Campaigns: 
www.weather.gov/safetycampaign
Red Cross: Disaster Safety:
www.redcross.org/disaster/masters

 


 

Forecasts, Weather Satellite and Radar Data

 

 

National Weather Service:
www.weather.gov/  
Storm Prediction Center:
www.spc.noaa.gov/ 
   
NWS Houston/Galveston
Weather Forecast Office:
weather.gov/houston
National Hurricane Center:
hurricanes.gov  
   
Twitter: NWSHouston
Youtube: NWSHouston
Facebook:
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Weather Prediction Center:
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/  
   
Public Alert Radios (also known as NOAA Weather Radios):
www.weather.gov/nwr
CoCoRaHS volunteer rain gauge network:
cocorahs.org


 

Find your local NWS Contact at:

www.weather.gov/stormready/contact