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Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

The Tsunami Exercise CARIBE WAVE 17 was on March 21, 2017

Final Reports

  • Media report - PDF
  • Supplement report - PDF
  • Evaluation report - PDF

Exercise Documents

  • Participant Handbook - PDF
  • IOC Circular Letter - PDF

Supporting Documents

  • Post-Exercise Questionnaire - PDF
  • Costa Rica scenario - KMZ
  • Cuba scenario - KMZ
  • Northeastern Lesser Antilles scenario - KMZ
  • "Caribbean tests tsunami warning system" - media release
  • Comunicado EAS - media release

Webinars

Additional Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

For questions please contact:

christa.vonh@noaa.gov - Deputy Director ITIC-CAR