Monthly Archives: May 2012

June 1 Begins the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted on May 30, 2012 by iAlert.com

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, 2012 and end on November 30, 2012. However reliable these dates are, storms do still occur outside of them. 2012 has already seen Tropical Storm Alberto ahead of schedule showing up on May 19th and … Read More…

Tags: atlantic hurricane season, hurricane formation, hurricanes, national hurricane center, national oceanic and atmospheric administration

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2012 Lightning Safety Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2012 by iAlert.com

Summer is the peak season for one of the nation’s deadliest weather phenomena, lightning. Here are some lightning facts and reminders on lightning safety. There is no safe place outside in a thunderstorm. If you hear thunder, consider yourself within striking distance of … Read More…

Tags: lightning deaths, lightning protection, lightning safety, lightning strike, lightning strikes, lightning victims, public safety, safty, thunderstorm, waiting out the storm, weather phenomena

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Amber Alert Notification

Posted on May 23, 2012 by iAlert.com

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, nearly eight hundred thousand children under the age of eighteen go missing in a one year period. Many of those children are murdered. Amber Alert (America’s Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response) is a child abduction notification, used … Read More…

Tags: abducted, alert notification, amber alert, amber hagerman, child abduction

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Why “Storm Chasers” Chase Tornadoes

Posted on May 22, 2012 by iAlert.com

Who in their right mind would be crazy enough to set off chasing tornadoes and more importantly why would anyone want to be a storm chaser? The answer to those questions are both simple and extremely various depending on whom the individual storm … Read More…

Tags: chasing tornadoes, human observation, storm chaser, storm chasers, weather patterns

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Criteria For a Hurricane Warning

Posted on May 19, 2012 by iAlert.com

The National Weather Service (NWS) is the official U.S. government agency charged with issuing weather watches, warnings, and advisories and is the source used by iAlert.com. Below is the criteria used by NWS forecasters when issuing a hurricane watch or hurricane warning for … Read More…

Tags: coastal area, Hurricane, hurricane conditions, hurricane warning, hurricane watch, Tropical, watches warnings

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