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How to Use the National Hurricane Center Cone Graphic

  The National Hurricane Center cone graphic shows the areas potentially being affected by the sustained winds of tropical storm force (in orange) and hurricane force (in red). The display is based on the wind radii contained in the latest Forecast/Advisory. Users are … Read More…

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iAlert Services LLC Enhances Weather Alert Notification Services with the Launch of WxData.com

iAlert Services LLC (iAlert.com) made a key addition to their service portfolio by introducing WxData.com, a new service that provides members low cost and highly reliable API access to current and historical weather data for apps and systems. December 13, 2017 iAlert Services … Read More…

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NOAA: September 2019 tied as hottest on record for planet

The globe continued to simmer in exceptional warmth, as September 2019  tied with 2015 as the hottest September in NOAA’s 140-year temperature record. The month also capped off another warm year so far, with the globe experiencing its second-warmest January through September (YTD) … Read More…

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2021 Atlantic Hurricane Names | 2021 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Reports

Hurricanes are named alphabetically from a predetermined list beginning the letter “A” through “W”, excluding names that begin with “Q” or “U.” A storm is first named by the National Hurricane Center when the system becomes a tropical storm and the name remains … Read More…

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NOAA: Early Winter Weather Forecast For 2019 / 2020

NOAA: The October-November-December (OND) 2019 temperature outlook favors above normal temperatures throughout the entire forecast domain, although probabilities vary. The highest regional probabilities for above normal temperatures are forecast across parts of the Southwest, the Northeast, and the North Slope of Alaska. Probabilities … Read More…

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Hurricane Dorian Update 11:00 am September 5, 2019

…EYEWALL OF DORIAN JUST OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA… SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…32.5N 79.1W ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT 140 MI…225 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…110 MPH…175 … Read More…

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Hurricane Dorian Update 8:00 am September 4, 2019

…CENTER OF DORIAN MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD PARALLEL TO THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA… SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…29.5N 79.6W ABOUT 95 MI…155 KM ENE OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA ABOUT 135 MI…215 KM ESE OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H … Read More…

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Hurricane Dorian Update 8:00 am September 2, 2019

…EYE OF CATEGORY 5 DORIAN MOVING LITTLE WHILE OVER GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND… SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…26.7N 78.2W ABOUT 35 MI…50 KM ENE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND ABOUT 120 MI…190 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED … Read More…

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Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall near Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas Sep 1, 2019

Hurricane Dorian makes landfall near Marsh Harbour Bahamas around 11:00am local time Sunday September 1, 2019 as a devastating category 5 with sustained winds of 185 mph.  Above is GOES-16 Satellite image of Hurricane Dorian just before landfall near Marsh Harbour The Bahamas … Read More…

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