Author Archives: iAlert.com

Hurricane Preparedness | After a Hurricane

This article highlights FEMA recommendations for hurricane preparedness after a landfalling hurricane.  Click links for actions “During a Hurricane” or “Before a Hurricane” After a Hurricane: Continue listening to a NOAA Weather Radio or the local news for the latest updates or alert … Read More…

Posted in Emergency Preparedness | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Historical Hurricane Track Viewer

Historical Hurricane Track Viewer >>  Click Here To Launch Viewer The Historical Hurricane Viewer is an interactive tool to see historical hurricane tracking information.  Features include: Search and display hurricane data by storm name, latitude and longitude coordinates, or geographic region View coastal … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Know The Hurricane Hazard Terms

Tropical?Cyclone: A warm-core non-frontal synoptic-scale cyclone, originating over tropical or subtropical waters, with organized deep convection and a closed surface wind circulation about a well-defined center. Once formed, a tropical cyclone is maintained by the extraction of heat energy from the ocean at … Read More…

Posted in Basic Meteorology, Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

3 Day Severe Weather Risk Issued May 7, 2015

Thursday May 7, 2015 Isolated to scattered severe storms are possible from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Southern Great Plains, mainly in the afternoon and evening Friday May 8, 2015 Severe thunderstorms will be possible Friday across portions of the Central and … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Satellite View of Changing Arctic

According to analysis by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, sea ice in the Arctic reached its annual minimum on September 17, 2014. At 5.02 million square kilometers or 1.94 million square miles, this was the sixth lowest amount of ice on … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

TweetChat: Spring Weather Preparedness – April 29, 2PM ET #WxPrepChat

Spring has sprung, ushering in a new season of hazardous weather. Tornadoes, floods, thunderstorm winds, hail, lightning, heat, wildfires, rip currents and tsunamis are some of the of hazards that can be dangerous for the unprepared. Join us on Twitter Wednesday, April 29, from 2:00-3:00 PM … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Satellite Image of Calbuco Volcano Eruption in Chile

Calbuco Volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time since 1972, with the last major eruption occurring in 1961 that sent ash columns 12-15 kilometers high. This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument in a high resolution … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2015 U.S. Spring Flood Outlook

Record snowfall and unusually cold temperatures in February through early March retained a significant snowpack across eastern New England and western New York raising flood concerns. Significant river ice across northern New York and northern New England increase the risk of flooding related … Read More…

Posted in Weather Articles | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Understanding Hail

Hail, Showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 5 mm in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud. Ok great with the definition out of the way we can breakdown this amazing weather phenomenon for a much … Read More…

Posted in Basic Meteorology | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment