[caption id="attachment_1744" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="NOAA is Closed! Image posted on noaa.gov due to government shutdown"][/caption] Severe weather is threatening many across the United States... Winter storm for 7 states including Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Western Nebraska Severe…
LATEST SUMMARY ON TROPICAL STORM KAREN AS OF SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT (11AM ET) LOCATION: LAT/LON: 22.2N & 87.9W ABOUT 65 MI NW CABO CATOCHE MEXICO ABOUT 485 MI S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED…
[caption id="attachment_1677" align="aligncenter" width="464" caption="Tropical Storm Erin track forecast at 7:00am EST August, 15 2013"][/caption] Tropical depression becomes tropical storm Erin west-southwest of southern Cape Verde Islands. As of 8:00am AST (7:00 am EST) the center of Tropical Storm Erin…
A High Wind Warning is sustained surface winds exceeding 40 mph (≥35 kts) for at least 1 hour; or any gusts exceeding 58 mph (≥50 kts) , predicted or occurring for an unspecified period of time. More Weather Glossary Terms:…
A High Wind Advisory is sustained surface winds 31-39 mph (27-34 kts) for at least 1 hour; or any gusts to 46-57 mph (40-49 kts), predicted or occurring for an unspecified period of time. More Weather Glossary Terms: High Wind Advisory…
The Beaufort Wind Scale (BEW-fert scale) or sometimes called The Wind Intensity Scale: is used to estimate wind speeds based on observation of objects in relationship to the wind. This method of measuring wind speed was named after Admiral Sir…
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…
A Tropical Cyclone - generically describes a low pressure system that typically forms in the tropics. A collection of strong thunderstorms makeup a cyclone, and in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds rotate counterclockwise. In the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast…
A Local Storm Report (LSR) is an event driven storm damage and observational report issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). These reports are submitted to the local NWS office by trained storm spotters, amateur radio operators, storm chasers, law…
