How Tornadoes Form
The formation of a tornado can be broken down to three stages: 1) low level horizontal spin,…
Understanding Hail
Hail, Showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 5 mm…
Severe Weather Preparedness
Tornadoes, floods, thunderstorm winds, hail, lightning, heat, wildfires, rip currents and tsunamis - spring is three months…
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Local Storm Reports on iAlert.com
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…
What is a Derecho?
A Derecho (deh REY cho), or sometimes called a "Bow Echo" due to the bent curve of the radar signature, is a wide spread, long-lived, line or cluster of strong thunderstorms, that rapidly moves east or…
Eastern U.S. Flooding Potential with Tropical Storm Andrea
4:00 PM Thursday June 6, 2013: Tropical Storm Andrea is forecast to be a major rain maker over the entire eastern U.S. and people in the path of this tropical storm, especially those in flood prone…
Tropical Storm Andrea Bears down on Florida
8:30 A.M. Thursday June 6, 2013: The first Tropical Storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is "Tropical Storm Andrea" which quickly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. Andrea is forecast to bring heavy…
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How to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Like you we at iAlert.com want to do what we can to help the Oklahoma Tornado Victims recover from the May 20, 2013 devastating EF5 tornado. When donating however please consider what and who you donate…
U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook May 16 to August 31 2013
May 16 2013 Latest Seasonal National Weather Service (NWS) Assessment: During the past two weeks (since May 2), unseasonably cold air (temperatures averaging 6 to 10 deg F below normal) persisted in the middle third of…
At Least 6 Confirmed Dead in Texas Tornado
May 16, 2013 Granbury Texas, Initial reports are that at least 6 people killed with hundreds injured during a tornado outbreak over parts of North Texas.? Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds reported deadly tornado tore through…
The iAlert.com News Reporter, Now You Can Report For iAlert.com
If you have witnessed a significant severe weather event, environmental disaster, police/fire emergency, or another notable event then report this to the millions of iAlert.com users using our service to discover and to be alerted for…
