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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Hurricane Dorian Update 7:00am August 29, 2019
Hurricane Dorian Advisory Number 20 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019 500 AM AST Thu Aug 29 2019 ...DORIAN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... SUMMARY OF 500…
Hurricane Webinar for Grades 4,5,6
National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Webinar 2019 A free webinar on hurricanes will be offered for grades 4, 5, and 6 on Monday May 6, 2019 at 10am EDT and Thursday May 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.…
Protection Against Extreme High Temperatures
Exposure to even short periods of high temperatures can cause serious health problems and potential death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more people in the United States died from extreme heat…
Upper Midwest Snow & Severe Weather in the East for April 26-27
A very complex weather for the upper midwest and along the eastern shore states is forecast to bring snow for portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,…
North Carolina Severe Weather outbreak April 19, 2019
Much of the North Carolina Coastal Plains was impacted by heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes on Friday April 19, 2019. This storm event prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue 12 flood warnings, 76…
Moderate Risk of Severe Storms for Carolina Coastal Plains and Southern Virginia
Severe thunderstorms with considerable potential for producing damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are expected across much of the southern through mid Atlantic Coast region, particularly across the Carolinas into southern Virginia late this afternoon…
Storms Leave a Trail of Destruction Across Alabama
Severe storms leave a trail of destruction across Alabama Thursday April 19 2019.? Trees were toppled, power lines down, cars, homes businesses damaged.? Here are some images from the event. Storm damage in Aliceville Photos from…
2019 Spring Outlook: Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May
[Source: NOAA] This winter has brought above to much above normal precipitation to much of the United States. Several portions of the country received accumulated precipitation exceeding 200% of average to date. Heavy rainfall mid-February through…
Hazardous Weather Fatality Statistics for 2017
2017 was another deadly year across the U.S. from weather related hazards with 477 people losing their lives from flooding, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, winter weather, wind, and rips currents. Although this is slightly better than…
