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 Blanca Strengthens in Eastern Pacific, Winds to 130 MPH
[caption id="attachment_3268" align="aligncenter" width="437"] credit NOAA[/caption] Blanca has rapidly intensified with an increase in wind speed of 60 knots since 1200Z on June 2. The hurricane has developed a distinct pinhole eye in visible images surrounded…
Hurricane Preparedness | Before a Hurricane
This article highlights FEMA recommendations for hurricane preparedness before a landfalling hurricane. Click links for actions "During a Hurricane" or "After a Hurricane" Before a Hurricane: To begin preparing, you should build an emergency kit and…
Hurricane Preparedness | During a Hurricane
This article highlights FEMA recommendations for hurricane preparedness during a landfalling hurricane. Click links for actions "Before a Hurricane" or "After a Hurricane" During a Hurricane: Listen to the radio or TV for information. Secure your…
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…
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…
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…
3 Day Severe Weather Risk Issued May 7, 2015
[caption id="attachment_3224" align="aligncenter" width="473"] 3 day Severe Weather Risk issued May 7 2015 . Watch for forecast updates (Click to Enlarge)[/caption] Thursday May 7, 2015 Isolated to scattered severe storms are possible from the upper Mississippi…
Satellite View of Changing Arctic
[caption id="attachment_3203" align="aligncenter" width="455"] This image shows the sea ice concentration on September 17, 2014, along with a yellow line indicating the median sea ice extent for 1981-2010. Credit: NOAA[/caption] According to analysis by the National…
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.…
