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 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.…
Satellite Image of Calbuco Volcano Eruption in Chile
[caption id="attachment_3190" align="aligncenter" width="461"] Credit NOAA (Click to Enlarge)[/caption] 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…
