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Travel Plans for the Holidays?
See where severe weather is expected next. The National Weather Service issues watches, warnings, and advisories for severe weather across the U.S. that is updated every five minutes. Details...
NOAA Issues USA Winter Weather Update
The Winter Solstice begins on Monday, December 22, but if you ask many people living in the U.S. they might tell you winter is already here! With this year poised to being one of the wettest years on record in many states east of the Mississippi, people are asking, "What will the rest of the winter bring?" Details...
The National Weather Service and Aviation: Working Together Since the First Flight
The Wright Brothers relied on information from the Weather Bureau Office in Kitty Hawk, NC, to plan and successfully execute their first flight back in 1903. The U.S. Weather Bureau issued its first aviation weather forecast in December 1918, for the Aerial Mail Service route from New York to Chicago. Read more about Congress passing the Air Commerce Act in 1926 and how today's NWS issues almost 2,500 aviation weather forecasts for 537 airports around the Nation every day helping mitigate air traffic delays and reduce weather-related aviation accidents. Details...
Tropical Storm Odette - The 15th Named Storm of the Year - Forms in the Caribbean Sea
NOAA satellite data indicate that the tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Odette, the 15th named storm of the year and the first storm to form in the Caribbean sea in December. At 4 p.m. GMT, the center of tropical storm Odette was GMTimated near latitude 14.0 north, longitude 75.6 west or about 280 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. Details...
NOAA Reports Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
With the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season having officially ended Nov. 30, NOAA hurricane specialists said the above-normal 2003 Atlantic hurricane season produced 14 tropical storms, of which 7 became hurricanes and 3 became major hurricanes (Fabian, Isabel and Kate). Six of the named systems affected the United States, bringing high wind, storm surge or rain. Details...
Visit the World's Largest Archive of Weather Data
All weather and climate data gathered by the National Weather Service, military services, Federal Aviation Administration, and Coast Guard is archived at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The NCDC compiles the weather data (temperatures, precipitation totals, heating and cooling degree days, and more) collected from thousands of sites in the U.S. and abroad. Details...
Travel Plans for Thanksgiving?
See where severe weather is expected next. The National Weather Service issues watches, warnings, and advisories for severe weather across the U.S. that is updated every five minutes. Details...
Winter Outlook Update: Winter Weather Still Promising Much Variablity
The NOAA Climate Prediction Center released its update to the U.S. winter outlook, which says temperatures and precipitation may vary this season, especially in the East. Details...
Do You Know Your WCM?
Every National Weather Service Forecast Office has a Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) who oversees the public forecast and warning programs in their community, and ensures that people who use NWS products are satisfied with the services we provide. WCMs carry out a public awareness program designed to educate communities about severe weather and mitigate impacts caused by severe weather events. Get the name of your WCM. Details...
Powerful Winds Blow Across Northweastern Parts of USA
Strong winds, some reaching hurricane strength, blew across parts of the northeastern United States Thursday creating dangerous driving conditions and toppling trees and power lines. From southeastern Virginia all the way up to Maine, winds howled at 30 to 40 mph, with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. In State College, Pa., a non-thunderstorm wind was clocked at 74 mph, the wind speed of a minimal hurricane. Details...
NWS's Photo Library is a Rich Resource
The National Weather Service photo library is full of images of scientific accomplishment, technological innovation, and community service. The photos help tell the stories of our people and their service to communities across America, from telegraph operators of the Army Signal Service in the 1870s to the women who joined our ranks during World War II. Enjoy these snapshots of the heritage of the Weather Bureau and today's National Weather Service. Details...
Winter is Coming!
Learn how to protect your family, pets, and property from hazardous winter weather. Winter storms are deceptive killers, because most deaths related to the storm are caused by traffic accidents on icy roads or hypothermia from prolonged exposure to cold. Before winter sets in, take this opportunity to get ready for the upcoming winter season by preparing emergency survival kits for your home and car. Make sure your family has a disaster plan for handling severe winter weather. Details...
Weather May Help Battle Against Wildfires in California
In southern California a strong onshore flow off the ocean heavily laden with moisture has dramatically raised the humidity across the area, according to the NOAA National Weather Service. Strong southwest to westerly winds of 20 to 40 mph with higher gusts are expected inland Thursday with this marine push, said forecasters from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., and NOAA National Weather Service forecast offices in San Diego and Los Angeles. Details...
Wildfires Burn Throughout California
Wildfires burning for days merged into walls of flame stretching for miles across parts of Southern California on Sunday causing death and destruction. Air travel has been disrupted across the nation. Over the weekend, more than 7,000 firefighters fought ten major fires in southern California, one large cluster in the San Diego area and another about 100 miles north in mountainous areas north of Los Angeles. Details...
NOAA Issues 2003-04 Winter Outlook For The Nation
Temperatures in Alaska, the far West, Southwest and Southern Plains are expected to be above normal for the 2003-04 winter. For other parts of the nation, the winter will bring equal chances of above-, below- or near-normal temperatures, according to NOAA forecasters. Details...
Floods and Flash Floods Are the Deadliest Severe Weather Event
Flash floods occur within a few minutes or hours of excessive rainfall, a dam or levee failure, or a sudden release of water held by an ice jam. Rapidly rising water can reach heights of 30 feet or more. Most flash floods are caused by slow-moving thunderstorms, or multiple thunderstorms which move over the same area one right after the other. Details...
Inland Flooding is Dangerous
In the last 30 years, inland flooding has been responsible for more than half the deaths associated with tropical cyclones in the United States. Inland flooding can be a major threat to communities hundreds of miles from the coast as intense rain falls from these huge tropical air masses. Details...
Never Cross a Flooded Road
Whether it is a hurricane, severe thunderstorm, or other tropical weather system, heavy rainfall anywhere in the United States causes flooding problems. When a large amount of rain falls over a short period of time, ditches, rivers, and lakes become filled with water and overflow into low-lying or poorly drained areas. Never cross a flooded road. As water depth increases or a greater area is covered by moving water, a greater force will be exerted. If you cannot see the road or its line markings, do not drive through the water. Details...
What is a Storm Surge?
The greatest potential for loss of life related to a hurricane is from the storm surge. Storm surge is simply water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm. Details...
Take a Virtual Tour of NWS's National Data Buoy Center!
National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters need frequent, high-quality marine observations to analyze conditions before they prepare forecasts. NWS's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) provides hourly observations from a network of about 70 buoys and 60 C-MAN stations. Take a virtual tour of the NDBC located in Stennis Space Center, MS. Details...
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