This is the archive for stories that appeared on the NOAA home page in 2001. Click here for Archive 2002, Archive 2000, and Archive 1999. December Mountains of Snow in Buffalo, New York NOAA Assumes Operational Control of New Environmental Satellite; All Systems "Go" After Successful Testing NOAA Investigates Giant Deep-sea �Mystery Squid' NOAA to Aid NORAD in Tracking Santa Claus NOAA Weather Radio Makes Great Holiday Gift this Season 2001 in Review Marks Warmer Temperatures, Active Hurricane Season Santa Asks NOAA: Who Will Have a White Christmas? Winter Weather Patterns Begin to Take Shape; Drought Eased In Much Of East and Pacific Northwest NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Returns to Charleston after Year of Global Climate and Other Research Conrad Lautenbacher Is the New NOAA Administrator; Retired Navy Admiral Sworn into Office by Commerce Secretary 2nd Annual National Severe Weather Workshop to Be Held March 1 & 2 NOAA Places Interactive Snowfall Maps and Data Online Commerce Department Announces $34 Million Funding for Coral Reef Conservation; U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Recognizes Outstanding Achievements Olga Expected to Weaken Research Season A �Success' for Noaa Hurricane Scientists, Colleagues Olga Remains No Threat to Land Olga Strengthening and Becoming Better Organized East of the Bahamas; Only a Threat to Shipping November Conrad Lautenbacher to Take Helm at NOAA; Retired Navy Admiral Will Become NOAA's New Administrator Olga Now A Depression; Hurricane Season Ends Upper Michigan Sets Snowfall Record, Winter Storm Fades Away Olga Moving to the Southwest; Further Weakening Expected 2001 Atlantic Hurricane Season Continues Trend for Heightened Storm Activity; U.S. Goes Two Straight Seasons Without a Direct Hurricane Hit�A New Record Olga Moving Slowly to the Southwest Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain Snarl Travel from Texas to Minnesota Winter Weather Holds Sway as Snow Blankets Northern Plains Continuing Storms Menace the Southeast, Threatening Flood Watches Hurricane Olga Drifting Eastward Subtropical Storm Two Becomes Tropical Storm Olga NOAA and Other Agencies Team up to Haul in More than 60 Tons of Marine Debris October 2001 Global Temperature Warmest on Record; U.S. Temperature Slightly Above Average Thanksgiving Week Weather Across the Nation New Iceberg Breaks off in the Amundsen Sea in Antarctica, National Ice Center Reports NOAA Takes Photos of American Airlines Crash Site NOAA Forecasters See Hope in Latest Drought Outlook U.S. Still on Track for Another Cool Winter NOAA Magazine Debuts Hurricane Performance an Accurate Read by NOAA Forecasters Michelle Expected to Become Extratropical Soon Michelle Expected to Become Extratropical Michelle Moving Away from Bahamas, Slowly Weakening Michelle Moving Across the Northwest Bahama Islands Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Michelle Takes Aim at Cuba Dangerous Hurricane Drifts Northward Michelle Continues Slowly Northward, Expected to Become A Major Hurricane Flood Outlook Product Declared Operational by NOAA's National Weather Service Michelle Poised to Strengthen Further Michelle Moving Slowly, Expected to Strengthen NOAA's National Weather Service Rolls out New Wind Chill Temperature Index; New Formula Will Provide More Accurate Warnings for North America October NOAA's National Weather Service Looks Back on the Perfect Storm NOAA Conducts More Flights over World Trade Center Site NOAA's National Weather Service Releases Service Assessment Report for Tropical Storm Allison Texas / Louisiana Flood Event Early Season Blizzard Blankets Eastern North Dakota, Northwest Minnesota; Late-season Severe Weather Outbreak Strikes Central United States NOAA Announces New "Environomics" Program that Links Weather, Climate to Economy NOAA Reports U.S. to Face Another Cool Winter NOAA Makes New Tree Ring Data Available NOAA, NASA Report 2001 Ozone Hole Similar in Size to Holes of Past Three Years; Scientists See Leveling off of Hole Size, Predict Slow Recovery First Half of October Sets Tornado Record NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Celebrates 50 Years of Service Iris Weakens to a Tropical Depression over Eastern Mexico Iris�A Powerful Category Four Hurricane�Makes Landfall Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Iris Heads for Landfall; Jerry Loses its Punch Iris Moving Away from Jamaica; Jerry Approaching the Windward Islands Iris Becomes a Hurricane in the Caribbean Sea; Tropical Depression Twelve Nearing Tropical Storm Strength Tropical Storm Iris Approaching the South Coast of Haiti Heading Toward Jamaica; New Tropical Depression Forms East of the Windward Islands Tropical Depression Eleven Looks Better-organized on Satellite NOAA's Satellites Reveal Drought Conditions in 20 Percent of the Worlds September NOAA Remote Sensing Expertise Aids World Trade Center Recovery Efforts National Estuaries Day Celebration Focuses on Education Summer 2001 Fifth Warmest on Record for U.S.; Conditions Dry in the Northwest, Wet in Southern Gulf Solar Storm Approaching Earth; Aurora Possible Killer Twisters Strike Washington Area Humberto Weakening in Atlantic Humberto Strengthens Some More; Now a Category Two Hurricane Humberto Strengthening in Atlantic Humberto�The Eighth Tropical Storm of the Season�Forms Over the Northwestern Atlantic Tenth Tropical Depression of the Season Forms Entangled Right Whale Feared Dead NOAA Fisheries Special Agents Assist in Disaster Investigation NOAA and NASA Keeping Close Watch on Ozone Hole over Antarctica Two New Fires in West as Forecasters Predict Area Will Dry out and Warm up this Week; NOAA Monitoring Long-Term Drought Conditions as Fire Season Continues Gabrielle Losing Tropical Characteristics over the North Atlantic Shipping Lanes; Felix Weakening Southwest of the Azores Islands Gabrielle Strengthens Slightly While Moving Away from Bermuda; Felix Weakens to a Tropical Storm Southwest of the Azores NOAA Issues Fall 2001 Outlook Gabrielle Continuing Northeastward and Weakening Over Florida; Felix Moving Northeastward Over Open Waters; Erin Still a Hurricane as it Approaches Southeastern Newfoundland Gabrielle Makes Landfall Near Venice, Florida; Felix Begins to Weaken; Erin Moving Northeastward Towards Cape Race Gabrielle Moving Northeastward�Watches and Warnings Issued and Flood Threat Increasing; Felix Becomes the Second Major Hurricane of the Season; Erin Maintaining Strength Seventh Tropical Storm of the Season Develops over the Southeast Gulf of Mexico; Hurricane Felix Gets Stronger; Hurricane Erin Moving Northeastward Depression Eight Becoming a Little Better Organized; Felix Nearing Hurricane Strength; Erin Moving Slowly Eastward Depression Eight Moving Slowly Near Florida; Felix Nearing Hurricane Strength; Erin Moving Eastward Over the Shipping Lanes Felix, the Sixth Tropical Storm of the Season, Forms in the Atlantic and Poses No Threat to Land; Erin Turns North-northeastward Erin Turns North and Weakens; Depression Seven Very Poorly Organized Erin Weakens a Little but Still a Strong Hurricane; Depression Seven Remains Disorganized Weather Helps Firefighters, but Forecasters Expect Gusty Winds in Central California Major Hurricane Erin Continues Toward the North-northwest; Tropical Depression Seven Poorly Organized Hurricane Erin Brushes Bermuda Erin Passing East of Bermuda Erin Intensifying and Heading Toward Bermuda Erin Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane of 2001; Getting Better Organized While Approaching Bermuda Why No Hurricanes? NOAA Sets the El Ni�o Prediction Straight NOAA Updates What Defines Normal Temperature Weather Still a Factor in Wildfires 100 Scientists Join NOAA / NSF Led Climate Study Cruise; Team Uses Ships, Planes and Radio Controlled Aircraft to Gather Data New Forecast Tool Gives Communities Critical �Heads Up' to Potential River Flood Threats Critical Fire Risk Continues Through Labor Day August Latest Weather Forecast Brings Good and Bad News for Firefighters NOAA Explores Deep Sea Areas of Gulf Stream and South Atlantic; Submersibles to Be Used off Florida and the Carolinas Fires Force Evacuations in Several Western Locations; Fire Weather Watch for Eastern Nevada and Utah Sun, Hot Temperatures Coming Back to Wildfire Areas Electronic "Ear" Helps NOAA Scientists Hear Sounds of the Sea Weather Brings Relief to Scorched West; Rains Help Firefighters but Drier Conditions Expected for next Several Days Dean Weakening to a Tropical Wave; All Warnings and Watches Discontinued Dean Racing West-northwest�Squally Weather over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Dean�Fourth of the Season�Forms North of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Chantal Re-located and Dissipating Unraveling the Mystery of Underwater Volcanoes; NOAA Instrument Survives Volcano; Provides Wealth of Information Weather Helps Firefighters; Rains, Lower Temperatures, Lighter Winds Headed for Pacific Northwest Chantal Weakens to a Tropical Depression, May Re-intensify Over the Bay of Campeche Chantal Moving Farther Inland and Weakening Chantal a Little Better Organized as it Nears the Coast Forecasters Predict Midweek Rains to Fires in Washington and Oregon Chantal Headed for the Coast of Yucatan and Belize Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for Belize and the Yucatan Chantal Still Trying to Get Organized Chantal Slows down and Strengthens Slightly as it Becomes Better Organized Chantal Regains Tropical Storm Strength NOAA's New Environmental Satellite Snaps First Image Just in Time for Winter, Nation Gets New Wind Chill Index Formula Very High to Extreme Fire Danger in 11 States in the West Chantal Regains Tropical Storm Strength NOAA Delivers Life-saving Disaster-preparedness Infrastructure And Systems to Central America; Ceremony in Nicaragua Marks Final Phase of $16M NOAA Reconstruction Effort Chantal Reforms in the Eastern Caribbean Sea Chantal Downgraded to Tropical Wave Chantal Continues Rapid Movement Westward National Weather Service Incident Meteorologists and Forecasters Providing Support as Western Wildfires Continue Tropical Storm Chantal Heading for the Windward Islands in a Hurry Tropical Depression Moving Rapidly Westward, Heading for the Lesser Antilles Bolt from the Blue Gives NOAA Lightning Expert a Wake up Call New Tropical Depression Forms in the Atlantic NOAA Hurricane Scientists Test New Forecast Devices During Tropical Storm Barry NOAA's Newest Environmental Satellite Reaches Orbit; GOES-12 Cued for Weather and Solar Flare Warnings Weekend Weather Woes Plague Much of the U.S. Cold Front Brings Relief from the Heat NOAA Weather Radio Gets New Voice NOAA Ups Hurricane Forecast a Notch as Peak Season Begins The Heat Is On; Temperatures Continue to Roast Parts of U.S. Once Tropical Storm Barry Dissipates Barry Downgraded to Tropical Depression; Flood and Tornado Threat Continues Barry Weakens Further but Drops Lots of Rain in its Path Barry Weakens Rapidly after Slamming into the Gulf Coast; All Coastal Warnings Discontinued Barry Heads for the Gulf Coast Barry Continues Toward the Florida Panhandle Barry Nearly a Hurricane; All Preparations to Protect Life and Property Should Be Rushed to Completion Barry Meandering North-northeastward with Little Change in Strength Barry Barely a Tropical Storm and Meandering Westward Barry Drifting Slowly Westward; No Change in Strength Tropical Storm Barry Moving Faster and Getting a Little Better Organized Tropical Storm Barry Forms in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico NOAA's National Weather Service Cautions of Heat Dangers July Colorado Remembers Big Thompson Canyon Flash Flood of 1976 Americans Ate More Seafood in 2000 NOAA Provides Central America Life Saving Satellite Weather Technology Sizzling July Temperatures Bake Southern Plains States Newest NOAA Environmental Satellite Launched Newest NOAA Environmental Satellite Ready for Launch: Satellite Will Detect Harmful Solar Flares and Gather Weather Data NOAA Scientists Say Active Hurricane Era Will Continue Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor Steam Engine Recovered; NOAA, Navy Joint Effort Lifts a Piece of History from Ocean Depths USA Drought: Some Relief Predicted for a Few States NOAA Ocean Scientists Explore Depths of Oregon's Astoria Canyon; Bold Research Approach Reaps New Discoveries�Maps, Species Kansas River Flood Set Records in 1951 Windy City Waterfront Webcam; NOAA Watches the Winds Fire Damages NOAA Facility�Estimated Cost $1.8 Million Florida's Tortugas Becomes Nation's Largest Marine Reserve; NOAA Extends Additional Protection to Coral Reefs June NOAA's National Weather Service Tests New Heat Warning System in New Orleans NOAA Scientists Learn from Right Whale Rescue Attempt at Sea 25 Years and Still Flying High; NOAA's First P-3 Hurricane Hunter Marks Major Milestone Efforts Continue to Help Injured Right Whale NOAA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Flight of NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter Aircraft on June 27 NOAA, NASA to Launch New Environmental Satellite That Will Detect Solar Storms Lightning Kills, Play it Safe; NOAA and PGA Tour Alert Public Remnants of Allison End Short-term Drought in South; Snow and Rain in the Northwest Ease Dryness Team Preps for Whale Rescue; Endangered Right Whale Still Within Reach of Medical Help NOAA Sponsors Washington, D.C., Trip for Three Wyoming Students to Promote Women in Science Death Toll Climbs as Allison Heads Northeast NOAA Calculates Amount of Rainfall Needed to End Droughts Around the Country Texas Bids Farewell, Good Riddance to Allison Heavy Rains, Severe Flooding Continue to Plague Gulf States Discoverer of the Titanic Helps Map Michigan Shipwrecks in Thunder Bay Sanctuary Heavy Rains Continue to Soak Gulf Coast Region Aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison Brings Heavy Rains to Gulf Coast States Allison Weakens to a Depression; Threat of Heavy Rains Continues NOAA Storm Researchers Working to Improve Severe Weather Forecasts First Named Tropical Storm of 2001 Hurricane Season Forms in Gulf of Mexico NOAA Tracks Gulf Coast Tropical Disturbance Dive into NOAA's New Ocean Exploration Web Page May Florida Based National Hurricane Center Forecaster Receives National Weather Service's Highest Honor NOAA Honors Sixteen for Supporting NOAA Weather Radio NOAA's National Hurricane Center Hosts Web Chat with Globe Students Hurricane Forecasters Expect Normal Atlantic Storm Activity in 2001; NOAA Says 5 to 7 Hurricanes Could Threaten Midwest Flooding Lessens Despite Forecast of Widespread Rains Summer 2001 Outlook Shows Little Relief for Drought, More Rain for Midwest NOAA Buoy Keeps Eye on Coral Reefs; Warns of Bleaching NOAA Harnesses Sun at Samoa Observatory Record Heat Reported in Western USA NOAA's GOES-2 Satellite Boosted out of Former Orbit to Make Room for New NOAA Announces East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour Weekend Rains Prolong Mississippi River Flooding, Swell Other Rivers Heavy Rains Bring New Flooding, Prolong High Water on Mississippi River New NOAA Web Site Provides One-stop Shopping for Information on the Ozone Layer NOAA's Storm Prediction Center Hosts Web Chat with Globe Students NOAA to Hold GOES Satellite Users Conference NOAA's National Ocean Service Marks the USA's Population Center NOAA Biological Research Cruise Goes Digital: Data Now Available in Days, Not Months April Flooding Subsides, but Rivers Expected to Remain at High Levels Flooded Central States Anticipate Warm, Dry Weekend NOAA's National Ocean Service to Send Almost $150 Million to Coastal Communities in Seven States Second Asian Dust Storm over U.S. NOAA Tracks Violent Weekend Weather in Central United States; Midwest Flooding Still a Problem New Storm to Bring More Rain, Flood Woes to Communities along Mississippi River NOAA Celebrates Earth Day 2001 China Dust Storm Moves Across USA Florida Contends with Record Cold Temperatures and Increased Fire Hazards Mississippi River Floods Impacting Central States China Dust Storm Strikes USA Independent Management Review Awards Weather Service All "A's" Flood Attention Shifts from Red River to Mississippi and Tributaries NOAA: Midwest "Not Out of the Woods" for Major Flooding; New River Forecast Technology Making a Difference Sun Continues Hurling Solar Storms at Earth NOAA's National Weather Service Declares Hurricane Awareness Week; Unveils New Hurricane Awareness Web Site Turbulent Sun Continues to Shower Earth with Storms Coming Rains Expected to Worsen Flooding in Dakotas, Minnesota President's Budget for NOAA FY 2002 Coastal Waters Warm, but La Ni�a Still Lingers NOAA Warns of Severe Weather Outbreak NOAA's National Weather Service to Play Key Role in Winter Olympics NOAA Tunes in to Underwater Eruption NOAA Scientists Link Atlantic Ocean Temperatures to South Florida Long-term Flood/ Drought Cycles Intense Solar Flare Observed by NOAA Storms on Sun Continue March Active Sun Sending Storms Towards Earth Major Solar Flare Erupts, More Possible National Weather Service Cautions Vigilance Despite Moderate Start to 2001 Tornado Season NOAA's National Ocean Service Seeks Applications for New Scholarship Program April Is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii Pennsylvania Teacher Spends Sabbatical at Sea with NOAA Studying Climate NOAA Ship Rainier to Do Emergency Post-earthquake Surveys In Puget Sound to Assess Underwater Landslides Special NOAA Aircraft Gauges New England Snow Pack to Predict Possible Spring Floods Spring Outlook Calls for Flood Potential, Continued Drought Winter 2001: Cooler than Normal Winter in Much of the U.S.; Warmest Winter on Record in Alaska National Weather Service Releases Service Assessment Report for Northwest Wildfires of 2000 Widespread River Flooding Plagues Portions of Southern U.S. U.S. and Canada Invite Managers and Scientists to Satellite Symposium Here Comes the Sun, via NOAA Calculator Winter Storm Leaves Lots of Snow in its Wake Storms Continue to Hammer Both Coasts U.S. Rocked by "A Tale of Two Storms" NOAA Closely Monitors Possible Nor'easter NOAA's National Weather Service Reminds Americans to Be Prepared for Tornado Season Rock River Ice Jams in Illinois Expected to Ease Through Weekend Texas Droughts Extreme for past 15 Years, NOAA Reports February NOAA Says No Tsunami Threat from Seattle Quake Killer Storms Hit Southern U.S.; Early Warnings Credited with Saving Lives New Report Examines Causes and Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms in U.S. Waters NOAA Experiments Improve Forecasts During Winter Storms along West Coast NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service NOAA Works to Improve Forecasts for Winter Storms Researchers Try to Unravel Mystery of Air Turbulence�a Major Hazard to Aviation USA's Weather Service�131 Years of Protecting Lives and Property Scientists Discover New Keys to Arctic Ozone Loss NOAA's Aviation Weather Forecasting Critical to Air Flight Safety Is it Really Warmer Now than When You Were a Kid? Find out on New NOAA Web Site Severe Drought Conditions/fire Danger Likely to Persist Throughout Central Florida January NOAA Puts Groundhog to the Test National Severe Weather Workshop Announced NOAA Makes Splash with New Diving Manual NOAA's National Weather Service Sees the Return of La Ni�a Not Likely to Last NOAA Scientists Provide Expertise in Galapagos Islands Oil Spill NOAA Provides Oil Expertise in Galapagos Islands Spill NOAA Experiment Aims to Improve Winter Storm Forecasts along West Coast Report Examines Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Areas and Marine Resources 21st Century Ushers in New River Forecast Services National Weather Service Director Looks to Future Supercomputer Upgrade Adds More Speed, Precision to NOAA's Weather Service Forecasts Frost Days Decreasing Across the United States Except in Southeast, NOAA Reports NOAA Retraces Inauguration Day Weather History NOAA Scientists Educate Broadcast Meteorologists from Across the Country NOAA Tsunami Buoy �Feels' Alaska Earthquake Chance of Northeast Flooding Highest in Three Years NOAA's Weather Service Signs Agreement to Improve Vietnamese River, Flood Forecasts Record Cold Grips Much of the Nation in November and December: Two-month Period Is the Coldest on Record in the United States Researchers Drill South Pole Snowpack to Determine Century's Air Quality