Billy and Maria
A series of coloring books for children who want to learn more about the weather, these pdf files can be printed and used for weather education in the classroom or at home.
"VORTEX, Unraveling the Secrets"
Follow the story of the VORTEX Project, a large field experiment designed to study rotation in tornadoes, from its inception to conclusion.
A Severe Weather Primer
Questions and answers about weather phenomena including tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightning, hurricanes, floods, winter weather and hail
Weather Lessons
A basic introduction to weather map analysis and interpretation, weather symbols and weather systems
Severe Weather Safety
Decision-making information about staying safe during severe weather, including information about adaptive special-needs Weather Radios, OK-WARN pagers, and emergency preparedness family disaster planning
Weather Coloring Books
The Billy and Maria coloring books are for children who want to learn more about the weather; these pdf files can be printed and used for weather education in the classroom or at home.
Teacher Resources
A comprehensive Resource List for those who teach weather and climate, and some ideas for using weather and tornadoes to teach math and science
Weather Careers
Check the career information FAQs and find out what it takes to be a meteorologist or a storm chaser, or what it's like to work at NSSL
At the NOAA Celebrates 200 Years web site, learn about NSSL's history of thunderstorm and tornado research, how knowledge gained from field programs and "storm chasing" helped transform Doppler radar into a powerful operational forecasting tool, and how phased array radar research will revolutionize future weather observations. NOAA cites tornado detection and warning research carried out at NSSL during the 1970's as one of its Top Ten Breakthroughs in 200 years.
