Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:15:00 EDT A front over the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic region will produce periods of rain with embedded thunderstorms for Thursday and Friday. This system will be slow moving for the next few days, keeping rain chances in the forecast through the end of the week in the vicinity of the front. Energy near the Front Range of the Rockies will trigger showers and thunderstorms for this region through Thursday. A few showers may approach the Pacific Northwest coast towards the end of the week with the approach of a Pacific cold front. The Southern
Plains and the Deep South will continue to have warm and humid conditions through the end of the week. The slow moving cold front should
make it as far south as the southern Appalachians, with more comfortable fall-like conditions for the Ohio Valley and Northeast. More rain is in the forecast for Florida with plenty of moisture and sea breeze convergence. Latest local weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories...
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:20:23 EDT Due to smoke from wildfires, the air quality has become unhealthy for sensitive groups in eastern Washington and parts of Idaho. Details...
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:15:51 EDT Created in October 2005, the Climate Program Office incorporates the Office of Global Programs, the Arctic Research Office, the Climate Observations and Services Program, and coordinates climate activities across NOAA. Details...
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:22:44 EDT Corals start to feel stressed when the sea surface temperature is more than 1°C above the average we expect to see in the hottest month. Even more important for corals is build-up of warm-water stress over time. Details...
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:55:33 EDT The United States Department of Agriculture Drought Portal provides resources and information related to the current drought crisis from across the Government. Throughout much of the country, communities are struggling with one of the worst droughts to strike the U.S. in decades. The lack of rain and high temperatures have done considerable damage to crops -- particularly those in the Midwest. USDA and other federal agencies are taking steps to help farmers, ranchers, and small businesses wrestling with this crisis. Details...
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:51:00 EDT The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake was felt across much of the Mid-Atlantic region Tuesday afternoon at 151 PM EDT. The epicenter was located 5 miles south-southwest from Mineral, VA, or 38 miles northwest from Richmond, VA, or 84 miles southwest from Washington, DC Details...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:15:58 EST NOAA is accepting applications through January 30, 2009 for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fifth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. Details...
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:05:24 EDT The NOAA Climate Prediction Center has issued its monthly El Nino/Southern Oscillation discussion, which also includes a La Nina Watch. This indicates that La Nina--a cooling of Equatorial Pacific Ocean waters--is expected during the next three months. This could enhance the strength of the Atlantic hurricane season. Details...
Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:20:56 EDT Over Texas, Oklahoma, and into the Lower Mississippi River Valley, very hot weather is expected to continue for a few more days. Excessive heat Warnings are in effect fr parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas. For Thursday and Friday, daytime highs on the order of 100-105 degrees are expected for Oklahoma and much of central and northern Texas. Highs in the mid to upper 90s, along with oppressive levels of humidity, are likely for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, resulting in heat advisories for parts of these states. Details...
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:10:10 EDT NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Climate Services and Monitoring Division maintains an easy to use web site to look up temperature, rainfall, and snowfall records. Details...
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:11:23 EDT There is a critical risk for fire for much of Oklahoma today, as well as parts of southern Kansas and northwest Texas. Strong, gusty winds and low relative humidity expand the fire threat. Details...
From NWS Hydrologic Information Center (HIC)
Sun, 13 May 2012 07:52:38 EDT Heavy rain is expected from the central Gulf Coast into the Tennessee Valley and over portions of the central Appalachians. Precipitation amounts of 1 to 2 inches over three hours is possible with storm totals of up to 4 inches. Bands of heavy convective rains could redevelop in the vicinity of the Florida Panhandle later this afternoon and evening over an area that has already received locally heavy rain. Details...
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:25:45 EDT A debris flow and flash flood warning system developed jointly by NOAA's National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey will help protect Southern Californians from potentially devastating debris flows—commonly known as mud slides— and flash floods in and around burn areas created by the recent wildfires. Details...
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:45:47 EDT On April 24, 2008 scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) forecasted the potential for a larger-than-normal Alexandrium bloom in the Gulf of Maine. Depending on weather and ocean conditions, this year’s bloom could be comparable to the historic bloom of 2005 that resulted in an estimated direct impact of $18 million to the commercial shellfishing industry in Massachusetts.
Red tides, also known as harmful algal blooms or HABs, can produce potent neurotoxins that accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and other parts of the marine food web. Shellfish contaminated with the toxin from Alexandrium, if eaten in large enough quantity, can cause illness or death from paralytic shellfish poisoning or PSP. States have well-established, rigorous shellfish monitoring programs to protect human health, so consumers are assured that commercially available shellfish are safe for consumption. Details...
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:01:20 EDT National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held in September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. National Preparedness Month 2007 is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Details...
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:26:08 EDT There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening across parts of the south central High Plains. Details...
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:29:00 EDT A Coronal Mass Ejection, which is a burst of solar wind and magnetic fields from an active region of the Sun, erupted from the Sun on Thursday afternoon and is expected to impact the earth today. The experts at the NWS Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) expect minor (G1) storming, with the chance of attaining moderate (G2) Geomagnetic Storm activity after 9:00 AM EDT Saturday morning. Details...
How will weather impact your travel plans?
Weather in one part of the country can have a significant impact on airport delays in other parts of the country. For the latest information on airport delays, check the Federal Aviation Administration site at www.fly.faa.gov
To check on the latest road conditions, as well as construction delays, the U.S. Department of Transportation offers traffic information at their site www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/
Thu, 19 May 2011 11:52:59 EDT The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is predicting the following ranges this year: 12 to 18 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5 winds of 111 mph or higher).Each of these ranges has a 70 percent likelihood, and indicate that activity will exceed the seasonal average of 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. Details...
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:10:32 EST A Tsunami Warning continues for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Concepcion, California, to the Oregon-Washington border. A Tsunami Advisory continues for the coastal areas of California from the California-Mexico Border to Point Concepcion, California, and coastal areas of Washington - British Columbia and Alaska from the Oregon-Washington Border to Attu, Alaska, and the entire state of Hawaii. Elsewhere in the Pacific, a Tsunami Warning remains in effect for Japan, Russia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Niue, Tonga, Mexico, French Polynesia, Pitcairn /Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Antarctica, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru Details...
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:28:32 EDT Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to spew ash into the atmosphere up to 16,000 feet. The majority of the ash is forecast over the northern Atlantic. Air Travel over much of Europe has resumed with more than 80 percent of Europe free of airspace restrictions along with most airspace over the United Kingdom. Additional information is available from the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). Details...
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:00:29 EDT A mid-upper level low across eastern Wyoming this morning will meander east and eventually north across the High Plains today and tonight, bringing periodic moderate to heavy snow showers across portions of the Northern Rockies above 4500-5000 feet, particularly across the Big Horn Mountains in north-central Wyoming where probabilities of an additional 4-8+ inches of snow will be highest through this evening. Details...
Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Tsunami Information for Hawaii
29 Dec 2010 07:03:09 -0000 Hawaii Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Caribbean Sea
20 Jan 2010 11:11:39 -0000 Caribbean Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Pacific Ocean
29 Dec 2010 07:02:26 -0000 Pacific Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Indian Ocean
25 Oct 2010 16:57:41 -0000 Indian Ocean Tsunami Information
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:43:35 EDT Because hurricane damage is a public safety issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use. The feed also includes TV crawls ready to be run across the bottom of screens, and text for cell phone alert messages.
The PSAs on the Internet link below are to sound files in .MP3 format as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many spots contact Ira Dreyfuss at ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov or (202) 401-5920. Details...
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:00:41 EDT A mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures this summer further increased their numbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of August 14, 2012, more than 40 states have reported West Nile virus (WNV) infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. A total of 693 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 26 deaths, have been reported to CDC. The CDC has posted a fact sheet containing important information that can help you recognize and prevent West Nile virus. Details...
Landslide Information from USGS
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:32:20 +0000 Details...
Earthquake Maps from USGS
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:49:20 +0000  Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:39:54 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.6339/-178.293
Depth: 9.94 Details...
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Volcano Information from USGS
Cleveland Daily Update issued Sep 27, 2012 11:57 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOWCleveland Volcano has been mostly obscured by clouds over the past 24 hours and no evidence of eruptive activity has been observed in satellite data or web camera views of the volcano. No other activity has been reported.
Sudden explosions of blocks and ash remain possible with little or no warning, although the last confirmed explosion occurred about one month ago. Ash clouds, if produced, could exceed 20,000 feet above sea level. If a large ash-producing event occurs, nearby seismic, infrasound, or volcanic lightning networks should alert AVO staff quickly. However, for some events, a ... Details...
Iliamna Daily Update issued Sep 27, 2012 11:57 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOWSeismicity remains slightly above background. Satellite images of the volcano over the past 24 hours have been obscured by clouds. AVO has received no reports of unusual activity at the volcano. Details...
Little Sitkin Daily Update issued Sep 27, 2012 11:57 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOWSeismic activity remains above background. Nothing unusual was observed in mostly cloudy satellite images over the past 24 hours. AVO has received no reports of unusual activity at the volcano. Details...
News from NOAA
August global temperatures are fourth highest on record; Arctic sea ice extent shrinks to record lowMon, 17 Sep 2012 10:18:38 -0400 According to NOAA's NCDC, the combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for August was the fourth highest on record for August at 61.22°F (16.22°C), or 1.12°F (0.62°C), above the 20th century average. On August 26, Arctic sea ice dipped below the record smallest daily extent, previously set on Sept. 18, 2007. ( full report, summary) Details...
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