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Storms from the Past

MODIS image of Tropical Storm Talas

Visit NASA's hurricane archives page for information on historic storms, like Andrew and Katrina, as well as complete records of worldwide tropical depressions, cyclones and hurricanes from 2005 to the present.

Hurricane Links

› NOAA's National Hurricane Center
› Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

NASA Links

› Hurricane data for scientists
› Realtime rainfall totals
› Prev. 3 hours of global rainfall
› Weekly global rainfall totals
› NASA Earth Observatory's severe storms webpage

Partner Institution Links

› NOAA Hurricane Hunters site
› NOAA hurricane preparedness site
› NOAA Hurricane Research Division
› NOAA: About hurricane names
› NOAA Satellite Service Division
› NOAA Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch
› USGS: storm flood tracking
› USGS: coastal hazards and hurricanes
› U-Wisc. tropical cyclones website

Latest Storm Updates

a formless purple blob limps in the waters between New Guinea and Australia

Tim (Northwestern Pacific Ocean)

Cyclone Tim has encountered some wind shear, and NASA satellite data confirmed that it is weakening somewhat.

MODIS image of Sandra

Sandra (Southern Pacific Ocean)

Cyclone Sandra is fading and a recent image from NASA's Terra satellite shows that wind shear has stretched the storm from east to west.

Left: Wallops in August 2012. Right: Wallops in November 2012, after Hurricane Sandy

NASA Wallops Recovery Continues from Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern New Jersey Oct. 29, 2012, and as the powerful storm made its way along the east coast it brought damage to ...

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