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 Seasonal drought outlookThu, 06 Mar 2008 11:10:35 ESTThe Southeastern drought region should continue to see improvement, with the best odds for relief extending across the northern part of the drought area as well as along the coast. More limited improvement is expected over the longer run in the southern parts of the drought region due to seasonal forecasts of drier weather by April. Farther west, drought is forecast to persist over central Texas and in the western Oklahoma Panhandle region, with the odds still favoring expansion into west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Forecasts for drier weather have led to the Outlook showing persisting drought over southern California and southern Nevada, although deep mountain snow pack will boost water supplies this spring. Details... Archived Drought Headlines...
 Latest Earthquake Information from U.S. Geological SurveyM 3.3, Southern AlaskaSun, 11 May 2008 22:25:17 GMTMay 11, 2008 22:25:17 GMT Details... Subscribe to Earthquake RSS feeds from U.S. Geological Survey
Recent earthquake reports from around the U.S. from U.S. Geologic SurveySun, 27 Apr 2008 22:25:01 EDTThe U.S. Geologic survey posts near real-time information on recent earthquakes from around the U.S., as well as collects reports from the public on earthquakes they may have felt. Details... Archived NOAAWatch Earthquake Headlines...
 NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate ScholarshipFri, 01 Feb 2008 09:00:46 ESTNOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program applications will be accepted through February 8, 2008. The program will provide approximately 100 college undergraduates up to $29,050 each for their academic studies related to NOAA science, research, technology, policy, management, and education activities. The program also offers a multi-disciplinary summer internship providing students the opportunity to work with NOAA scientists. Details... Archived Education/Outreach Headlines...
La Niña is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere Spring 2008Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:24:51 ESTAtmospheric and oceanic conditions during February 2008 continued to reflect a strong La Niña. The most recent dynamical and statistical sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts for the Niño 3.4 region continue to indicate a moderate to strong La Niña through March 2008, and a weaker La Niña through April-May-June 2008. Current atmospheric and oceanic conditions and recent observed trends support the likely continuation of La Niña through the Northern Hemisphere spring 2008. Details... Archived El Niño/La Niña Headlines...
 Record Setting Heat in CaliforniaTue, 04 Sep 2007 07:36:51 EDTCalifornia suffered through the seventh day of triple digit temperatures on Monday. Officials report at least two heat-related deaths in Los Angeles, and over 300,000 electric customers were without power for at least some period of time. Daily record heat temperatures were set on Monday in several locations, including Long Beach (103°) and Riverside (112°). Details... Archived Excessive Heat Headlines...
 Critical fire weather area covers much of eastern New Mexico, far southeastern Colorado, the western Oklahoma Panhandle, and central and southwestern TexasSat, 10 May 2008 08:27:30 EDTWinds will increase across the region, with sustained northwesterly winds near 30 MPH expected from northeastern New Mexico into southeastern Colorado and the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles. Relative humidity will be low, near 10-15 percent. Into southeastern New Mexico and southwestern and central Texas, winds will be slightly less, from 15-25 MPH sustained but with higher gusts. Here, temperatures will be hot, with highs well into the 90s and a few locations over 100 F. Relative humidity will be extremely low, from the upper single digits to the lower teens. Details... Archived Wildfire/Fire Weather Headlines...
 FLASH FLOODING SCATTERED ACROSS NATION9 May 2008 13:33:56 GMTHeavy rain of 3 to 4 inches overnight from the Ohio Valley across the mid Atlantic region caused widespread urban and small stream flooding as well as flash flooding. Numerous roads were closed. Storms also brought heavy rain to portions of Alabama and Mississippi, with urban and flash flooding. Showers of 1 to 2 inches over saturated grounds in parts of Montana and South Dakota resulted in low land flooding, and some minor river flooding. Runoff from the recent heavy rain across parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois has caused widespread urban and flash flooding, flooding roads and low lying areas. Several rivers were forced out of their banks with minor flooding in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Runoff has also resulted in renewed rises on the Mississippi River in Illinois and Missouri. Water levels continue to slowly rise along this portion of the river, with moderate flooding forecast to develop near Cape Girardeau. Levels continue to fall on the lower Mississippi. Details...
 New NOAA Model Links Mississippi River Nutrient Outflow to Florida Red TidesThu, 08 Nov 2007 11:30:41 ESTA new NOAA research model indicates nutrients flowing from the Mississippi River may stimulate harmful algal blooms to grow on the continental shelf off the west coast of Florida. According to the model, algal blooms form on the Florida coast because of weather and gulf currents. The algae grows offshore, supplied with additional nutrients that appear to have originated from the Mississippi River, in a process driven by normal seasonal wind patterns. Details... Archived Harmful Algal Blooms Headlines...
 September is National Preparedness MonthFri, 21 Sep 2007 08:01:20 EDTNational 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... Archived Homeland Security Program Headlines...
NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft to Embark on Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness TourFri, 04 Apr 2008 07:44:26 EDTNOAA hurricane experts will travel aboard a NOAA WP-3 Orion turboprop Hurricane Hunter aircraft in a five-day, five-city tour of the Gulf Coast beginning April 14 to raise awareness of the hurricanes that can and have threatened the region. Details... Archived Hurricanes/Tropical Weather Headlines... Additional Tropical Weather RSS Feeds Atlantic/Eastern Pacific Central Pacific feeds
Media Advisory -- Census Bureau Says 4.5 Million People Impacted By Surprise Hurricane HumbertoThu, 13 Sep 2007 11:52:52 -0500Details...
 NOAA Response to Oil SpillsSat, 17 Nov 2007 07:45:19 ESTNOAA organizations remain active in San Francisco aiding in the response to last week's spill of an estimated 58,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil on Nov. 7 when the container ship M/V Cosco Busan struck the Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay. NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration continues providing scientific support to the Unified Command, which is led by the U.S. Coast Guard, State of California's Fish and Game Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response and a representative of the shipping company. NOAA and the Department of Interior are working within the response, and with other state and federal trustees to develop the natural resource damage assessment. Details... Archived Oil and Chemical Spill Headlines...
 NOAA and the National Park Service team up to educate about rip currentsWed, 23 Aug 2000 22:48:52 EDTWith the summer vacation season here, NOAA and the National Park Service are alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip. It is the focus of NOAA's national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 3-9, 2007 Details... Archived Rip Current Headlines...
 Severe weather reported Saturday, Severe thunderstorms possible across parts of the Southeast on SundaySun, 11 May 2008 08:40:30 EDTDeadly tornadoes swept through parts of Missouri and Oklahoma on Saturday. Preliminary storm reports indicate 40 possible tornadoes extending from eastern Oklahoma and Kansas, across Missouri, Arkansas, and into Georgia and South Carolina. Over 100 reports of thunderstorm wind damage were received. Nearly 200 reports of large hail were received across the Southern Plains and Southeast. The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes over parts of the Southeast on Sunday. The areas most likely to experience severe weather include southern and eastern Georgia, southern and eastern North Carolina, and central and eastern South Carolina. Elsewhere, severe storms are also possible from Florida into southern Virginia. Details... Archived Severe Weather Headlines... Additional Severe Weather RSS feeds
 Space Weather UpdateMon, 29 Oct 2007 08:29:07 EDTCategory G1 (minor) and G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 25 October due to high speed winds associated with a coronal hole on the Sun. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, which monitors and forecasts Earth's space environment provides accurate, reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information. Details... Archived Space Weather Headlines...
 U.S. Tsunami Buoy Network CompletedMon, 10 Mar 2008 14:39:21 EDTNOAA has deployed the final tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami warning system. This network of 39 stations provides real-time data to the Tsunami Warning System providing coastal communities with faster and more accurate tsunami warnings. Details... Archived Tsunami Headlines... Additional Tsunami RSS feeds U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, and Alaska, Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Is., Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Hawai`i, Indian Ocean
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Ash HeadlineNew Federal Plan to Deal with Volcanic AshThu, 13 Sep 2007 11:12:34 EDTFederal agencies involved with aviation, volcanoes and weather have created a new way to work together to track volcanic ash plumes and report the risks to the aviation community and keep air travelers out of harm’s way. Volcanic ash can cause aircraft engines to fail or damage navigational instruments. The main goal is to eliminate encounters with ash that could degrade the in-flight safety of aircrews and passengers. Details... Archived NOAAWatch Volcano Headlines... Latest Volcano Information from U.S. Geological SurveyCleveland Activity Notice issued May 11, 2008 10:27 ADT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW Details... HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE issued May 11, 2008 07:29 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE Details... LONG VALLEY OBSERVATORY CURRENT STATUS REPORT issued May 11, 2008 05:25 PDT Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN Details... Cleveland Activity Notice issued May 10, 2008 14:22 ADT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW Details... NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS WEEKLY UPDATE issued May 11, 2008 04:21 MPT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW Details... HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE issued May 10, 2008 07:37 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE Details... LONG VALLEY OBSERVATORY CURRENT STATUS REPORT issued May 10, 2008 04:50 PDT Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN Details... Subscribe to Volcano RSS feeds from U.S. Geological Survey
 Snow over the Northern Rockies and Cascades on SundaySun, 11 May 2008 08:49:10 EDTPrecipitation at higher elevations of the Northern Rockies and the Cascades should start as rain but transition over to snow early in the day Sunday once temperatures aloft start to cool in the wake of a cold front. The system bringing snows to the higher elevations of the Pacific Northwest will drop south through the Great Basin Monday and Tuesday, spreading snows from the Northern Rockies south towards the Tetons and into the Colorado Rockies on Monday, continuing to progress southward into the southern Colorado Rockies and the San Juan/Sangre De Cristo Mountains on Tuesday. Details... Archived Winter Weather Headlines...
Flash Flood Warning for Western San Diego County and the Poomacha, Rice and Witch Burned AreasFri, 7 Dec 2007 17:22:54 +0000On Friday, December 07, 2007, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for western San Diego County in Southwest California. This includes the cities of Ramona, Poway, Escondido, El Cajon, Valley Center, Santee and Lakeside. In addition to flash flooding, rainfall is expected to cause debris flows in the Poomacha, Rice, and Witch fire burned areas. Details...
 HHS Public Health PSAs Related to FloodingThu, 20 Mar 2008 13:58:58 EDTBecause flooding is a current public safety issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners or viewers can stay safe and cope with flooding. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covers points such as driving in flooded areas, keeping your children safe from flooding, avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out, and preventing mold. The PSAs tell people what they need to know during and after a flood, so they are for spot use. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is (202) 401-5920. Details... Archived HHS Headlines...
Flooding Safety Material for California, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesTue, 11 Dec 2007 22:41:52 ESTThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how to stay safe in areas hit by flooding. The advice, approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covers such areas as driving and protecting children. The PSAs, in 30-second scripts and .MP3 recorded versions, are for spot use. The Web link below is to the sound files as well as the matching live-read texts. Details... Archived HHS Headlines... |
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