Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:00 EST A complex storm over the central U.S. will dominate the weather across the eastern third of the country through Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of a front from the Mid-Mississippi Valley Into the Southeast on Thursday. Rain will develop over parts of the Upper Midwest into the Central Plains while rain will break out over parts of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Thursday evening into Friday. Light snow will also develop over parts of the Southern/Central Rockies on Thursday and from parts of the Central Plains to the Northern Plains. A Pacific front will move inland over the Northwest moving to the Northern Rockies and extending across central California by Friday. Moderate to heavy rain will develop along the West Coast from central California to Washington, with Light snow over the higher elevations extending into parts of the northern Intermountain Region. Latest local weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories...
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:51:06 EST An Air Quality Action Day with ozone levels Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups has been declared for Bakersfield, Fresno, Hanford, Madera, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, California. An air quality action day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. 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...
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:32:55 EDT California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring Florida's Everglades or the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar intends to hold a public meeting in Washington next month to discuss plans to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the freshwater estuary that supplies drinking water to two-thirds of Californians and is one of the most important wildlife habitats on the West Coast, Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes said. Hayes was in Sacramento to update farmers, city dwellers and environmentalists about federal efforts to free up water for crops and fisheries as the state hobbles through its third year of drought. Details...
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:33:22 EDT A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was recorded at 6:40 AM Saturday morning in the Virgin Island region, The earthquake was centered 51 miles northwest of Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands or 96 miles northeast of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Several smaller aftershocks have been recorded in the area. 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...
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:59:20 EDT NOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Nino, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Nino, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months NOAA expects this El Nino to continue developing during the next several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is expected to last through winter 2009-10. Details...
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:21:51 EDT A Heat Advisory is in effect for the inland valleys and mountains of the through this evening. A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the West Coast and will continue to strengthen through today. A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Details...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:06:54 EST Critical areas for wild fires are forecast along the Rio Grande Valley in central Texas today, due to conditions such as strong winds and low relative humidity. Details...
From NWS Hydrologic Information Center (HIC)
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:50:44 EST Runoff from the tremendous recent snowfall has caused numerous rivers to flood across the Gulf coast region, northward up the East Coast as well as across the Midwest and Mississippi Valley. Many of the rivers have crested and have begun to fall with minor to moderate flooding. Major flooding is still occurring at a few points in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. 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...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:43:49 EST Yesterday, 105 severe weather reports were received including 4 tornadoes in Arkansas and 1 tornado in Louisiana. Three major tornado related injuries were reported in Cleburne County Arkansas in the community of Pearson, where houses were also reported as badly damaged. In White County Arkansas near the community of Center Hill, one tornado related injury was reported with nine homes in the area damaged. Today, there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms across parts of the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, and over much of Florida. Details...
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:29:07 EDT Category 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...
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/
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:02:27 EST The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended Monday, marking the close of a season with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997 thanks, in part, to El Niño. Details...
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:38:21 EST A Magnitude 8.8 earthquake early Saturday morning off the coast of Chile generated a tsunami, resulting in widespread tsunami warnings, watches, and advisories warnings, including Hawaii. Details...
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:05:47 EDT The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the aviation color code to Yellow and the Alert Level to Advisory based on significantly diminished dome growth over the past few weeks. Seismicity is still slightly above background. Details...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:01 EST A deep low evolving over the central U.S. is forecast to meander over the eastern Central Plains and Mid-Mississippi Valley over the next couple of days. With strong dynamical cooling expected to bring a change over from rain to snow along the backside of the precipitation shield, snow accumulations of 4 inches or more are probable from southeastern South Dakota to the eastern Kansas/Nebraska border. An approaching Pacific storm system will bring significant Pacific moisture into the West. Significant snows are likely across the Northern Cascades. Details...
Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Message Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Tsunami Information for Hawaii
11 Mar 2010 14:54:06 -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
11 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0000 Pacific Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Indian Ocean
05 Mar 2010 16:17:24 -0000 Indian Ocean Tsunami Information
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:33:01 EST Because severe winter weather can be a public health issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope with the problems and stresses of the weather. The advice is approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The topics of the PSAs cover such points as recognizing and preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as hypothermia and frostbite. The PSAs are in live-read script, .MP3 audio and TV formats. All are 30 seconds in length.
Here is a link to the Internet site where you can download the scripts and audio of the winter weather-related PSAs, and preview the TV PSAs: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/psa
To receive a broadcast quality copy of the TV PSAs, contact Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The e-mail is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov. Details...
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:41:52 EST The 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...
Landslide Information from USGS
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:32:20 +0000 Details...
Earthquake Maps from USGS
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:58:11 +0000  Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:34:05 UTC
Lat/Lon: -37.6465/-73.4965
Depth: 36.9 Details...
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Volcano Information from USGS
Kilauea Daily Update issued Mar 11, 2010 08:11 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGEActivity Summary for past 24 hours: The switch to DI inflation yesterday afternoon has not yet resulted in increased activity at the two eruption locations on Kilauea volcano. At the summit, lava was only visible to an infrared camera at low levels in a deep pit inset within the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater but it still produced weak glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum. At the east rift zone vents, less lava flowed through tubes and fed fewer scattered surface flows on the pali and the coastal plain. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from both summit and east rift zone vents, ... Details...
Kilauea Daily Update issued Mar 10, 2010 07:39 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGEActivity Summary for past 24 hours: DI deflation and subdued activity continued at two locations on Kilauea volcano. At the summit, lava was mostly at low levels in a deep pit inset within the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater, and produced weak glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum. At the east rift zone vents, less lava flowed through tubes and fed fewer scattered surface flows on the pali and the coastal plain. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from both summit and east rift zone vents, however, remained elevated.
Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The circulating and ... Details...
 News from NOAA
NOAA: U.S. Winter and February Cooler Than AverageWed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:03 -0500 NOAA’s State of the Climate report for the winter season and the month of February state that temperatures were below normal for the contiguous United States. The winter season was wetter than normal; however precipitation in February alone was slightly below average. Details...
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