Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:20:00 EDT Tropical-related watches and warnings stretch from the Carolinas northward to coastal New England. A cold front moving from the northern High Plains will approach the Great Lakes region on Thirsday and the Atlantic Coastline by late Friday night. Precipitation along the front will primarily be in the form of showers and thunderstorms, with the better coverage over the northern tier states. As the system moves eastward the precipitation will become more scattered. A large upper ridge building across the intermountain west will keep conditions dry west of the Great Plains throughout the next couple of days. Temperatures will soar into the 90s across valley locations and 100 to 110 degree readings in the deserts of the southwestern U.S. Latest local weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:21 EDT Air Quality Alerts are in effect across parts of the Southeast, much of the Mid-Atlantic region, and extending into New England. 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...
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:39:00 EDT The U.S. Geological Survey reports a Magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred Friday morning at 05:04: AM with the epicenter
10 miles northwest of Rockville, Maryland or 15 miles east-northeast of Leesburg, Virginia, and 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. 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...
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:35:43 EDT Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for Wednesday over the valleys and lower mountains of southern California and the Phoenix Arizona area. Heat Advisories are in effect over inland valleys in the San Francisco Bay area. Details...
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:22:11 EDT Critical area for wildfires are forecast for portions of east central Wyoming. Details...
From NWS Hydrologic Information Center (HIC)
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:32:39 EDT Flooding continues in central Iowa. The flooding heavily damaged Iowa State University center property. Water and sanitation are still experiencing significant ongoing issues in Ames, Iowa. Water is being provided by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist Ames residents impacted by the recent flooding. There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 potentially damaged residential or business sites in Ames, Cambridge, Collins, Maxwell, Huxley, Gilbert), Roland and Story City (all in Story County), Iowa. 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, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:20 EDT There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms along the frontal boundary from portions of the southern Plains to the upper Great Lakes. Yesterday, over 35 reports of severe weather were received including two reports of tornadoes. Wind and hail reports were scattered over the Plains from Texas to North Dakota and Minnesota. Details...
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:41:48 EDT On Sunday August 1, 2010 a small solar flare erupted on the Sun at about 4 am EDT. Associated with this flare was a coronal mass ejection (CME) that was directed towards the Earth, moving at approximately 2.5 million miles an hour. As predicted by the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado, this CME arrived at Earth on Tuesday, August 3 at 12:41 pm EDT, kicking off a small geomagnetic storm. This geomagnetic activity is expected to continue at least two more days as this event winds down and then Earth is hit with another coronal mass ejection. The SWPC forecast is calling for activity to be strongest on Thursday, August 5. 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, 05 Aug 2010 11:14:34 EDT The Atlantic Basin remains on track for an active hurricane season, according to the scheduled seasonal outlook update issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. With the season’s peak just around the corner – late August through October – the need for preparedness plans is essential. Details...
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Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
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Tsunami Information for Hawaii
14 Aug 2010 23:12:48 -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
14 Aug 2010 23:11:28 -0000 Pacific Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Indian Ocean
12 Jun 2010 21:46:51 -0000 Indian Ocean Tsunami Information
Mon, 03 May 2010 14:13:02 EDT Stations, because flooding is a current 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 with the problems and stresses of flooding. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, 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 Internet link below are to sound files in .MP3 format (male or female voices, and some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts.
For TV, there are bottom-of-the-screen crawls for immediate use. There also are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. The TV PSAs 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.
Here is a link to the Internet site where you can download the PSAs and view the TV spots.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa/ 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
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:13:32 +0000  Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:42 UTC
Lat/Lon: 32.2052/-115.272
Depth: 0.22 Details...
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Volcano Information from USGS
Pagan Weekly Update issued Sep 3, 2010 05:12 ChST Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOWVolcanic unrest continues at Pagan Volcano. Clouds obscured satellite views of Pagan for most of the past week, though a weak steam and gas plume was observed during clear periods.
Pagan is not monitored with ground-based geophysical instrumentation and the only source of information is satellite observation and occasional reports from observers who visit the island. We will continue to evaluate satellite imagery and on-island reports when they become available, but because the volcano is not monitored with ground-based instruments, we cannot provide advanced warning of ... Details...
Cleveland Status Report issued Sep 2, 2010 10:57 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOWThermal anomalies continue to be detected at Cleveland Volcano in satellite images yesterday afternoon. The volcano was cloudy in satellite views last night. No other activity has been reported. AVO continues to monitor the volcano using satellite imagery.
Without a real-time seismic network at Cleveland, AVO is unable to track local earthquake activity related to volcanic unrest. Low-level ash emissions at Cleveland occur frequently and do not necessarily mean a larger eruption is imminent. Short-lived explosions with ash clouds or plumes that could exceed 20,000 ft above sea level ... Details...
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 2, 2010 07:40 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGEActivity Summary for past 24 hours: DI inflation started yesterday evening while Kilauea eruptive activity continued at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply one ocean entry and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated.
Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The summit tiltmeter network recorded the switch to DI ... Details...
 News from NOAA
Tracking Dangerous Hurricane EarlMon, 30 Aug 2010 15:55:44 -0400 NOAA’s National Weather Service is closely monitoring the powerful Hurricane Earl in the western Atlantic Ocean. For the latest forecasts visit weather.gov or hurricanes.gov. Details...
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