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href="https://www.weather.gov/news/252703-harpers-ferry"><img alt="" src="/images/news/252703-Potomac-River-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 27, 2025 - Water level observations return on the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia</span></strong></a><br /> Continues nearly 150 years of river level record keeping for a flood-prone region</p> </div> <div class="new25"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/spring-outlook-dry-in-west-milder-than-average-in-south-and-east"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Photo-Lassen-National-Volcanic-Park-05-2012-John-Cloud-NOAA(2).png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 20, 2025 - Spring Outlook: Dry in the West, milder than average in the South and East</span></strong></a><br /> Drought to develop or persist for Rocky Mountains, Southwest and southern Plains. Forecasters predict above-average temperatures for the East and Gulf Coast regions, while drought conditions continue in the Southwest.</p> </div> <div class="new25"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/251803-tri-State-tornado"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Tri-State-tornado-jackson-County-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 18, 2025 - March 18, 1925: Lookback on a harrowing day for the Tri-State of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.</span></strong></a><br /> One hundred years ago, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana experienced a real-life horror that we now refer to as the “Tri-State Tornado.” </p> </div> <div class="new25"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/250310-heat-hazard"><img alt="" src="/images/news/sm-mean-temperature-departures.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><strong><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/250310-heat-hazard"><span style="font-size:14px;">March 10, 2025 - National Weather Service revamps Heat Watch and Heat Warning products</span></a></strong><br /> To assist with people’s understanding of heat forecasts ahead of the summer season, NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) is simplifying its Heat Watches and Heat Warnings.</p> </div> <div class="new25"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://https://www.weather.gov/news/250703_tornado_activity"><img alt="" src="/images/news/slide/__thumbs/2006_F3%20Tornado%20Over%20Field.jpg/2006_F3%20Tornado%20Over%20Field__480x320.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><strong><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/250703_tornado_activity"><span style="font-size:14px;">March 7, 2025 - </span></a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/250703_tornado_activity"><span style="font-size:14px;">2024 Tornado Activity Reached Near-Historic Levels Across the U.S.</span></a></strong><br /> The severe weather that occurred in the U.S. in 2024 can be characterized as near historic and resulted in the second-highest number of tornadoes since record-keeping began in 1950, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, which is part of the National Weather Service.</p> </div> <div class="new25"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/new-noaa-system-ushers-in-next-generation-of-hurricane-modeling-forecasting"><img alt="" src="/images/news/New-NOAA-system.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/new-noaa-system-ushers-in-next-generation-of-hurricane-modeling-forecasting"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 13, 2025 - New NOAA system ushers in next generation of hurricane modeling, forecasting</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">National Hurricane Center saw improved forecast accuracy during 2024 Atlantic hurricane season</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newstwone24"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2024 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242012_holiday_travel"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Holiday-travels2024-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242012_holiday_travel"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 20, 2024 - Holiday travels throughout the U.S.</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The 2024 holiday season features a rare occurrence of Christmas Day falling on the first day of Hanukkah - which could mean even more folks will be in the air and on the roads than usual. And this time of year, the weather can be downright frightful!</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/science-behind-tsunamis"><img alt="" src="/images/news/tsunamis-12-16-2024.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/science-behind-tsunamis"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 16, 2024 - Get the science behind tsunamis</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A tsunami is a series of waves generated by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-tips-to-keep-you-safe-during-snow-squall"><img alt="" src="/images/news/snow-squall-dec.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 4, 2024 - 4 tips to keep you safe during a snow squall</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s that time of year to watch out for one of the most dangerous and underplayed winter hazards while on the road: Snow squalls.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/atlantic-hurricane-season-races-to-finish-within-range-of-predicted-number-of-named-storms"><img alt="" src="/images/news/2024-Atlantic-hurricane-season-nov-25.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 25, 2024 - Atlantic hurricane season races to finish within range of predicted number of named storms</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Nov. 30, showcased above-average activity, with a record-breaking ramp up following a peak-season lull. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/243009-cold-hazard-simplification"><img alt="" src="/images/news/240110-ECWW200.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 1, 2024 - National Weather Service revises watch, warning and advisory products for cold</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hazard Simplification project seeks to simplify weather messaging</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/update-to-us-precipitation-frequency-standards-now-accounts-for-climate-trends"><img alt="" src="/images/news/climate-trends.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 26, 2024 - Update to U.S. precipitation frequency standards now accounts for climate trends</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA seeks stakeholder feedback on Precipitation Atlas 15 pilot data before expanding nationwide</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242509-flood-inundation-map"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Flood-Inundation-200.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 25, 2024 - NOAA expands Flood Inundation Mapping to 30% of the U.S. population</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mapping services improve flood communication with emergency managers and the public</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241909-NOAA-Atlas-14"><img alt="" src="/images/news/atlas.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241909-NOAA-Atlas-14"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 19, 2024 - Precipitation frequency estimates updated for Idaho, Montana and Wyoming</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA Atlas 14 is the authoritative source for precipitation frequency information; used in flood risk management and infrastructure design</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/fall-safety-prepare-for-wildfires-and-pending-winter-weather"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Fall-safety24-9-11.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/fall-safety-prepare-for-wildfires-and-pending-winter-weather"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 6, 2024 - Fall safety: Prepare for wildfires and pending winter weather</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fall may bring images of changing leaves, football games and pumpkin patches to mind, but as we prepare for these annual autumn favorites, it’s also time to prepare for potential weather hazards.  </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/243008-fall-safety"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Fall-into-autumn.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/243008-fall-safety"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 30, 2024 - Fall into autumn with seasonal safety resources</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Stay up to date and be prepared by using National Weather Service (NWS) safety tips and infographics. And help spread the word by sharing this information with your family, friends, and social networks!</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241908-weather-radars"><img alt="" src="/images/news/RadarOperations-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 19, 2024 - National Weather Service completes major upgrades to weather radars</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Radar Operations Center completed a $150 million, nine-year Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) that extends the lifespan of the 159 weather radars that make up the nation’s Next Generation Weather Radar network (NEXRAD).</span><br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://research.noaa.gov/2024/07/22/noaa-tests-next-generation-wildfire-detection-and-warning-tools/"><img alt="" src="/images/news/242201wildfire-detection.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 22, 2024 - NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Next Generation Fire System uses AI to identify fires from observations made by GOES satellites</span><br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/twisters-noaa-tornado-science-behind-the-scenes"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA-tornado-Twisters.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 19, 2024- 'Twisters' movie: NOAA tornado science and staff behind the scenes</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA scientists worked with the film's producers to help make content more accurate</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241507-fire-weather-tools"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Fire-weather-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 16, 2024 - Fire weather tools from the National Weather Service</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Whether it is a prescribed burn, ground fire or crown fire, wildland fire managers can use tools from the NWS to help monitor and fight wildfires.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><img alt="" src="/images/news/GOES-19-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaas-goes-u-reaches-geostationary-orbit-now-designated-goes-19">July 8, 2024 - NOAA’s GOES-U reaches geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth’s equator</a></span></strong><br /> <span style="font-size:14px;">Satellite is now designated GOES-19</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/handling-waves-and-currents-how-to-stay-safe-in-water"><img alt="" src="/images/news/handling-waves.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/handling-waves-and-currents-how-to-stay-safe-in-water"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 26, 2024 - Handling waves and currents: How to stay safe in the water</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Planning a beach vacation this Independence Day or for later this summer? NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) wants you to know how to stay safe when you’re in the water.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news-events/noaas-goes-u"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA-tornado-science-sm01.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 25, 2024 - NOAA's GOES-U satellite has lift-off!</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Watch video of the satellite launch.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241006-greensight-weatherhive"><img alt="" src="/images/news/241006-GreenSight-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 10, 2024 - NOAA to evaluate observations gathered using nano sized UAS in Tulsa, Oklahoma</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">WeatherHive’s uncrewed nano drones will gather real-time atmospheric measurements in the boundary layer</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/240606-staying-weather"><img alt="" src="/images/news/240706-Weather-Ready-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 7, 2024 - Staying Weather-Ready in the great outdoors this summer</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NWS Celebrates the important work of our WRN Ambassadors in helping communities address the impacts of extreme weather.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/240306-summer-safety-tips"><img alt="" src="/images/news/240306summer-safety.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 3, 2024 - The Beach and Sun: Summer Safety Tips from NOAA</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At the National Weather Service, we usher in each season with new safety tips and infographics on key weather hazards to keep everyone ahead of any storm.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242205-grandSKY"><img alt="" src="/images/news/242105-MM-670-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242205-grandSKY"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 24, 2024 - NOAA to evaluate observations from weather drones</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA partners with GrandSKY, Synoptic Data PBC and Meteomatics on research project in North Dakota to deploy advanced weather drones to gather upper air observations to determine usefulness to weather forecasting</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242405-Do-not-Fry-Day"><img alt="" src="/images/news/2024-Do-not-Fry-Day.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 24, 2024 - Don’t Fry! Protect Yourself From the Dangers of the Sun</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The sun’s UV rays can cause sunburn and damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes, while making you more susceptible to dehydration and heat related illness, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season"><img alt="" src="/images/news/2024-Atlantic-hurricane-season.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 23, 2024 - NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">La Niña and warmer-than-average ocean temperatures are major drivers of tropical activity</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242205-rip-current-safety"><img alt="" src="/images/news/242205Rip-current.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242205-rip-current-safety"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 22, 2024 - Rip current safety ahead of the Memorial Day weekend</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) is reminding beach goers ahead of the Memorial Day weekend to be aware of the dangers of rip currents and other beach hazards -- and to only swim on beaches that have a lifeguard, if at all possible. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2024-central-pacific-hurricane-season"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Pacific-hurricane-season-242105.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 21, 2024 - NOAA predicts a below-normal 2024 central Pacific hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A quick transition to La Niña conditions is likely this summer</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-30m-to-improve-tsunami-ocean-observing-system"><img alt="" src="/images/news/241705-tsunami%20ocean.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 17, 2024 - Biden-Harris Administration invests $30M to improve tsunami ocean-observing system through Investing in America agenda</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Funding will support NWS efforts to increase tsunami detection capability for improved tsunami warnings</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA-Verizon-team.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/strong-geomagnetic-storm-reaches-earth-continues-through-weekend"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 11, 2024 -- NOAA, Verizon team up to advance disaster response research</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Project will explore use of UAS to collect aerial imagery of storm-damaged areas</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/strong-geomagnetic-storm-reaches-earth-continues-through-weekend"><img alt="" src="/images/news/storm240510-02.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 10, 2024 - NOAA forecasters issue geomagnetic storm warning</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Space weather forecasters have observed at least seven coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/science-first-responders-day-in-life-of-noaa-fire-weather-forecaster-robert-rickey"><img alt="" src="/images/news/forecasters240510.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 30, 2024 - Science First Responder: A day in the life of NOAA fire weather forecaster Robert Rickey</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When a large wildfire breaks out, NWS is on the scene to help fight fires with weather forecasts</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-expands-availability-of-new-heat-forecast-tool-ahead-of-summer"><img alt="" src="/images/news/heat240510-02.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 22, 2024 - NOAA expands availability of new heat forecast tool ahead of summer</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaboration with CDC provides health guidance for those most vulnerable to heat</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/50-years-later-remembering-1974-tornado-super-outbreak"><img alt="" src="/images/news/tornado1974.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 3, 2024 - 50 years later: Remembering the 1974 tornado Super Outbreak</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">50 years ago today, the South and part of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys were devastated by one of the most significant weather events in U.S. history.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/national-weather-service-launches-new-website-for-water-prediction-and-products"><img alt="" src="/images/news/water-prediction2024.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 28, 2024 - National Weather Service launches new website for water prediction and products</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This new hub for water data, products and services combines local and regional forecasts with water data and new national level capabilities, such as flood inundation maps and the National Water Model.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241103-ElNino"><img alt="" src="/images/news/ElNino-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 11, 2024 - El Niño brought drought relief to places that needed it most</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">One of the strongest El Niño events on record is starting to weaken as the winter of 2023-2024 enters its final days</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/noaa-incident-meteorologists-prepare-for-wildfire-season"><img alt="" src="/images/news/wildfire-season-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 7, 2024 -- NOAA Incident Meteorologists prepare for wildfire season</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fire weather training sharpens skills, ensures IMET readiness to keep firefighters safe</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/240103-spring-safety-campaign"><img alt="" src="/images/news/spring-night-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/240103-spring-safety-campaign"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 1, 2024 - A change of seasons: 2024 NWS Spring Safety Campaign</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At the National Weather Service, we usher in each season with a slew of new safety tips and infographics on key pertinent weather hazards to keep everyone ahead of the storm.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/242201-weather-forecasting"><img alt="" src="/images/news/240702Honeywell.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 7, 2024 - NOAA and Honeywell to explore use of HALAS upper-air data to aid in weather forecasting</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Instrument will gather atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, similar to weather balloons</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Cone_Graphic_Change_Announcement.pdf"><img alt="" src="/images/news/240602-nhc.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 6, 2024 -- National Hurricane Center proposes changes to the tropical cyclone forecast cone graphic </span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In August, NHC will begin issuing an experimental version of the cone graphic that includes watches and warnings for inland tropical storms and hurricanes.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/goes-u-road-launch"><img alt="" src="/images/news/GOES-U-241801.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 17, 2024 - NOAA prepares GOES-U satellite for launch</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Learn about the milestones the spacecraft must complete before liftoff this spring</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241101-national-water-prediction"><img alt="" src="/images/news/mailer/241201NWSlaunches.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/241101-national-water-prediction"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 12, 2024 - NWS launches new website to house the next generation of water forecast services and flood inundation maps</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Access to water data and water prediction services from NOAA’s National Weather Service just got easier.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-34-million-to-support-noaa-fire-weather-research"><img alt="" src="/images/news/mailer/NOAA-fire-weather.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 10, 2024 - Administration invests $34 million for NOAA fire weather research through Investing in America agenda</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Funds will be used to improve early wildfire detection, support emergency response and keep wildland firefighters safe.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newstwone23"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2023 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/231912-holiday-weekend-forecast"><img alt="" src="/images/news/noaa-logo-123.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/231912-holiday-weekend-forecast"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 19, 2023 - Holiday Weekend Forecast: Mild for Most, Storms for Some</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Meteorologists at the National Weather Service may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but they’re not forecasting one for most of the United States. At least the weather is favorable for most people who have plans to travel this year! Here’s the day-by-day breakdown of what to expect.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/new-path-for-space-weather-collaboration-among-federal-agencies"><img alt="" src="/images/news/230812_space%20weather.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 8, 2023 - New path for space weather collaboration among federal agencies</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Space weather scientists at NOAA and experts across the government celebrated a new collaborative effort to improve space weather forecasts and services to mitigate impacts of space weather.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-ranks-4th-for-most-named-storms-in-year"><img alt="" src="/images/news/mailer/2023Atlantic.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-ranks-4th-for-most-named-storms-in-year" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 28, 2023 - 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ranks 4th for most-named storms in a year</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The above-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Nov. 30, was characterized by record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures and a strong El Nino.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/thanksgiving-weekend-chill-in-air-for-most-snow-in-west" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/images/news/thanksgiving2023.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/thanksgiving-weekend-chill-in-air-for-most-snow-in-west" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 21, 2023 - Thanksgiving weekend: A chill in the air for most, snow in the West</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA forecasters anticipate chilly temperatures across the country for Thanksgiving Day and the holiday weekend, with overall low chances of precipitation.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaa-21-operational" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA-21.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 8, 2023 - NOAA-21 Satellite is Now Fully Operational</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The newest satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation that provides critical weather data, NOAA-21 launched last year and has now completed its post-launch testing period.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/102723-sw-testbed"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA%20hosts-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 27, 2023 - NOAA hosts exercise on space weather threats to satellite operations</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Satellite orbital drag and energetic particles topped the list of space weather threats to low-Earth orbit satellites discussed at the Satellite Environment Testbed Exercise held in Boulder, Colorado this week.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-translate-forecasts-warnings-into-spanish-and-chinese"><img alt="" src="/images/news/translate-icon.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-translate-forecasts-warnings-into-spanish-and-chinese"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 26, 2023 - NOAA uses Artificial Intelligence to translate forecasts, warnings into Spanish and Chinese</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA’s National Weather Service has provided manual translations of weather forecasts and warnings in Spanish for the past 30 years, but now the agency has a new tool to be more accurate, efficient and equitable.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/102523-solar-cycle-25-update"><img alt="thumbnail" src="/images/news/solar-25-update-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 25, 2023 - NOAA forecasts quicker, stronger peak of solar activity</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/102523-solar-cycle-25-update"> </a><br /> NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a revised prediction for solar activity during Solar Cycle 25 that concludes solar activity will increase more quickly and peak at a higher level than previously predicted.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-wetter-south-warmer-north"><img alt="" src="/images/news/WinterOutlook231910.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 19, 2023 - U.S. Winter Outlook: Wetter South, warmer North </span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-wetter-south-warmer-north"> </a><br /> This year, El Nino is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-26-million-to-improve-noaa-forecasts-of-droughts-and-floods"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAA-forecasts.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-26-million-to-improve-noaa-forecasts-of-droughts-and-floods"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 11, 2023 - Biden-Harris Administration invests $26 million to improve NOAA forecasts of droughts and floods through public-private partnership</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232609-experimental-flood-inundation-maps"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support NOAA’s efforts to improve monitoring of soil moisture and snow levels throughout the Upper Missouri River Basin.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-80-million-to-improve-water-predication-capabilities"><img alt="" src="/images/news/road-closed.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-announces-80-million-to-improve-water-predication-capabilities"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 27, 2023 - Biden-Harris Administration announces $80 million through Investing in America Agenda to improve flood prediction capabilities</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232609-experimental-flood-inundation-maps"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This funding supports NOAA’s efforts to upgrade the National Water Model and expand Flood Inundation Mapping services.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232609-experimental-flood-inundation-maps"><img alt="" src="/images/news/fim-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 26, 2023 - NWS unveils new experimental flood inundation maps for much of east Texas, central Pennsylvania and parts of the Northeast</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232609-experimental-flood-inundation-maps"> </a><br /> These new services complement and support the issuance of flood watches and warnings by providing near-real-time, high-resolution, street-level visualizations showing where, when, and how much flood waters are forecast.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-forecasters-increase-atlantic-hurricane-season-prediction-to-above-normal"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAAforecasters-231008.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 10, 2023 - NOAA forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane season prediction to ‘above normal’</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-forecasters-increase-atlantic-hurricane-season-prediction-to-above-normal"> </a><br /> Forecasters believe that current ocean and atmospheric conditions, such as record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures, are likely to counterbalance the usually limiting atmospheric conditions associated with the ongoing El Nino event.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-completes-upgrade-to-weather-and-climate-supercomputer-system"><img alt="" src="/images/news/climate%20supercomputer%20system%20231008.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 10, 2023 - NOAA completes upgrade to weather and climate supercomputer system</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The increased computing power and storage will help improve forecast model guidance for years to come and allow for other weather prediction advances.</span><br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232707-space-weather-prediction"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/den_wind_wam_opt_1.gif" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 27, 2023 - NOAA advances space weather prediction for satellite industry with model upgrade, new products</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Model upgrade will provide increased lead time for predicting the impact of geomagnetic storms on communications and navigation systems and will deliver new products for satellite operators to help with decision-making, maneuver planning, orbit prediction, and collision avoidance.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232407-cohesive-marine-forecast"><img alt="" src="/images/news/232407-MarineForecast-01-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 24, 2023 - Creating A Cohesive Marine Forecast</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The National Weather Service (NWS), in collaboration with other nations, plays a critical role in generating marine forecasts that contribute to a global network of marine information such as wind speed, wave height, and more.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-launches-new-hurricane-forecast-model-as-atlantic-season-starts-strong"><img alt="" src="/images/news/hurricane%20forecast%20july13.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 13, 2023 - NOAA launches new hurricane forecast model as Atlantic season starts strong</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The new model will run alongside existing models for the 2023 season before replacing them as NOAA’s premier hurricane forecasting model.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/8-tools-you-can-use-to-stay-lightning-safe-summer"><img alt="" src="/images/news/mailer/lightningsm2023.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 6, 2023 - 8 tools you can use to stay lightning safe this summer</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With summer heat comes pop-up thunderstorms across much of the U.S., leading to a daily threat of lightning and other thunderstorm hazards.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232606-ripcurrent-safety"><img alt="" src="/images/news/ripcurrent-sm%202023.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 29, 2023 - Rip current safety ahead of the July 4th weekend</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) is reminding beach goers ahead of the July 4th weekend to be aware of the dangers of rip currents and other beach hazards -- and to swim near a lifeguard, if at all possible. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/23-20-06-us-canada-geoelectric"><img alt="" src="/images/wrn/space-weather-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 21, 2023 - NOAA upgrades space weather model used by the electric power industry</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When severe and extreme geomagnetic space weather storms occur, they can generate unexpected currents in electric power transmission lines at the surface, putting the stability of electrical grids at risk. Providing accurate and timely information that allow grid operators to protect their systems is one of the primary missions of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/230706-ElNino"><img alt="" src="/images/news/2023El%20Nino_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 8, 2023 -   NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The expected El Nino has emerged, according to scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/time-lapse-of-solar-cycle-25-displays-increasing-activity-the-sun"><img alt="" src="/images/news/solar2023.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 2, 2023 - Solar Cycle 25 time-lapse and timeline from December 2019 to April 2023</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">New time-lapse shows increasing activity on the Sun. NOAA satellites captured the activity while NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center forecasters issued alerts, watches and warnings, and tracked the solar events.</span><br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-outlook"><img alt="" src="/images/news/NOAApredicts.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 25, 2023 - NOAA predicts a near-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA is forecasting a range of 12 to 17 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher).</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-upgrades-model-to-improve-storm-surge-forecasting"><img alt="" src="/images/news/230205_%20upgrades_model.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 2, 2023 - NOAA upgrades model to improve forecasts of storm surge during tropical cyclones</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This upgrade advances storm surge modeling and forecasting for the contiguous U.S. (CONUS), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and comes just in time for the 2023 hurricane season beginning on June 1 and running through November 30.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232604-space-weather-workshop"><img alt="" src="/images/news/space-weather-workshop.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 27, 2023 - Storms from the sun spark collaboration at 24th annual Space Weather Workshop</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/232604-space-weather-workshop"> </a><br /> Scientists and industry offer solutions to improve space weather observations, prediction</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/severe-geomagnetic-storm-hits-earth-aurora-may-be-visible-as-far-south-as-alabama"><img alt="" src="/images/news/geomagnetic-storm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 24, 2023 - Severe geomagnetic storm hits Earth</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/severe-geomagnetic-storm-hits-earth-aurora-may-be-visible-as-far-south-as-alabama"> </a><br /> NOAA forecasters observed a severe geomagnetic storm (G4) on Earth April 23. The G4 storm was caused by a filament eruption on the sun associated with a solar flare. </span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-tech/landmark-buoys-across-tropical-pacific-ocean-get-makeover"><img alt="" src="/images/news/041123-tao-buoy.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 11, 2023 - NWS prepares for major upgrade to TAO buoy array</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experts at the National Data Buoy Center have designed a more strategically placed TAO array and the buoys will have additional sensors and new capabilities. Better data will improve the prediction and understanding of El Niño/La Niña climate patterns, which affect weather around the world.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/mike-brennan-selected-as-director-of-noaa-national-hurricane-center"><img alt="" src="/images/news/MikeBrennan-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 10, 2023 - Mike Brennan selected as director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NOAA has selected Mike Brennan, Ph.D., to serve as the next director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, as preparations continue ahead of the 2023 hurricane season. He will assume this new role effective today, April 10, 2023.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/040623-space-scientist"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Spaceweather2023.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 7, 2023 - Space weather forecasting and impacts: what you need to know</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We connected with SWPC’s Rob Steenburgh to talk about space weather and what to expect during Solar Cycle 25’s solar maximum.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/230504_crosspoint_daycare"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Selma.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 6, 2023 - When Knowing Your Safe Place Meant Everything: The January 2023 Selma, AL Tornado</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/230504_crosspoint_daycare"> </a><br /> In the early morning of January 12, 2023, the director of Crosspoint Daycare in Selma, Alabama, gave her employees a quick overview of the potential for severe weather later that day. She had done this numerous times before, but this day would be different.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/spring-outlook-california-drought-cut-by-half-with-more-relief-to-come"><img alt="" src="/images/news/spring2023.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 16, 2023 - Spring Outlook: California drought cut by half with more relief to come</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">According to NOAA’s U.S. Spring Outlook, the abnormally wet winter will further improve drought across much of the western U.S. as the snowpack melts in the coming months.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/231303-weather-disasters"><img alt="" src="/images/news/WRN-Ambassador-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 13, 2023 - WRN Ambassador Helping Ease the Impact on Children after Weather Disasters</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Project Bear Hugs aims to help reduce the lasting effects of natural disasters on children by providing comfort and support in the aftermath of a disaster. Disaster relief kits, filled with comfort items, are designed to help provide children with a sense of security and comfort during a difficult time.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/national-weather-service-welcomes-american-red-cross-as-core-partner"><img alt="" src="/images/news/nws-redcross.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 10, 2023 - National Weather Service welcomes American Red Cross as a core partner</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/national-weather-service-welcomes-american-red-cross-as-core-partner"> </a><br /> Leaders of NOAA’s National Weather Service and the Red Cross signed a groundbreaking agreement that will enhance collaboration between the organizations before and during large-scale weather disasters.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/230303-spring-safety"><img alt="" src="/images/news/outside-of-heatwaves-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/230303-spring-safety"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 3, 2023 - Are You Weather-Ready for the Spring?</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As cold winter nights are replaced by the warmth of longer daylight hours, the National Weather Service invites you to do two important things that may save your life or the life of a loved one.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/23-22-02-marine-WRNA"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 24, 2023 - </span></strong><img alt="" src="/images/news/scoop-232402.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">The SCOOP: When do the most dangerous storms occur on the high seas?</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), part of the National Weather Service, is giving you the SCOOP (Self Contained Ocean Observing Payload) buoy. The SCOOP is an example of recent improvements to oceanic observation capabilities, a requirement for modern weather forecasting models.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/severe-storm-research-campaign-kicks-off-second-year-of-data-gathering"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 8, 2023 - </span></strong><img alt="Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering" src="/images/news/230801_SevereStorm-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the southeastern U.S., with more than 200 reported tornadoes and 14 fatalities.</span></p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/tsunami-asteroid-impact-66-million-years-ago/"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 15, 2023 - Watch: F</span></strong><img alt="Tsunami: Asteroid Impact - 66 Million Years Ago" src="/images/news/Tsunami2023_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">irst global simulation of megatsunami following ancient asteroid impact</span></strong></a><br /> The 6+ miles wide asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago, widely accepted to have wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet’s plant and animal species, also triggered a megatsunami with mile-high waves.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/record-drought-gripped-much-of-us-in-2022"><img alt="Record drought gripped much of the U.S. in 2022" src="/images/news/drought2022.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 10, 2023 - Record drought gripped much of the U.S. in 2022</span></strong></a><br /> The year was also marked by numerous severe weather events, devastating hurricanes and deadly flooding across parts of the country.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010123"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/010623-ken-graham-qa"><img alt=" Ken Graham" src="/images/news/ken2023-200.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 06, 2023 - Leading Change at the National Weather Service: A Conversation with Ken Graham</span></strong></a><br /> Ken Graham became director of the National Weather Service last summer and recently surpassed his first six months as the agency’s 17th leader. Let’s chat with Ken to learn more about how these early days of his tenure unfolded, and what’s up ahead.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newstwoneee"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2022 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/cold-for-holidays-blast-of-frigid-arctic-air-to-affect-most-of-us"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/Dangerousblizzard.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 21, 2022 - Cold for the holidays: Blast of frigid, Arctic air to affect most of U.S.</span></strong></a><br /> Extremely cold arctic air is expected to plunge southward and impact much of the country through Hanukkah and into the week of Christmas, December 22–26, according to NOAA forecasters.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/damaging-2022-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-close"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/2022_AH_sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 29, 2022 - Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close</span></strong></a><br /> The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30, but the impact of Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona — which brought extensive damage to Florida’s coast and Puerto</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/thanksgiving-weekend-weather-mild-for-most-rainy-for-some"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/thanksgivingWeekend-2022_Sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 22, 2022 - Thanksgiving weekend weather: Mild for most, rainy for some</span></strong></a><br /> Be sure to check your local forecast, and give yourself extra time to travel if rain or snow is predicted to occur along your path.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/111522-starlink"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/221521.sm.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/111522-starlink"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 15, 2022 - New study highlights need for better space weather observations and forecasts for the emerging commercial spacecraft industry</span></strong></a><br /> A new study in Space Weather, a journal published by the American Geophysical Union, provides an analysis of space weather conditions that led to the Starlink satellite loss.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/220411_snow-squall"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/220411-Snow-Squall200.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 7, 2022 - Impact-Based Snow Squall Alerts coming to mobile devices</span></strong></a><br />  In an effort to distinguish high-impact snow squalls from others, the NWS will begin issuing impact-based Snow Squall Warnings using the “significant” tag for events that pose a substantial threat to safe travel.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/103122-allie-allen"><img alt="Allison Allen" src="/images/news/AllisonAllen.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 31, 2022 - The rise of women leaders at the National Weather Service: A conversation with Allison Allen</span></strong></a><br /> With renewed commitment and an action plan to improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, the National Weather Service is promoting more women into leadership positions today than ever before.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-warmer-drier-south-with-ongoing-la-nina"><img alt="" src="/images/news/WinterOutlook-us.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 20, 2022 - U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer, drier South with ongoing La Nina</span></strong></a><br /> This year La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/101722-jamie-rhome-cone"><img alt="" src="/images/news/Jamie-Rhome-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/101722-jamie-rhome-cone"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 17, 2022 - The Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Cone: A conversation with Jamie Rhome, acting director of the National Hurricane Center</span></strong></a><br /> Jamie Rhome, NHC Acting Director, sits down for a question and answer session about the Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Cone and Hurricane Ian.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/new-lightning-tool-tells-striking-story"><img alt="" src="/images/news/striking-story-10.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/new-lightning-tool-tells-striking-story"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 3, 2022 - New lightning tool tells a striking story</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s new Lightning Climatology tool for the continental U.S. shows when cloud-to-ground lightning flashes are historically most frequent for any location across the country.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/multimedia/photos-images/photo-story-fighting-fire-with-forecasts"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/PhotostoryFightingFire.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/multimedia/photos-images/photo-story-fighting-fire-with-forecasts"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 20 2022 - Photo story: Travel to the frontlines of a wildfire with NWS Incident Meteorologists</span></strong></a><br /> IMETs provide critical fire weather information to wildfire management teams so they can map out the safest possible tactics for firefighters.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/220822-hurricane-andrews"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Hurricane-Andrew-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 22, 2022 - Hurricane Andrew’s 30th Anniversary</span></strong></a><br /> In August of 1992, Hurricane Andrew slammed into South Florida before making a second U.S. landfall in Louisiana. At the time, it was the costliest and most damaging hurricane ever to hit the United States.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-still-expects-above-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/hurricane-season2022.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 4, 2022 - NOAA still expects above-normal Atlantic hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> Atmospheric and oceanic conditions still favor an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s annual mid-season update issued today by the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-administration-launches-heatgov-with-tools-for-communities-facing-extreme-heat"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/extreme-heat-sm200.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 26, 2022 - Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat</span></strong></a><br /> Heat.gov is a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072622-slack"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/NWS_logo.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 26, 2022 - NWSChat migrating to Slack</span></strong></a><br /> In support of NWS forecasters and their partners, the National Weather Service is upgrading its chat service to improve reliability, security and expand functionality.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/june-2022-us-dominated-by-remarkable-heat-dryness"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/221307Storm%20-damage.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 11, 2022 - U.S. dominated by remarkable heat, dryness in June</span></strong></a><br /> The year so far also brought nine separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters to the nation — including tornado outbreaks, damaging hail and extreme drought.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-supercomputers-for-weather-and-climate-forecasts-get-major-bump"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/062822-supercomputers.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-supercomputers-for-weather-and-climate-forecasts-get-major-bump"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 28, 2022 - U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump</span></strong></a><br /> The new supercomputers provide a significant upgrade to computing capacity, storage space and interconnect speed of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/062422-wea-10yr"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/mailer/062422-wea10yr.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/062422-wea-10yr"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 24, 2022 - National Weather Service celebrates 10th anniversary of life-saving Wireless Emergency Alerts</span></strong></a><br /> The first Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) was sent on June 28, 2012, by the National Weather Service for a Flash Flood Warning near Santa Fe, New Mexico.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/062122-summer-safety"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/nws/Summer.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/062122-summer-safety"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 21, 2022 - Weather-Ready for the Summer</span></strong></a><br /> Enjoying the outdoors is one of the best parts of the summer season. While relishing all the sun and fun, though, are you making sure to keep safety in mind?</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/kenneth-graham-selected-as-next-director-of-noaas-national-weather-service"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ken-graham-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/kenneth-graham-selected-as-next-director-of-noaas-national-weather-service"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 7, 2022 - Kenneth Graham selected as next director of NOAA’s National Weather Service</span></strong></a><br /> Kenneth Graham is the next NOAA assistant administrator for weather services and the 17th director of the National Weather Service, effective today, June 7, 2022.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/220106-wet-bulb-globe"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/220106-StayWeatherReady200.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/220106-wet-bulb-globe"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 1, 2022 - NWS Wet Bulb Globe Temperature forecasts transition to operational</span></strong></a><br /> A few minutes of exposure to direct sunlight can be extremely taxing on the human body, so it’s important to know whether or not it’s too dangerous to head outside – especially if you’re planning to engage in strenuous activities.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/052722-dont-fry-day"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/dontfry22-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 27, 2022 - Stay Safe in the Heat while having Fun in the Sun</span></strong></a><br /> The Friday before every Memorial Day marks Don’t Fry Day, an important day to revisit key tips to stay safe and healthy in the sun, as well as a great opportunity to be reminded of overall heat safety.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2022-atlantic-hurricane-season"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/022-Atlantic-H.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 24, 2022 - NOAA predicts above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season</span></strong></a><br /> Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2022-central-pacific-hurricane-season"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Central-Hurricane-2022.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2022-central-pacific-hurricane-season"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 18, 2022 - NOAA predicts a below-normal 2022 Central Pacific hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> There is a 60% chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/051322-mary-erickson-qa"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/221605-MaryErickson.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/051322-mary-erickson-qa"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 16, 2022 - National Weather Service’s Mary Erickson Talks Organizational Culture, Women in STEM, and the Future of the National Weather Service</span></strong></a><br /> Recently retired NWS Director Louis W. Uccellini guided the agency through organizational change and positioned its workforce for future success. And by his side for the past 5 years ensuring that it all came together has been the agency’s deputy director, Mary Erickson.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/050522-gis-viewer"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/gis-map-viewer-default.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 5, 2022 - We want your feedback on the NWS Experimental National GIS Map Viewer</span></strong></a><br /> In July of 2021, the NWS began an experimental phase of an Experimental National Geographic Information System (GIS) Map Viewer (“the Viewer”) web application, and since then, we’ve made some changes that’d we’d love to hear from you about!</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/multimedia/photos-images/photo-story-so-how-do-you-maintain-huge-weather-buoy-network"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Buoy-041122-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 15, 2022 - Photo story: So how do you maintain a huge weather buoy network?</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s 200 moored buoys operate in a harsh environment, subjected to powerful ocean currents, fluctuating strong winds, surging waves, sea salt, the sun’s ultraviolet rays, cold temperatures and even vandalism.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/040522-SafePlaceSelfie"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/SafePlaceSelfie-2022-news-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 5, 2022 - Prepare for extreme weather and share your #SafePlaceSelfie</span></strong></a><br /> Extreme weather doesn’t stop for anyone, and it only takes one storm to devastate a community. That’s why it’s essential that you take the time to identify your “safe place” – a secure location that can keep you safe from a specific weather hazard.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/222103-IDSS"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/222103_IDSS_117.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 22, 2022 - A Decade of WRN: The Making of an IDSS Agency</span></strong></a><br /> IDSS factors in not only the traditional aspects of a weather forecast but also expected impacts on public safety, travel, essential services, and government operations.<br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/221603-IMETs"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/IMETs001-sm.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 16, 2022 - NOAA Incident Meteorologists prepare for another busy fire year</span></strong></a><br /> Weather is one of the most important determinants of how easily a wildfire starts, how dangerous it is, how fast it spreads and where it goes. That’s why meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS) play an important role in the nation’s firefighting efforts.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/2022-ss-campaign"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/2022-ss.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 8, 2022 - Spring is here!  Are you prepared?</span></strong></a><br /> It’s starting to feel a lot like spring in some parts of the country – and with that comes spring weather hazards such as flooding, thunderstorms, rip currents, tornadoes, and more.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaas-goes-t-blasts-into-orbit"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/satellite220203.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 1, 2022 - NOAA’s GOES-T blasts into orbit</span></strong></a><br /> GOES-T will track destructive wildfires, lightning, Pacific Ocean-based storms, dense fog, and other hazards that threaten the U.S. West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska. It will also monitor solar activity and space weather to provide early warnings of disruptions to power grids, communications and navigation systems.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-coastline-to-see-up-to-foot-of-sea-level-rise-by-2050"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/220201_flood.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 15, 2022 - U.S. coastline to see up to a foot of sea level rise by 2050</span></strong></a><br /> The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise by the year 2050 as it witnessed in the previous hundred years. That’s according to a NOAA-led report updating sea level rise decision-support information for the U.S. released today in partnership with half a dozen other federal agencies.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/iaem_standard_radar_02082022"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/220201_radar.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 15, 2022 - NWS offers a new radar website for low bandwidth users</span></strong></a><br /> Local Standard Radar provides individuals on low bandwidth networks with a reliable, fast loading website for radar images, radar loops, and warning polygons in effect. The new option is similar to the NWS’s radar website that was discontinued in Dec. 2020.  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-helps-fill-critical-communication-gaps-in-wake-of-tonga-tsunami"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/221402-Tsunami-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-helps-fill-critical-communication-gaps-in-wake-of-tonga-tsunami"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 7, 2022 - NOAA helps fill critical communication gaps in wake of Tonga Tsunami</span></strong> </a><br /> As Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano began to erupt on January 15, 2022, it sent more than tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean — some forms of communications in the region were sent into the dark, too. The eruption broke an underwater communications cable, leaving most of the island nation without internet access and other forms of communication.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/worlds-longest-lightning-flash-on-record-captured-by-noaa-satellites"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/221402-satellites-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 1, 2022 - World's longest lightning flash on record captured by NOAA satellites</span></strong> </a><br /> A single lightning bolt captured by NOAA satellites was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the world’s longest flash on record (477 miles).<br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/ndbc-burnett-012121"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/william-burnett-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 21, 2022 - Dr. William Burnett named Director of the National Data Buoy Center</span></strong></a><br /> Dr. William Burnett is the new director of NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center — a division of NOAA's National Weather Service. As director, he is ensuring the nation's maritime safety by successfully operating the world’s largest real-time marine observation network.</p> </div> <div class="newsst010122"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-saw-its-4th-warmest-year-on-record-fueled-by-record-warm-december"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/warm-December-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 10, 2022 - U.S. saw its 4th-warmest year on record, fueled by a record-warm December</span></strong></a><br /> The year 2021 was marked by extremes across the U.S., including exceptional warmth, devastating severe weather and the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters on record.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newstwone"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2021 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/crh/dec112021"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/2021_12_1011_SupercellTrackComposite%20-sm.gif" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 15, 2021 - Storm Damage Summaries for Dec 10-11 Tornado Outbreak</span></strong></a><br /> A strong storm system moving across the central and southern United States resulted in widespread severe weather across the region on December 10 and 11. The NWS confirmed 41 tornadoes as of today, and several long track tornadoes.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211312-decade-of-wrn"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/external-inputs-NWSoutputs-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 14, 2021 - A Decade of Weather-Ready Nation: Looking Back While Moving Forward</span></strong> </a><br /> In 2011, the U.S. experienced multiple extreme weather events and although NWS issued accurate and timely warnings, over 1,000 lives were lost. This highlighted a hard truth — that while forecasts and warnings are extremely crucial, the public knowing how and when to take the right action based on this information is just as important.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/heading-into-backcountry-snow-check-forecasts-first"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Avalanche-sm.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 2, 2021 - Heading into backcountry snow? Check the forecasts first</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS), the U.S. Forest Service National Avalanche Center, and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center are working together to get you the information you need to keep you safe and informed while enjoying winter recreation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/active-2021-atlantic-hurricane-season-officially-ends"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/2021%20Atlantic-hu-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 30, 2021 - Active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends</span></strong></a><br /> The active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes today having produced 21 named storms, including seven hurricanes of which four were major hurricanes.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/210311-wrn-partners"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/build-wrn-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212209-deaf-hearing"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/210311-wrn-partners"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 3, 2021 - Partners Working Together to Build a Weather-Ready Nation</span></strong></a><br /> Partners within the Weather-Ready Nation all work together to achieve weather-readiness. One example of this occurred on October 16, 2021, a pleasant fall Saturday, when a dangerous marine wind event developed in the Chesapeake Bay.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/2021-ambassadorsof-excellence"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/211210-wrn(1).png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212209-deaf-hearing"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/2021-ambassadorsof-excellence"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 13, 2021 - NWS Recognizes 2021 Ambassadors of Excellence</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s National Weather Service recognized “Ambassadors of Excellence” during the 5th annual Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador tour for their commitment and significant contributions to building a more Weather-Ready Nation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212209-deaf-hearing"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/212209-Radios-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 22, 2021 - Helping the deaf and hard of hearing become more Weather-Ready</span></strong></a><br />  It’s the International Week of Deaf People and this year’s theme is “Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities.”</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211709-fall-safety-tips"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/211709-Remain-vigilant-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 17, 2021 - 4 Fall Safety Tips</span></strong></a><br /> To help you and your loved ones prepare for fall hazards, such as hurricanes, drought, wildfires and more, the National Weather Service (NWS) launched its Fall Safety Campaign on September 1.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211409-temperature-precipitation-maps" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/temperature-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211409-temperature-precipitation-maps"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 16, 2021 - Climate Prediction Center launches new maps for temperature and precipitation outlooks</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) launched a new look and feel to some of their temperature and precipitation maps to better communicate upcoming climate outlooks across the U.S.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/091421-swag-members" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/aurora-borealis-sm200.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/091421-swag-members"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 14, 2021 - NOAA Announces Appointees to New Space Weather Advisory Group</span></strong></a><br /> The members were chosen to provide a range of views that represent the span of the space weather community and end-user sectors.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211309-7ripcurrent" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/7ripcurrent-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211309-7ripcurrent"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 13, 2021 - 7 rip current myths debunked</span></strong></a><br /> Many people still do not know what rip currents are, how to spot them, or what to do if they are caught in one.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WBGT-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 10, 2021 - Wet Bulb Globe Temperature: How and when to use it</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211009-WBGT"> </a><br /> Extreme heat is a major weather-related hazard. WBGT is an experimental forecast tool indicating expected heat stress on the human body when in direct sunlight.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/louis-w-uccellini-director-of-us-national-weather-service-to-retire" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Louis.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/louis-w-uccellini-director-of-us-national-weather-service-to-retire" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 7, 2021 - Louis W. Uccellini, director of the U.S. National Weather Service, to retire</span></strong></a><br /> Louis W. Uccellini, federal scientist, global leader in meteorology and renowned expert and author on U.S. winter storms, has announced his plan to retire from public service on Jan. 1, 2022.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f98352e2153b4865b99ba53b86021b65" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/MidwestDerecho.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f98352e2153b4865b99ba53b86021b65" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> August 5, 2021 - The costliest severe thunderstorm event in United States history</span></strong></a><br /> A long-lived line of severe storms known as a "derecho" produced severe wind damage across portions of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio on Monday, August 10, 2020.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212727-rescue-qa"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Amy-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212727-rescue-qa"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 27, 2021 - Q&A: NWS employee and husband rescue child caught in rip current</span></strong></a><br /> NWS National Cooperative Observer Program Manager, Amy Fritz, and her husband, Ryan, heroically saved a young boy from a rip current while vacationing in North Carolina in August 2020.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072221-svr-wea"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/212207-sm-hunderstorm.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072221-svr-wea"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 22, 2021 - New “Destructive” Severe Thunderstorm Warning category to trigger Wireless Emergency Alerts on mobile phones</span></strong></a><br /> Starting August 2, the National Weather Service will better convey the severity and potential impacts from thunderstorm winds and hail by adding a “damage threat” tag to Severe Thunderstorm Warnings.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072121-swpc-new-model"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/sm-breakthrough-com.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072121-swpc-new-model"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 21, 2021 - </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Breakthrough computer model to help NWS provide better space weather forecasts, more targeted warnings</span></strong> </a><br /> NOAA’s National Weather Service has transitioned a new computer model into operations to increase its understanding of space weather events and improve space weather forecasting capabilities.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072021-air-quality-prediction"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/air-quality-prediction-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/072021-air-quality-prediction"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 20, 2021 - NOAA Upgrades Key Air Quality Prediction Model</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center launched an upgrade to the Air Quality Model based on the Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System to deliver improved air quality forecast guidance.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-safety-tips-for-summer-weather-hazards"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/4safety-sm01.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-safety-tips-for-summer-weather-hazards"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 29, 2021 - 4 safety tips for summer weather hazards</span></strong></a><br /> Though the season brings longer, sunnier days, it also comes with life-threatening weather hazards such as extreme heat, rip currents, and thunderstorms and lightning.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212106-forecast-tools"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/HeatIndex-212106sm.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212106-forecast-tools"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 21, 2021 - Stay ahead of the heat this summer with these 6 forecast tools</span></strong></a><br /> Summer is a great time to enjoy fun in the sun, but the negative effects of heat to people and animals are numerous. Long periods of time lounging in the sun and exercising or working outdoors during extreme heat can be dangerous to your health, even fatal.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211706-hazard-messaging-system"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/210403HazardMessaging-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211706-hazard-messaging-system"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 17, 2021 - NWS Collecting Public Feedback to Simplify the Watch, Warning & Advisory System</span></strong> </a><br /> The National Weather Service (NWS) is improving the way it communicates hazard messages — and we need your help!</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210106-summer-safety-campaign"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/210106-tornado-sm.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210106-summer-safety-campaign"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 1, 2021 - NWS Launches 2021 Summer Safety Campaign</span></strong> </a><br /> To ensure that you’re Weather-Ready for the season ahead, the National Weather Service launched its Summer Safety Campaign today featuring preparedness tips for summer hazards such as flash floods, excessive heat, hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212805_sun-safety-tips"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/212805-SafetyTips-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212805_sun-safety-tips">May 28, 2021 - Don’t Fry Day: 5 Sun Safety Tips</a></span></strong><br /> Summer is right around the corner! In an effort to remind everyone to protect their skin while having fun in the sun, today has been designated as “Don’t Fry Day” by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://nso.edu/press-release/critical-solar-observations-from-nsfs-gong-network-now-maintained-by-noaas-space-weather-prediction-center/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Sun-power.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://nso.edu/press-release/critical-solar-observations-from-nsfs-gong-network-now-maintained-by-noaas-space-weather-prediction-center/">May 24, 2021 - Critical solar observations from NSF’s GONG network now maintained by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center</a></span></strong><br /> Recently, the National Science Foundation’s National Solar Observatory successfully transitioned the processing of these important observations of the Sun’s magnetic field and lower atmosphere to the operational control of NOAA’s, Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/8-boating-safety-tips-and-tools-you-can-use"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/boatingSafety-sm.JPG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/8-boating-safety-tips-and-tools-you-can-use"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 24, 2021 - 8 boating safety tips and tools you can use</span></strong></a><br /> It’s National Safe Boating Week, and we’ve partnered with the National Safe Boating Council to make it easy to remember what to do when you’re out in a sail- or motor boat, canoe, kayak or other sea-worthy vessel this summer.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/average-atlantic-hurricane-season-to-reflect-more-storms"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/21-atlantic-outlook-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/average-atlantic-hurricane-season-to-reflect-more-storms"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 20, 2021 - ‘Average’ Atlantic hurricane season to reflect more storms</span></strong></a><br /> Beginning with this year’s hurricane season outlooks, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will use 1991-2020 as the new 30-year period of record. The updated averages for the Atlantic hurricane season have increased with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/near-or-below-normal-2021-hurricane-season-predicted-for-central-pacific"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/21-central-pac-outlook-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/near-or-below-normal-2021-hurricane-season-predicted-for-central-pacific"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 19, 2021 - Near- or below-normal 2021 hurricane season predicted for the Central Pacific</span></strong></a><br /> For the season as a whole, 2 to 5 tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific hurricane region. This number includes tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/vef/PCA_News_Release.pdf"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/clark-pca-codes-v3-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/vef/PCA_News_Release.pdf">May 14, 2021 - More targeted delivery of weather warnings coming to Clark County, Nevada</a></span></strong><br /> The National Weather Service will begin using partial county alerting in Clark County on June 1, 2021.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211205-href-model-upgrade"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/HREF-sm.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211205-href-model-upgrade"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 12, 2021 - High Resolution Ensemble Forecast system undergoes upgrades</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s High Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) system is undergoing significant upgrades. This system aids forecasters in the prediction of weather events that include heavy rain and snow, severe convective weather and aviation hazard forecasting.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/051121-ken-graham"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ken-graham-laura-mask-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/051121-ken-graham"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 11, 2021 - Ken Graham guides nation through the historic 2020 hurricane season with steady hand</span></strong></a><br /> For Ken Graham, 2020 was deeply personal. During the most active Atlantic hurricane season in 170 years of recorded history, he’d inform those in harm’s way of 11 landfalling U.S. tropical cyclones. That is a challenge unto itself. But it was also happening in the middle of the worst global pandemic in more than a century.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212304-citizen-science-climate"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/lcs-sm-2021.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212304-citizen-science-climate"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 26, 2021 - Legions of citizen scientists contributed to NOAA's new Climate Normals</span></strong></a><br /> Thousands of amateur meteorologists across the United States help the National Weather Service track weather patterns by performing a daily task - checking the temperature and precipitation amounts on their property.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/average-atlantic-hurricane-season-to-reflect-more-storms"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Average-2021.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/average-atlantic-hurricane-season-to-reflect-more-storms"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 9, 2021 - 'Average' Atlantic hurricane season to reflect more storms</span></strong></a><br /> Beginning with this year’s hurricane season outlooks, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will use 1991-2020 as the new 30-year period of record.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212503-press-release"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/sm-2nd-longest.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212503-press-release"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 25, 2021 - Downtown Charleston Weather Observing Station Recognized as a Centennial Site</span></strong></a><br /> The WMO recognized the Downtown Charleston climate site as a Centennial Observing Station, one of only eight stations in the country, 234 in the world, to receive this designation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-flagship-us-global-weather-model"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/weather-model.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-flagship-us-global-weather-model"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 22, 2021 - NOAA upgrades flagship U.S. global weather model</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA is upgrading its Global Forecast System (GFS) weather model to boost weather forecasting capabilities across the U.S. These advancements will improve hurricane genesis forecasting, modeling for snowfall location, heavy rainfall forecasts, and overall model performance.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211103-safety-campaign"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/211503-sm-SafetyCampaign.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/211103-safety-campaign"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 15, 2021 - Spring Safety Campaign: Know Your Safe Place</span></strong></a><br /> When preparing for extreme weather events, knowing your safe place is a simple but potentially lifesaving action to take. If you are unsure of where your safe place is -- look no further! The theme of the National Weather Service’s Spring Safety Campaign, which kicked off earlier this month, is Spring Safe Places.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210403-ufs"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/210403-ufs.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210403-ufs"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 04, 2021 - Short-range weather modeling application released to forecasting community</span></strong></a><br /> Today, NOAA and its partners are accelerating the advancement of numerical weather prediction by sharing a second application based on the Unified Forecasting System (UFS) framework with the scientific community.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210403-hazard-messaging"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/210403HazardMessaging-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/210403-hazard-messaging"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 04, 2021 - NWS Advances Major Changes to Hazard Messaging Headlines</span></strong></a><br /> NWS will replace its “Advisory” and “Special Weather Statement” headlines with plain language headlines that more clearly describe weather or water hazards.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/Upcoming-NOAA-2020-Climate-Normals" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/001climate.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212901-nwps"> </a><a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/Upcoming-NOAA-2020-Climate-Normals" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 10, 2021 - NOAA’s Updated U.S. Climate Data Will Establish “New Normal”</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA will soon release a much-anticipated update of U.S. climate data for placing recent weather conditions—such as heat waves and flooding rain—into historical context.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/212901-nwps"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/nwps-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 3, 2021 - NOAA Upgrades Nearshore Wave Prediction System</span></strong></a><br /> As a part of this upgrade, the model will introduce the first-ever hourly probabilistic hazardous rip current guidance up to six days out for the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Guam.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/012221-lake-charles-radar"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/weather-radar-220121.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/012221-lake-charles-radar"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 22, 2021 - Lake Charles weather radar back online after Hurricane Laura damage</span></strong></a><br /> Today, the National Weather Service restored service to the weather radar serving southwest Louisiana and northwest Gulf of America. Category 4 winds from Hurricane Laura significantly damaged the radar, making it inoperable on August 27, 2020.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snow-smarts-on-9-forecast-tools-to-use-winter"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/9forecast.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snow-smarts-on-9-forecast-tools-to-use-winter"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 12, 2021 - Get your snowstorm smarts on: 9 forecast tools to use this winter</span></strong></a><br /> We’ve got 9 winter weather forecast tools you can tinker with on your mobile device or computer. Use them regularly to see where, when and how much snow, ice and wind is predicted.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newstw"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2020 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snowstorm-smarts-on-8-forecast-tools-to-use-winter"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/snowstorm-120.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snowstorm-smarts-on-8-forecast-tools-to-use-winter"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 18, 2020 - Get your snowstorm smarts on: 8 forecast tools to use this winter</span></strong></a><br /> We’ve got 8 winter weather forecast tools you can tinker with on your mobile device or computer. Use them regularly to see where, when and how much snow, ice and wind is predicted.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/mike-farrar-ncep"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Mike-Farrar-thumb.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/mike-farrar-ncep"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 16, 2020 - Dr. Michael R. Farrar Selected as new NCEP Director </span></strong></a><br /> The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) delivers national and global weather, water, climate and space weather guidance, forecasts, warnings and analyses to help save lives and protect property.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200912_flagship-ocean"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/vesselTrack%20-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200912_flagship-ocean"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 10, 2020 - NOAA upgrades flagship ocean forecasting system</span></strong></a><br /> Today, NOAA upgraded its flagship ocean and sea ice operational forecast system — the Global Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (Global RTOFS).</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201012-estofs-model-upgrade"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/201012-estofs-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201012-estofs-model-upgrade"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 10, 2020 - Model Upgrade: Extratropical Surge & Tide Operational Forecast System (ESTOFS) is Now Global</span></strong></a><br /> On November 24, NWS upgraded the Global ESTOFS to provide NWS forecasters with high resolution water level forecast guidance including storm tide (storm surge plus tides) for the entire globe.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200210-rapid-model"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/200212-NOAA-model-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200210-rapid-model"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 2, 2020 - NOAA model upgrades will improve severe weather and aviation forecasts</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA implements new enhancements to the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) and Rapid Refresh (RAP) models, which work hand-in-hand to provide the foundation for many vital forecasts issued by the National Weather Service each day.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/record-breaking-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/203011-hurricane.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/record-breaking-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 24, 2020 - Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end</span></strong></a><br /> The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200510-international-desks"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/InternationalDesks-sm-200.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200510-international-desks"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 6, 2020 - The International Desks: NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center trains meteorology partners from around the world</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200510-international-desks"> </a><br /> NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) in College Park, Maryland, creates weather forecasts for the entire country, but did you know the center also trains meteorologists from around the world?</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-safety-tips-for-fall-hazards-small-actions-can-have-big-impacts"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/4safety.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-safety-tips-for-fall-hazards-small-actions-can-have-big-impacts"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 2, 2020 - 4 safety tips for fall hazards: Small actions can have big impacts</span></strong></a><br /> To stay safe and healthy, simple but effective preparedness actions are key — and NOAA’s National Weather Service has you covered.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-global-ensemble-forecast-system"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/NOAA-upgrades.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-global-ensemble-forecast-system"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 23, 2020 - NOAA upgrades Global Ensemble Forecast System</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) is undergoing significant upgrades to expand its capabilities and improve weather forecasting.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Solar-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 15, 2020 - Hello Solar Cycle 25.</span></strong></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></strong></a><br /> Solar scientists announce that ‘solar minimum’ occurred and Solar Cycle 25 began in December 2019. Activity on the sun is predicted to peak in 2025.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/5striking-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/5-striking-facts-versus-myths-about-lightning-you-should-know"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 19, 2020 - 5 striking facts versus myths about lightning you should know</span></strong></a><br /> It might be cool to look at from a safe distance, but lightning kills more than 20 people each year in the United States and injures hundreds more — with some survivors suffering lifelong neurological damage.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/extremely-active-hurricane-season-possible-for-atlantic-basin"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/hurricaneSeason_SM.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/extremely-active-hurricane-season-possible-for-atlantic-basin">August 6, 2020 - 'Extremely active' hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin</a></span></strong><br /> Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an “extremely active” season, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201806-wireless-emergency-alerts"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/EnhancesWeatherWarnings-SW.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201806-wireless-emergency-alerts">June 24, 2020 - NWS Enhances Weather Warnings on the Go!</a></span></strong><br /> If your phone has ever alerted you to severe weather in your vicinity by giving off a blaring alarm followed by a text message then you, like many others, have received a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). </p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-survivor-story-scottK"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ScottKnudsen%20-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-survivor-story-scottK">June 23, 2020 - Lightning Survivor Story of Scott Knudsen</a></span></strong><br /> Just ahead of lightning safety awareness week, we caught up with Scott Knudsen. He is a lightning survivor, 5th generation Texas cowboy and inspirational speaker. In 2005, his life flashed before his eyes after being struck by lightning, despite the clear blue skies above him. </p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201106-hazard-simplification"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/201106-hs.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201106-hazard-simplification">June 11, 2020 - NWS Proposes Major Changes to Watch, Warning and Advisory System</a></span></strong><br /> There may have been a time that you realized a Watch, Warning, or Advisory was issued for your area -- informing you of expected weather and/or water hazards. If you were unsure how to respond when this happened, then you are not alone.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/adria-schneck"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/AdriaSchneck-400sm.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/adria-schneck"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 8, 2020 - Adria Schneck Selected as new NCEP Deputy Director</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA has selected Adria Schneck as the new deputy director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. NCEP oversees all national forecast products for weather and climate, including specialized forecast centers like the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201505-tropical-tempests"><img alt="Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/sm-img-ST-Andrea.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/201505-tropical-tempests"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 15, 2020 - 2020 Poised to Continue Stretch of Pre-Season Tropical Tempests</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center - a division of the National Weather Service - is poised to release its annual Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on May 21, but the Atlantic Hurricane season is poised to jump the gun, so to speak.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/usnic"><img alt="Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/201105-usnic_img_sm.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/usnic"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 11, 2020 - NOAA’s Component of the U.S. National Ice Center Now Part of NWS</span></strong></a><br /> Yesterday, the NOAA component of the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) transitioned from the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service to the National Weather Service within NOAA.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/stormy_southeast"><img alt="Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/haz-outlook.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 51px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/stormy_southeast"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">May 1, 2020 - NWS Stayed Weather-Ready During Stormy April in the Southeast</span></strong></a><br /> April 2020 became a month of note for severe weather in the Southeastern United States. Starting around April 6, guidance trends began to suggest an active period of severe weather for the region.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/arthur-john"><img alt="Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/AJ-Reiss.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/arthur-john"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 27, 2020 - Arthur John “A.J.” Reiss, selected as director for NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center</span></strong></a><br /> OPC provides the world’s best marine forecasts and critical decision support services for mariners, ensuring the safety of lives and vessels at sea by alerting to hazards like hurricane-force winds and high seas.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200318-nbm32"><img alt="Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/nbm32-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200318-nbm32"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 18, 2020 - Greater than the Sum of its Parts... The NWS National Blend of Models</span></strong></a><br /> The National Weather Service (NWS) recently upgraded the latest forecast guidance to help forecasters deliver the most consistent and accurate weather forecasts and warnings to the Nation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/national-weather-service-at-150-7-tech-inventions-improved-forecasting"><img alt="National Weather Service at 150: 7 tech inventions that improved forecasting" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/improved-forecasting-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/national-weather-service-at-150-7-tech-inventions-improved-forecasting"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 11, 2020 - National Weather Service at 150: 7 tech inventions that improved forecasting</span></strong></a><br /> As NWS celebrates its 150th birthday, let’s take a look at 7 tech advancements that changed the way we do weather forecasting.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200110-wildfires"><img alt="NOAA meteorologists helping Australia battle wildfires Weather prediction is essential to firefighting effort" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/200110-AustralianBureauMeteorology-sm-img.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191211-weather-safety-for-individuals-disabilities"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/200110-wildfires"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">January 10, 2020 - NOAA meteorologists helping Australia battle wildfires</span></strong></a><br /> With more than a hundred wildfires burning across Australia, the country reached out to the United States for assistance, and NOAA jumped into action. A team of NOAA National Weather Service Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) have deployed Down Under to help with the firefighting effort.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tabcontent" id="newsnine"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3><br /> 2019 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191712_winter-weather"><img alt="Are you prepared for 'sneaky' winter hazards?" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/191912_snow.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191211-weather-safety-for-individuals-disabilities"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191712_winter-weather"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 17, 2019 - Feeling the [wind] chill? Find out what NOAA forecasters are doing to keep you informed (and warm) all winter long.</span></strong></a><br /> With meteorological winter officially underway, NOAA’s National Weather Service is ready for snow! Here is a rundown of the newest winter weather tools our forecasters developed in the winter “off-season.”</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190212-sneaky-winter-hazards"><img alt="Are you prepared for 'sneaky' winter hazards?" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ws-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191211-weather-safety-for-individuals-disabilities"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190212-sneaky-winter-hazards"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 2, 2019 - Are you prepared for 'sneaky' winter hazards?</span></strong></a><br /> Big snowstorms. They’re normally well forecast. You’ve got days to prepare, and while they may close schools, businesses, and make travel difficult, you’re not planning on going anywhere anyway. But, what about those weather events that sneak up on you?</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190711-winter-webinar"><img alt="Weather Safety for Individuals with Disabilities" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WinterWeatherWebinar.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191211-weather-safety-for-individuals-disabilities"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190711-winter-webinar"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 15 2019 - Winter Weather Webinar</span></strong></a><br /> The Winter Service Program is excited to announce the latest initiatives for the upcoming 2019-2020 winter season. This webinar provides an overview of new and ongoing products that serve to keep our core partners and the public informed of the latest winter threats and their anticipated impacts.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191211-weather-safety-for-individuals-disabilities"><img alt="Weather Safety for Individuals with Disabilities" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/deaf-page-img-3-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 12, 2019 - Weather Safety for Individuals with Disabilities</span></strong></a><br /> Every day, extreme weather events impact individuals and communities across the country. Severe weather affects everyone, but can pose unique and difficult challenges for people with disabilities. In an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation for all, the NWS provides various resources.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/atlantic-high-activity-eras-what-does-it-mean-for-hurricane-season"><img alt="Q&A With NOAA's First Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/19152019Atlantic-HS.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192910-1st-wrna-neef"> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/atlantic-high-activity-eras-what-does-it-mean-for-hurricane-season"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 29, 2019 - Atlantic high-activity eras: What does it mean for hurricane season?</span></strong></a><br /> Why are some Atlantic hurricane seasons more active than others?</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192910-1st-wrna-neef"><img alt="Q&A With NOAA's First Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/1st-wrna-neef-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 29, 2019 - Q&A With NOAA’s First Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador</span></strong></a><br /> Today, we're catching up with Sara Espinoza, Vice President of Programs at the National Environmental Education Foundation, also known as NEEF.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192910-wrna-10k"><img alt="Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Program Reaches 10,000 Strong" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrna-10k-thumb-40.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 29, 2019 - Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Program Reaches 10,000 Strong</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Program celebrates a major milestone, as we introduce our 10,000th ambassador, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority!</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192510-wrn-bams"><img alt="Evolving the National Weather Service to Build a Weather-Ready Nation" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/192810building%2040x40.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 28, 2019 - Evolving the National Weather Service to Build a Weather-Ready Nation</span></strong></a><br /> The October issue of BAMS - The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society - features an article authored by Louis Uccellini and John Ten Hoeve of the NWS about how the agency is evolving to meet America’s growing and changing needs for weather information and forecasts.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/federal-action-plan-focused-on-improving-water-prediction-for-western-us"><img alt="Federal action plan focused on improving water prediction for Western U.S." src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/Federalaction_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/flash-flood-warnings-now-issued-in-easy-to-read-format"> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/federal-action-plan-focused-on-improving-water-prediction-for-western-us"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 18, 2019 - Federal action plan focused on improving water prediction for Western U.S.</span></strong></a><br /> In the Western United States, meeting water demands with available water supplies is becoming increasingly complex. Knowing where, when, and how much precipitation in a particular valley, mountain, lake, or river will become available for use to the people living there promotes efficiency as water managers will be able to more effectively prepare and meet the various water users’ needs and obligations.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/winter-outlook-warmer-than-average-for-many-wetter-in-north"><img alt="Winter Outlook: Warmer than average for many, wetter in the North" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WinterOutlook_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/flash-flood-warnings-now-issued-in-easy-to-read-format"> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/winter-outlook-warmer-than-average-for-many-wetter-in-north"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 17, 2019 - Winter Outlook: Warmer than average for many, wetter in the North</span></strong></a><br /> Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast for much of the U.S. this winter according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Although below-average temperatures are not favored, cold weather is anticipated and some areas could still experience a colder-than-average winter.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/flash-flood-warnings-now-issued-in-easy-to-read-format"><img alt="Flash Flood Warnings now issued in easy-to-read format" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/19310flood_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">October 2, 2019 - Flash Flood Warnings now issued in easy-to-read format</span></strong></a><br /> To better communicate the threat of a flash flood, NOAA’s National Weather Service is moving to a bulleted format for the warnings, with easily readable information, including a description of the flash flood hazard, the source of the information and the hazard impact. </p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192509-buoy"><img alt="September 20, 2019 - NWS Launches the Fall 2019 Safety Campaign" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/192509NOAABuo-small.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 25, 2019 - NOAA Buoy Helps Save Lives</span></strong></a><br /> Earlier this month, four people with their lives hanging in the balance were hoisted to safety after finding refuge on a nearby NOAA weather buoy when their vessel took on too much water. </p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190920-swpc-geoelectric-field-model"><img alt="September 20, 2019 - NWS Launches the Fall 2019 Safety Campaign" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/swpc-gfc-prototype-2019-thumb.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190920-swpc-geoelectric-field-model"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 20, 2019 - New NOAA-USGS model provides critical data to electrical power grid operators</span></strong></a><br /> This week NOAA added a new model to its suite of tools designed to help the nation deal with space weather events. The NOAA-USGS Geoelectric Field Model calculates regional electric field levels caused by disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field from geomagnetic storms.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/2019-fall-safety-campaign"><img alt="September 1, 2019 - NWS Launches the Fall 2019 Safety Campaign" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/19019_fall.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/2019-fall-safety-campaign"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">September 1, 2019 - NWS Launches the Fall 2019 Safety Campaign</span></strong></a><br /> Fall is a season of transition. Summertime conditions give way to the shorter days and longer nights of winter. In some areas of the country, like the mountains of the western U.S., wildfires remain a threat into the fall, all the while the first winter snows arrive early.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-hurricanes-in-6-weeks-it-happened-to-one-state-in-2004"><img alt="August 26, 2019 - 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks? It happened to one state in 2004." src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/19268_Hurricanes.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/4-hurricanes-in-6-weeks-it-happened-to-one-state-in-2004"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 26, 2019 - 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks? It happened to one state in 2004.</span></strong></a><br /> Florida, officially known as the "Sunshine State," was dubbed the "Plywood State" by media after it was battered by four hurricanes in only six weeks during the 2004 hurricane season. Nearly every square inch of Florida felt the impacts from at least one of those four storms.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/50-years-after-hurricane-camille-noaa-satellites-keep-us-weather-ready"><img alt="50 Years After Hurricane Camille, NOAA Satellites Keep U.S. Weather-Ready" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/19238_Hurricane_Camille_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/50-years-after-hurricane-camille-noaa-satellites-keep-us-weather-ready"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 16, 2019 - 50 Years After Hurricane Camille, NOAA Satellites Keep U.S. Weather-Ready</span></strong></a><br /> In the late evening hours of August 17, 1969, a catastrophic storm named Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast. More than 250 people lost their lives and damage was estimated at about $10 billion in 2019 dollars.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-increases-chance-for-above-normal-hurricane-season"><img alt="White House report showcases NOAA citizen science efforts" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/191308hurricane-season-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-increases-chance-for-above-normal-hurricane-season"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">August 8, 2019 - NOAA increases chance for above-normal hurricane season</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA forecasters monitoring oceanic and atmospheric patterns say conditions are now more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity since El Nino has now ended.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/news/white-house-report-showcases-noaa-citizen-science-efforts"><img alt="White House report showcases NOAA citizen science efforts" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WhiteHousereport-01sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /> </a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/news/white-house-report-showcases-noaa-citizen-science-efforts"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">July 29, 2019 - White House report showcases NOAA citizen science efforts</span></strong></a><br /> At NOAA and beyond, federal scientists are engaging members of the public in citizen science projects to collaboratively address real-world problems.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191406-clinton-wallace"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WEA-Alerts-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-us-global-weather-forecast-model"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191406-clinton-wallace"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 14, 2019 - "It Saved My Entire Family" - Survival Story of WEA Alerts</span></strong></a><br /> On September 20, 2018, Minnesota experienced one of the most prolific tornado days in the state’s history. Twenty-five tornadoes tracked across the state, with one long-track EF-2 tornado crossing into western Wisconsin.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-upgrades-us-global-weather-forecast-model"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/NOAA%20upgrades-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 12, 2019 - NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA’s flagship weather model — the Global Forecast System (GFS) — is undergoing a significant upgrade today to include a new dynamical core called the Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere (FV3).</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/191006-GS-5-12"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/GS-5-12%20-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">June 10, 2019 - NWS Improves its Employees Career Paths with its "GS 5-12" Initiative</span></strong></a><br /> The National Weather Service is creating a more efficient and streamlined career path for the bulk of its meteorologists with the implementation of our GS 5-12 Initiative within the US Civil Service General Schedule (GS) guidelines.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192904-climate-services-in-africa"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WassillaThiaw-small.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 29, 2019 - NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center Celebrates 25 Years of Developing Climate Services in Africa</span></strong></a><br /> Twenty five years ago Africa was faced with severe drought, resulting in famine across the continent and challenges for governments as they struggled to cope with the disaster.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/hurricane-michael-upgraded-to-category-5-at-time-of-us-landfall"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/HurricaneCenter.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /></a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/hurricane-michael-upgraded-to-category-5-at-time-of-us-landfall"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 19, 2019 - Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 5 at time of U.S. landfall</span></strong></a></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190504-sun-activity-in-solar-cycle"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/SunspotImage-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 5, 2019 - Scientists charged with predicting the Sun’s activity for the next 11-year solar cycle say that it’s likely to be weak, much like the current one.</span></strong></a></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190204-national-forecast-chart"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/190104NationalForecastChart_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">April 2, 2019 - The New NOAA/NWS National Forecast Chart</span></strong></a><br /> On April 1, NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) officially upgraded its national forecast charts with the most substantial changes in more than 18 years.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/192203-strategic-plan"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/32519-strategic%20plan-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 26, 2019 - The new NWS Strategic Plan is now available</span></strong></a><br /> The plan is a culmination of more than a year-and-a-half of effort and engagement among NWS managers, employees, and Weather Enterprise partners.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190703-bell-press-club"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/BellPressClub-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">March 7, 2019 - NOAA Talks Hurricanes and Climate at National Press Club</span></strong></a><br /> Each year, NOAA helps the United States prepare for hurricanes by issuing a seasonal outlook before the official start of the season on June 1. The outlook offers a prediction of how many storms might occur during the upcoming season.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/90222-clinton-wallace"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ClintonWallace-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px; margin-bottom: 10px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 22, 2019 - Clinton Wallace selected as director for NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA has selected Clinton Wallace as the director of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado. SWPC is the Nation’s official civilian source of space weather alerts and warnings, and one of the National Weather Service’s nine National Centers of Environmental Prediction.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/190102-james-gridley"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/190102_JamesGridleySM.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">February 1, 2019 - NOAA announces new director of the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center</span></strong></a><br /> NOAA has selected James Gridley, Ph.D., to lead NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska. The center delivers tsunami forecasts and warnings to the lower 48 United States, Alaska and Canada.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="tabcontent" id="newsonek"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3>2018 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snowstorm-smarts-on-8-forecast-tools-to-use-winter"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/forecast-dc-19.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 19, 2018 - Forecast tools you can use this winter.</span></strong></a><br /> If you love snow like we do, become a snow-it-all today!</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181213-protecting-lives"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/121318_HurricaneFlorence_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 12, 2018 - NOAA’s Ocean Prediction Center: Protecting lives at sea, and our economy</span></strong></a><br /> We receive weather information every day in a variety of ways – through television, radio, on our smartphones and through conversations around the water cooler. But how do you get weather forecasts on the high seas where WiFi is rarely an option?</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/stories/snow-squall-warnings-now-available-nationwide"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/SnowSquall_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 7, 2018 - Snow squall warnings now available nationwide</span></strong></a><br /> Alerts aimed at reducing vehicle crashes and road fatalities</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/160712-winter-probabilistic-snow"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/SnowAccumulationPotential-sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">December 6, 2018 - Snow…when, where, how much?</span></strong></a><br /> Find out the range of snowfall amounts from oncoming storms.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/182711-wea-louisiana"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/WEA-Louisiana_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">November 27, 2018 - WEA Saves Lives in Louisiana</span></strong></a><br /> On Halloween night, Jamie and Donnie Munson were settled into their double-wide mobile home for the night in Trout, LA. Little did they know, their lives were about to change forever<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font- family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/180611-headline"><img alt="The Headline That Wasn't" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/thermopolis-derby_sm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><span style="font-size:14px;">November 6, 2018 - The Headline That Wasn't</span></a><br /> So many times involving extreme weather, we only hear about events that cause injuries and fatalities, the bad and the ugly, but not times when there were good decisions made and good outcomes.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/182910-tsunami-awareness"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/12356.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><span style="font-size:14px;">October 30, 2018 - Reducing Economic Losses: Theme of 2018’s World Tsunami Awareness Day</span></a><br /> Large tsunamis do not happen often, but they pose a significant threat to coastal communities around the world. Globally, since the beginning of the twenty-first century, 48 tsunamis have caused roughly $300 billion (2018 dollars) in damage.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/winter-outlook-favors-warmer-temperatures-for-much-of-us"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/182310-Winter%20Outlook.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><span style="font-size:14px;">October 18, 2018 - Winter Outlook favors warmer temperatures for much of U.S.</span></a><br /> A mild winter could be in store for much of the United States this winter according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. In the U.S. Winter Outlook for December through February, above-average temperatures are most likely across the northern and western U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font- family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181210-brian-gross"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/Brian_Gross-100.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><span style="font-size:14px;">October 12, 2018 - Brian Gross, Ph.D. selected as director for NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center</span></a><br /> EMC is a leader in the field of earth system model development in the United States, delivering foundational guidance used by forecasters to produce life-saving watches and warnings<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font- family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/180409-hurricanes"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/180409-hsm.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /><span style="font-size:14px;">September 4, 2018 - Hurricanes: Common Misperceptions</span></a><br /> <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font- family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Millions of people were affected by hurricanes last year. Their perceptions have now been reset, but some don’t line up with reality. Social science may be the answer to fixing it.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/182108-eaa-airVenture"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/EAA_AirVenture_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" />August 21, 2018 - EAA AirVenture: NWS Keeps Aviators, Public Safe From Weather Impacts</a><br /> For one week each summer, Oshkosh, Wisconsin turns into a mecca for aviation enthusiasts as more than 600,000 people and some 10,000 airplanes come to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s “AirVenture,” dubbed “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.”</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181508_rip_current_awareness_webinar"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/181508_rip_currentsm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" />August 15, 2018 - Making a Difference, One Rip Current at a Time: Rip Current Awareness Webinar</a><br /> Check out this webinar to learn how to stay safe at the beach as we look ahead to Labor Day and the last of summer weather.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181207-one-nws-network"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/DR_L_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181307-john-jensenius">July 13, 2018 - John Jensenius: The National Weather Service’s top lightning safety expert</a></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181207-one-nws-network"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/slide/one-nws-networkSm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" />July 12, 2018 - National Weather Service Field Offices Get Major Internet Upgrade</a><br /> This week, the National Weather Service is celebrating the completion of the OneNWS network. Today we’re talking to Michelle Mainelli, director of dissemination, about ushering in this new high tech era at the nation’s weather agency.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181007-tadd-psa"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/slide/tadd_videoSm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; height: 50px; width: 50px;" />July 10, 2018 - National Weather Service pushes flood safety with catchy new “Turn Around Don’t Drown" PSA</a><br /> Today, the National Weather Service unveiled its new public service announcement aimed at reducing the approximately 100 U.S. deaths each year attributed to floods, about 50 percent of which involve a motor vehicle.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181506-ken-graham"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/KenGraham_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />June 18, 2018 - There’s a new director in town - Ken Graham takes the reins of NHC</a><br /> Ken Graham became the 11th official director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Miami. Florida, on April 1st. It’s one of the most demanding positions in the National Weather Service.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181406-director-cautions"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/director-cautionsSM.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />June 15, 2018 - National Weather Service director cautions: Don't chase single model runs this hurricane season</a><br />  </p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/181605-kilauea-volcanic-activity"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/ashfall001.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />May 17, 2018 - NWS issues first-ever Ashfall Advisory for Hawaii during Kilauea eruption</a></p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/181505-safety"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/safetyvideos_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />May 17, 2018 - NWS Birmingham produces weather safety videos for deaf and hard of hearing community</a><br /> Informing and educating citizens on severe weather threats, safety, and preparedness is challenging due to various disabilities and language barriers which can hinder reach and effective messaging.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-adopts-technology-to-automate-weather-balloon-launches"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/automateWeatherBalloon_sm%20.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />May 7, 2018 - NOAA adopts technology to automate weather balloon launches</a><br /> NOAA’s National Weather Service is tapping technology to automate weather balloon launches in Alaska, a move that will allow staff to improve public service across the state while saving federal tax dollars.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/182304-nws-austin"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/NWS_AustinSanAntonio_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />April 24, 2018 - NWS Austin / San Antonio provides Impact-Based Decision Support during Final Four Weekend in San Antonio, TX</a><br /> The NCAA Final Four activities took place Friday, March 30th through Monday, April 2nd in downtown San Antonio. Beginning in the Fall of 2017, and continuing through the Final Four weekend, NWS Austin/San Antonio worked with various partners on weather preparedness, awareness, contingency plans and more.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/180504-award-national-hurricane"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/JohnMurphy-Sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />April 5, 2018 - NWS Receives Outstanding Achievement Award at National Hurricane Conference</a><br /> The prestigious award recognizes the outstanding achievement of operationally implementing new, official, storm surge watches and warnings in 2017 for the U.S East and Gulf coasts.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.jpss.noaa.gov/"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/JPSS_EMBLEM_300px.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />March 26, 2018 - Get to know our newest satellite: NOAA-20</a><br /> The first light images from NOAA-20's CERES FM6 Earth-observing instrument are here!</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/180803-nws-topeka-meteorologists"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/180803NWSTopekaKS_sm.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />March 8, 2018 - NWS Topeka Meteorologists Give Back to their Hometown Schools</a><br /> A dozen classes of instruction and hands-on severe weather forecasting activities were provided to over 300 students.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/183101_winter-storm"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/18311_winter-storm-sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/183101_winter-storm">January 31, 2018 - Improved High-Resolution Models Support Accurate Forecast of a Very Rare Winter Storm</a><br /> On January 3, 2018, a significant winter storm struck northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, an event that occurs once every 25-50 years.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="tabcontent" id="newstwo"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3>2017 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172112-winter-weather-products"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/122107_SnowAmountPotential-sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />December 21, 2017 - NWS Expands Winter Weather Products</a><br /> NOAA’s National Weather Service is expanding its experimental local winter weather pages – a one stop shop for winter weather information.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/171312-atlantic-forecast"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/GriddedForecasts_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />December 13, 2017 - New Marine Graphical Atlantic Forecast Becomes Operational</a><br /> On Tuesday December 12, NOAA began delivering High Seas Gridded Forecasts from NHC, and Offshore Gridded Forecasts from OPC, for the first time operationally in the Atlantic basin.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/171212_spaceweatherreport"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/space-infographic100x100.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />December 12, 2017 - Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space Weather</a><br /> A new report funded by NOAA's National Weather Service begins to quantify impacts from space weather on the United States economy.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/17512_season-to-remember"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/17512_DSSmeteorologist_sm.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />December 5, 2017 - A Season to Remember</a><br /> The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is in the record books and it won’t be forgotten.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172811-hurricane-season"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/storm-surge-sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />November 19, 2017 - New National Hurricane Center Capabilities Introduced this Hurricane Season</a><br /> The National Hurricane Center describes three new capabilities introduced in the 2017 hurricane season.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/aviation"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/172010_AviationTeamBids.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />October 19, 2017 - NWS Aviation Team Bids Farewell to an Old Friend</a><br /> After serving the nation as one of the primary products of the Aviation Weather Center since the 1930s the CONUS Aviation Area Forecast is now retired.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/tsunami-awareness-day"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/WTA-sm.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />October 18, 2017 - United Nations Calls for Support for World Tsunami Awareness Day</a><br /> Recognizing that the tsunami hazard poses a global threat that requires international attention and cooperation, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/171309_atlantic"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/171309_atlantic_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />September 13, 2017 - The Atlantic highlights how NWS is building a Weather-Ready Nation</a><br /> A feature article in The Atlantic on September 12 titled, “The National Weather Service’s New Philosophy” gave the public an insider’s view of backup hurricane forecast operations at WPC and showcased our important strategic goal to create a Weather-Ready Nation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/fv3"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/170208_Derecho_fvGFS.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />August  2, 2017 - FV3: The Next Step for NOAA’s Global Forecast Modeling</a><br /> The NWS is overhauling its old global modelling software piece by piece. The new core of our global model comes from NOAA Research, and it's powering the future of forecasts using some impressive advances.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/people/bob_grumbine"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/172607_bob_grumbine.png" style="margin: 5px ; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/people/bob_grumbine">July 26, 2017 - Q&A with Polar Modeler Bob Grumbine</a><br /> Bob Grumbine of the National Weather Service’s Environmental Modeling Center is one of hundreds of scientists working to improve weather and sea-ice forecasting in the Arctic and Antarctic through The Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP).</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/171417_wildfire"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/171417_WFOLosAngeles_sm.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin-bottom:40px ;" />July 14, 2017 - WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard Provides Support to Emergency Managers Who Rescued 80 Children Trapped by Wildfire</a><br /> During the incident, the NWS Weather Forecast Office Los Angeles/Oxnard provided critical fire weather forecast information to help the local emergency managers conduct the operation as safely as possible. During the evening of the event the NWS provided several written forecasts focusing specifically on that fire, as well as being in verbal contact to provide updates.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170307-hazard-simplification"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/70xnws_logo.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px;" />July 3, 2017 - Hazard Simplification changes set to be implemented</a><br /> The first changes to the NWS Watch, Warning, and Advisory (WWA) system will be implemented on October 1 based on social science findings from the Hazard Simplification (Haz Simp) project. These initial changes will apply to some our winter WWA products only.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172605-safe-place-selfie"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/SafePlaceSelfie_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />May 30, 2017 - NWS Leads #SafePlaceSelfie Campaign</a><br /> If there was one extreme weather preparedness action you want your loved ones to take, what would it be? For many, that one action is to know ahead of time where their safe place is located. In early April, NWS offices encouraged their social media followers to take a “selfie” and post with the hashtag #SafePlaceSelfie.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/171105_hurricane_ready_nation"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/171105_hurricane_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weather.gov/news/171105_hurricane_ready_nation"><span>May 5, 2017 - Building a “Hurricane-Ready Nation” One Community at a Time</span></a><br /> The Pew Charitable Trusts’ flood-prepared communities’ (FPC) initiative is working to reduce the human impact and high cost of flooding and rebuilding that typically follows natural disasters in ways that help ensure communities don’t just build back, but build smarter.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170425-5000-ambassadors"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/2017_5000_amb.png" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><span>April 25, 2017 - Weather-Ready Nation Reaches 5,000 Ambassadors</span></a><br /> Fittingly, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador number 5,000 comes from the heart of our nation. We would like to congratulate Real Country 97.3 KBLR Radio as Ambassador #5,000 in our effort to make the United States a weather-ready nation.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/170704_tsunami_th.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px;" /><a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/news/170704_tsunami.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170704-tsunami">April 7, 2017 - New Tsunami.gov Website Represents </a><a href="https://cms.nids.noaa.gov/?page=list_webpages">Back to List Pages</a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170704-tsunami">Major Advance in Tsunami Warning Center Product Dissemination</a><br /> NOAA’s tsunami warning capabilities have greatly improved since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and efforts continue to further enhance tsunami warning center operations to better meet the needs of our domestic and international partners.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170604-fire"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/170604_fire_th.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px;" />April 6, 2017 - Coordinated Action Prevents Worst of Wildfire Outbreak Impacts in Southern Great Plains</a><br /> On February 23-24, the Southern Great Plains region was dry and windy, optimal conditions for even the smallest spark to roar into a life and property-threatening wildfire. Large portions of the northernmost Panhandle of Texas, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, eastern Colorado, and westernmost Kansas were ripe for an outbreak.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/170304-goes-16"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/170304-goes-16-tn.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin: 5px;" />April 3, 2017 - GOES-16: Taking Weather Forecasting to New Heights</a><br /> NOAA's latest geostationary weather satellite is on orbit and sending back beautiful images of Earth’s Western Hemisphere. GOES-R successfully launched on November 19, 2016 and became GOES-16 when it reached geostationary orbit.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172103-wireless-emergency-alerts"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/2017_EF2Tornado.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px; margin: 5px;" /></a><a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/news/172103_wireless_emergency_alerts.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172103-wireless-emergency-alerts">March 21, 2017 - Wireless Emergency Alerts continue to save lives; and we are hearing about it</a><br /> On the night of February 19, tornadic thunderstorms tore through northern sections of San Antonio, Texas. Audrey Gagné and her husband were unknowingly heading toward them, on the way home from a trip to Dallas.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www-mo.weather.gov/news/172702-idss"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/2017_IDSS_ramped.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /></a><a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/news/172702_idss.html"> </a><a href="http://www-mo.weather.gov/news/172702-idss">March 1, 2017- IDSS ramped up in preparation of the most significant storms in past 6 years across southern California</a><br /> Starting the week of January 16, 2017, NWS San Diego began alerting partners of a high confidence significant winter storm which could bring significant impacts from high wind, and flooding.</p> </div> <div class="newsst0101"> <p class="archive"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/2017_TornadoOutbreak.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/172702-tornado-outbreak">February 27, 2017- Weather-Ready Nation Saves Lives During Louisiana Tornado Outbreak</a><br /> A tornado outbreak in a highly populated area is a meteorologist’s worst nightmare. On February 7, 2017 at least six tornadoes touched down in and around around New Orleans, LA, home to more than three million people.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><img alt="Heather Wade" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/2017_spc.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/171402-spc-forecast">February 21, 2017- SPC forecasters develop and document new tool to assess severe weather risk</a><br /> Storm Prediction Center forecasters John Hart and Ariel Cohen are working together on a major project to improve the way forecasters perform short-term threat assessment of severe thunderstorm hazards.</p> </div> <p> </p> </div>  <div class="tabcontent" id="newsthree"> <div class="fr"><a href="http://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/wrn_logo_2017news.png" style="float: right; width: 100px;" /></a> <h3>2016 News Around NOAA</h3> </div> <p> </p> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.noaa.gov/stories/get-your-snowstorm-smarts-on-6-forecast-tools-to-use-winter" target="_blank"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/162112-winter_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" /> December 21, 2016 - Get your snowstorm smarts on: 6 forecast tools to use this winter</a><br /> Geek out with us to learn about 6 winter weather forecast tools you can tinker with online. In the process, see where, when and how much snow, ice and wind is predicted — important information to share with your friends and family this winter.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/160712-winter-probabilistic-snow"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/160712_local_winter_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />December 7, 2016 - Experimental Snowfall Graphics</a><br /> New snowfall graphics now available from local NWS websites.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/162311-nws-communities"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/162211_nws-co_sml.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />November 23, 2016 - NWS giving thanks to their communities</a><br /> This year the National Weather Service gave back to their local communities in many different ways, ultimately showing thanks to all those they serve every day of the year.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://observing and predicting the 2015-2016 el niÃ±o/"><img alt="Heather Wade" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/162211_op_sml.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />November 22, 2016 - Observing and Predicting the 2015-2016 El Niño</a><br /> Alongside colleagues in Australia and Peru, NOAA scientists involved with observing and predicting the 2015-2016 El Niño co-authored an article about the event and prediction.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/161121-flood-risk"><img alt="Heather Wade" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/162111_fr_sml.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />November 21, 2016 - Improving the Communication of Flood Risk for Better Decision-Making</a><br /> The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) published a study in its September 2016 edition titled, “Effectively Communicating Risk and Uncertainty to the Public."</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://noaa's advanced goes-r weather satellite launching this month/"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/161511_goes_r.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />November 15, 2016 - NOAA’s advanced GOES-R weather satellite launching this month</a><br /> This month NOAA will be launching its most advanced weather satellite to date, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R).</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/162410-nws-chilean"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/162510_laura_ SHOA_sm.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />October 25, 2016 - NWS and Chilean Navy Leaders collaborate to improve Tsunami Warning Capabilities</a><br /> Collaboration will improve tsunami warning capabilities in both countries and the whole Pacific Basin.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/160203-one-nws-network"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/one_nws_sml.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />October 3, 2016 - OneNWS Network: A Faster and Stronger National Weather Service</a><br /> NWS updates data networks to keep pace with new technologies.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/hazardsimplification/"><img alt="Heather Wade" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/70xnws_logo.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />September 9, 2016 - Hazard Simplification Project</a><br /> For decades, NWS has used the Watch, Warning, and Advisory (WWA) system - is it time for a change?</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-experiences-5th-warmest-summer-on-record" target="_blank"><img alt="NWS logo" src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/70xnoaa_logo.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />September 8, 2016 - U.S. experiences 5th warmest summer on record</a><br /> Every state in the continental U.S. and Alaska was warmer than average this summer.</p> </div> <div class="newsst01"> <p class="archive"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/31/proclamation-national-preparedness-month-2016" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.weather.gov/images/news/archives/whitehouse.png" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-radius:4px; border-color:#F0EFEF; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; float: left; width: 50px; height: 50px;" />September 1, 2016 - Presidential Proclamation: National Preparedness Month</a><br /> Preparing ourselves to meet the unknown challenges of tomorrow is a duty we all share.</p> </div> </div> <script> function openCity(evt, cityName) { var i, tabcontent, tablinks; tabcontent = document.getElementsByClassName("tabcontent"); for (i = 0; i < tabcontent.length; i++) { tabcontent[i].style.display = "none"; } tablinks = document.getElementsByClassName("tablinks"); for (i = 0; i < tablinks.length; i++) { tablinks[i].className = tablinks[i].className.replace(" active", ""); } document.getElementById(cityName).style.display = "block"; evt.currentTarget.className += " active"; } // Get the element with id="defaultOpen" and click on it document.getElementById("defaultOpen").click(); </script> <p> </p> </div> <div class="div-full"> <div class="cms-content"> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="partial-width-borderbottom feature-block">  </div> <div class="full-width-first"> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer"> </div>  <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal-content"> <div class="one-sixth-first" id="footer_legal_gov"> <a href="http://www.usa.gov"><img src="/bundles/templating/images/footer/usa_gov.png" alt="usa.gov" width="110" height="30" /></a> </div> <div class="one-half-first" id="footer_legal_info"> <p> <a href="http://www.commerce.gov">US Dept of Commerce</a><br /> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a><br /> <a href="https://www.weather.gov">National Weather Service</a><br /> News Around NOAA<br /> 1325 East West Highway<br /> Silver Spring, MD 20910 <br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.weather.gov/news/contact">Comments? 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