| Feed Editor 22 May 2007 16:04:51 GMT NOAA's National Weather Service Headlines Latest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/rss None ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us robert.bunge@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif http://www.weather.gov/rss NOAA's National Weather Service NOAA's National Weather Service ...NOAA's U.S. Winter Outlook Calls for Variability... In announcing the 2008-2009 U.S. Winter Outlook for meteorological winter from December through February, forecasters at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of the central part of the nation, and a continuation of drier-than-normal conditions across the Southeast. 20 Nov 2008 20:59:21 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081120_winteroutlook.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 232A36C5-EFBE-45FE-B534-317994C2D5C9 ...NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship... NOAA is accepting applications for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fifth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. 10 Nov 2008 20:15:17 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081031_scholarship.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C6DFADAF-9888-48FE-A9BC-9C2A0CA3A350 ...Paloma dissipated inland over east-central Cuba... At 1000 PM EST the center of weakening Tropical Depression Paloma was located about 40 miles north Of Camaguey Cuba and about 180 miles southwest of the central Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 MPH with higher gusts. Continued weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours. The last public advisory has been issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. 10 Nov 2008 10:11:01 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/td_at17.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F16548BD-8E24-455D-989D-615C7CBE21D5 ...Nenana, Alaska, Receives NOAA's 1,000th Weather Radio All-Hazards Transmitter... Central interior Alaskan residents, visitors, barge captains and railroad operators now have access to weather information anytime, thanks to a new NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards transmitter recently installed on Toghotthele Hill in Nenana, the 1,000th of these transmitters installed by NOAA. 19 Oct 2008 03:11:46 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081006_transmitter.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0083E8DE-172F-4396-804A-19497F8290F0 ...Omar degenerates to a remnant low... At 1100 AM AST the center of the remnant low, former Tropical Storm Omar, was located about 820 miles east of Bermuda and about 1365 miles west of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 MPH with higher gusts. Omar no longer has enough thunderstorm activity to be considered a tropical cyclone. The remnant low is expected to weaken and dissipate over the next day or so. This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. 18 Oct 2008 16:13:27 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/td_at15.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F3F63DE8-FBDF-44F4-9746-8CC33EAC1222 ...U.S. Drought Shows Signs of Improvement... The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows improvement in drought conditions over the Plains and the Midwest, in part due to landfalling tropical systems, and also shows lingering drought for the interior Southeast, south-central Texas, and California. 2 Oct 2008 04:07:45 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080918_drought.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C95F9CBC-8BC8-4E14-A1A5-28FB51521A16 ...NOAA's National Weather Service is undertaking research on how satisfied users are with its flood and water forecast services... NOAA's National Weather Service is undertaking research on how satisfied users are with its flood and water forecast services which include flash flood and river flood warnings, watches and statements; recreational and water supply forecasts; and precipitation analysis. We ask you to consider completing the survey. 22 Aug 2008 03:49:31 GMT http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nwsexit.pl?url=http://www.cfigroup.net/NWSHydroSurvey2008/&blurb=NWS+Hydrologic+Services+Program+CSI+2008 w-nws.webmaster@noa.gov E799DAA0-33D1-4188-8C21-4138E26A011C ...NOAA aircraft conduct aerial damage surveys along Gulf Coast ... NOAA aircraft have been conducting aerial surveys along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana where Hurricane Ike made landfall. Photos from these flights are now posted. 15 Sep 2008 16:33:38 GMT http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/ike/IKE0000.HTM w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov C7CC213C-F25D-49AA-B7A7-7D420BBCA288 ...Strong Start Increases NOAA's Confidence for Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season... In the August update to the Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has increased the likelihood of an above-normal hurricane season and has raised the total number of named storms and hurricanes that may form. 7 Aug 2008 16:04:38 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080807_hurricaneoutlook.html 8755FDB4-73FB-440A-B135-A4EEF6ABC25B ...Summer 2008 Marked by Deadly Rip Currents... Each year, about a hundred people drown in rip currents. Rip currents account for over 80% of rescues performed by surf beach lifeguards. NOAA offers valuable advice to help you avoid and/or survive a rip current. 1 Aug 2008 12:55:39 GMT http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/tips.shtml w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov ...Hurricane Dolly Offers Silver Lining To Some Drought Stricken Texas Counties... The remnants of Hurricane Dolly have provided a mixed bag of damaging floods and welcome drought relief for residents of south Texas. The state's Lower Rio Grande Valley received the storm system's highest concentrations with isolated areas receiving as much as a foot of rainfall. 26 Jul 2008 21:43:54 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080725_drought.html 84B86D53-64CA-4D63-B12E-0E47ED9345CE ...Dolly brought heavy rains to parts of Texas... The tropical system known as Dolly dropped an up to 6 inches of rain over the last day in parts of the lower Rio Grande valley. Current flood impacts affect urban areas, small streams and low areas, with numerous roads closed. Flood Watches continue in effect for parts of southern Texas as Dolly will continue to produce copious amounts of rain as it moves westward. 25 Jul 2008 16:40:01 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/dolly.php 11865E25-5EAC-4C5F-853D-7B337B9C7B93 ...Cristobal starting to lose tropical characteristics... At 500 AM EDT the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located about 380 miles east of Halifax Nova Scotia. 23 Jul 2008 10:41:15 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/cristobal.php 3242B32E-5D00-490C-B1F6-D29C5B6C99A3 ...Unhealthy Air Quality Index levels in the Mid-Atlantic Region... High pressure system over the eastern US continues to produce light winds, limiting pollutant dispersion. These conditions, combined with pollutant carryover from previous days, will result in widespread Moderate and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels across the East, with several sites in the Mid-Atlantic expected to reach Unhealthy AQI levels for ozone. 18 Jul 2008 10:39:51 GMT http://www.airnow.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 3652F9E9-72BA-4880-8181-C180F41875B9 ...Tropical Storm Bertha... The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Bertha. 17 Jul 2008 10:40:50 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/bertha.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 54274707-B827-4DA9-B972-6C8B19467E86 ...Tropical Storm Bertha... The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Bertha. Tropical Storm BERTHA is approaching warmer waters of the central Atlantic and is expected to strengthen. It is too early to determine if bertha will eventually affect any land areas. 6 Jul 2008 13:42:38 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/bertha.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 96D8D3FF-ABB7-4B71-BCA2-64E10DB1D1C9 ...Tropical Depression strengthens, becomes Tropical Storm BERTHA... Second tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season forms in the far eastern Atlantic near The Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Bertha. 3 Jul 2008 18:33:35 GMT http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#BERTHA w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 352E748F-8ACA-40B6-834F-AE50052F28CD ...Unhealthy Air Quality Index levels in California and North Carolina.. Fires in northern and central California continue to burn, releasing high levels of pollutants into the atmosphere. In the East, fires continue to burn along the northeastern North Carolina coast. These fires will result in Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Air Quality Index levels for much of northern and central California and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. 30 Jun 2008 10:39:03 GMT http://www.airnow.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 82640A45-2B65-49A4-B243-C2C3C576A9EB ...Lightning Safety Week: June 22-28, 2008... Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena - lightning. But don't be fooled, lightning strikes year round. In the United States, an average of 62 people are killed each year by lightning. 23 Jun 2008 16:33:52 GMT http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 1D33C231-CCAD-41C3-A9BE-2E2D1C6A599C ...U.S. Department of Agriculture offers tips to keep food safe during a weather emergency... Did you know that a flood, fire, national disaster, or the loss of power from severe weather could jeopardize the safety of your food? Knowing how to determine if food is safe and how to keep food safe will help minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Thie USDA Consumer's Guide will help you make the right decisions for keeping your family safe during an emergency 14 Jun 2008 13:40:04 GMT http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Emergency_Preparedness_Fact_Sheets/index.asp w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6D9578AE-9C43-482C-A2A9-DBBC810339FA ...Flooding in the Midwest... Damage from flooding appears likely to reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Roads and bridges have been shut down, crops have been damaged, and officials in some areas fear the worst flooding since 1993. Thousands of homes and hundreds of businesses have been flooded with numerous evacuations, countless roads are flooded and closed, road damage is extensive, and many levees and earthen dams have failed or are in jeopardy of failing. 11 Jun 2008 12:22:30 GMT http://www.weather.gov/ahps/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A21BA0E5-FE8A-4EFC-892A-BA7156004884 ...Another day of heat in the East... Hot, steamy weather continued in the East from the Carolinas to New England. The heat index reached 102 degrees in the District of Columbia on Monday, Several cities in North Carolina broke record high temperatures. Some relief is in sight as the upper-level ridge which has been responsible for the record temperatures will move offshore. By Wednesday temperatures will remain in the upper 80s to lower 90s across much of the East. 10 Jun 2008 14:09:47 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7CBDB2C9-A916-4E00-834C-89186DFE9E5C ...Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches and Heat Advisories in Effect in the East... Record heat will continue to cover a large part of the Eastern Seaboard into the beginning of the work week. High temperatures in the 90s. with some areas reaching 100 degrees, combined with dew points in the lower 70s will push heat indices into the low 100s. Local Weather Forecast Offices have issued Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches and Heat Advisories. 8 Jun 2008 13:49:57 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F009CC43-3B25-4CE9-8F36-1B19BAC4C1DF A major severe weather outbreak expected from the eastern half of the Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley this afternoon and tonight The Storm Prediction Center is predicting widespread damaging thunderstorm winds, strong tornadoes and, large hail over a large part of the eastern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley. 5 Jun 2008 18:17:35 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 597E36AA-7F12-48BF-9BBC-FD402D78D43D ...Rip Current Awareness Week - June 1 - 7... Rip currents are powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including the Great Lakes. 2 Jun 2008 16:03:34 GMT http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 23F25E7E-D4DC-436C-B1B2-CF63B7688190 ...Atlantic Tropical Depression ARTHUR... The National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on Tropical Depression Arthur. However, the remnants of Arthur could produce additional heavy rains over portions of Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico during the next couple of days. These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides, especially in mountainous terrain. 2 Jun 2008 10:11:38 GMT http://www.noaawatch.gov/2008/arthur.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov CD4A8787-F603-4A0A-9E3C-B3F76D24DD30 ...NOAA Predicts Near Normal or Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season... NOAA's Climate Prediction Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a near normal or above normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this year. Hurricane season officially begins in the Atlantic on June 1. 22 May 2008 16:33:27 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080522_hurricaneoutlook.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 58CB10D0-9B84-46CE-98A7-D97DA7A545B8 ...NOAA Employing New Tools to Accurately Measure Climate Change... NOAA announced it will install the last nine of the 114 stations as part of its new, high-tech climate monitoring network. The stations track national average changes in temperature and precipitation trends. The U.S. Climate Reference Network (CRN) is on schedule to activate these final stations by the end of the summer. 25 Apr 2008 13:47:44 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080424_climatechange.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7B13C411-A870-4FA5-B8D5-3DD5D6E207A9 ...NOAA Celebrates Earth Day... One of the many ways NOAA celebrates Earth Day is by recognizing private individuals and organizations that volunteer their time to help NOAA carry out its mission. Since 1995, NOAA has recognized more than a hundred individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to NOAA. 22 Apr 2008 13:44:54 GMT http://www.noaa.gov/earthday/index.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov BDE90C40-D74A-440F-944A-8696E29817FA ...Another Quake Felt in Southern Illinois... A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, the 18th since a magnitude 5.2 hit the area Friday morning, was centered about 37 miles north-northwest of Evansville, Indiana, or about 131 miles east of St. Louis. 21 Apr 2008 13:55:32 GMT http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008rcar.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 7FF03BB0-5D2E-4141-9146-5C9ACFE1F8F5 ...U.S. Geological Survey reports early morning earthquake in Illinois... The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center reported a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, recorded on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:59 AM CDT. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles north-northeast of Bellmont Illinois, or 38 miles north-northwest of Evansville Indiana. 18 Apr 2008 14:02:28 GMT http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008qza6.php w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6E689E08-44AB-4629-ABFD-CBD134121A63 ...NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft to Embark on Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour... NOAA hurricane experts will travel aboard a NOAA WP-3 Orion turboprop Hurricane Hunter aircraft in a five-day, five-city tour of the Gulf Coast beginning April 14 to raise awareness of the hurricanes that can and have threatened the region. 6 Apr 2008 12:44:59 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080403_hurricanetour.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0D569C61-318C-4294-87ED-404C9B7EF3E2 ...Current Major Flooding in U.S. a Sign of Things to Come... Major floods striking America's heartland this week offer a preview of the spring seasonal outlook. Several factors will contribute to above-average flood conditions, including record rainfall in some states and snow packs, which are melting and causing rivers and streams to crest over their banks. This week, more than 250 communities in a dozen states are experiencing flood conditions. 22 Mar 2008 13:20:14 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_springoutlook.html 65FFCD0B-E07F-40A2-99B7-9C0722C66C12 ...What You Need to Know to Save Your Life when Flooding Happens... Society continues to build homes and businesses in floodplains which are vulnerable to flooding. This increases the need for more accurate and timely hydrologic information including flood and flash flood watches and warnings. See what the National Weather Service is doing to protect lives and property. 21 Mar 2008 12:32:20 GMT http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/ w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 583ABD38-A86A-4045-8CEA-0FBC232AD6EF ...NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe... The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. 13 Mar 2008 19:34:37 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080313_coolest.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov A808C7B7-DCC7-43EA-AE5C-DB2434D862F3 ...U.S. Tsunami Buoy Network Completed... NOAA has deployed the final tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami warning system. This network of 39 stations provides real-time data to the Tsunami Warning System providing coastal communities with faster and more accurate tsunami warnings. 10 Mar 2008 19:18:06 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080310_buoy.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 8CF7D44A-22DA-43CA-B29F-CA512DCB2566 ...Seasonal Drought Outlook... The Southeastern drought region should continue to see improvement, with the best odds for relief extending across the northern part of the drought area as well as along the coast. 6 Mar 2008 16:03:38 GMT http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 686D507E-1916-4C4A-8D4C-66B4D8D16856 ...Severe weather reports through Wednesday morning... Preliminary severe weather reports through Tuesday night indicate one tornado in Alabama. Nearly two hundred reports of damaging thunderstorm winds were received from Georgia and eastern Tennessee, across the Carolinas and Virginia, into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 5 Mar 2008 10:37:49 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080304_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F4A8C8BA-5577-4E6C-A77B-599892AEC463 ...Severe thunderstorms expected across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight... The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight. Those in the threatened area are urged to listen to radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for possible watches, warnings, and statements later today. 4 Mar 2008 13:45:34 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 3023D3C2-1E43-4853-A56F-888634E7AF52 ...Severe weather reported across Lower Mississippi Valley on Monday... Preliminary severe weather reports received by the National Weather Service list one tornado in Mississippi, over twenty reports of damaging thunderstorms winds, and several reports of large hail. 4 Mar 2008 01:55:33 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080303_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noa.gov CDDFE9FB-9884-446C-9B84-469BC8FD921A ...Severe Thunderstorms Expected Over Parts Of The Lower Mississippi Valley And The Central Gulf Coast Region... The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and widespread damaging winds over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and central Gulf Coast Region this afternoon through Tuesday morning 3 Mar 2008 14:09:46 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 1B8A6AC2-C835-4555-BBCA-C8373E711FB6 ...Increased Hurricane Losses Due to More People, Not Stronger Storms... A team of scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. over time due to greater population, infrastructure, and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to any spike in the number or intensity of hurricanes. 25 Feb 2008 13:35:20 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080222_hurricane.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov F53C6F91-B72B-42BA-AA6E-A566C17BE470 ...Cool and Wet West Contrasts a Warm Northeast... The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. during January 2008 was near average (ranking the 49th coolest) and the 31st warmest on record globally, according to an analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Temperatures throughout most of the western U.S. were cooler than average and warmer than normal in the Northeast. 15 Feb 2008 14:53:41 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080214_coolwet.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 66BBB241-7A36-479F-83D8-89A9AFDFBCC0 ...New NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter in Idaho Increases Coverage Area... Residents and visitors in southeast central Idaho now have immediate access to weather information thanks to a new NOAA Weather Radio-All Hazards transmitter, recently installed at Mt. Baldy near Salmon, Idaho. 8 Feb 2008 17:34:20 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080205_idahoradio.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov B60BF8DA-95E3-4AC2-87C0-B4B796F3620B ...Preliminary Severe Storm Reports for Tuesday Feb 5, 2008... Over 300 reports of tornadoes, wind damage, and large hail were received on Tuesday. The severe weather stretched from eastern Texas into Ohio. 6 Feb 2008 10:39:17 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080205_rpts.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov D71FA211-00A2-44C8-A40E-7C46809EE29E ...The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a major severe weather outbreak today and tonight... The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong, long-track tornadoes over parts of the Mid South later today and tonight. There is also a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms from parts of eastern Oklahoma/southern Missouri east-northeastward into the Ohio River Valley and across the lower Mississippi River Valley. 5 Jan 2008 13:52:38 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov B22986A7-9BBB-4A12-91DF-3FE06AD493FA ...Warmer Ocean Could Reduce Number of Atlantic Hurricane Landfalls... A warming global ocean, influencing the winds that shear off the tops of developing storms, could mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes striking the United States according to new findings by NOAA climate scientists. 30 Jan 2008 10:38:36 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080122_warmeroceans.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 98CAD710-0421-4E28-8469-5280C69D6D0C ...Severe thunderstorms possible over parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys... A risk of severe thunderstorms continues over parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. A strengthening surface low pressure area will move northeastward from Illinois into Michigan, and an intense cold front will sweep across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the south of the low pressure area. 30 Jan 2008 01:15:00 GMT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 6D13CC1C-F227-476B-9276-53216FAFEA41 ...Sunspot is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle... A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity is on its way, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals, and even cell phones and ATM transactions. 7 Jan 2008 16:06:32 GMT http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080104_sunspot.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov BF7A7026-DD8E-4742-8FF3-EFA743C4CA49 ...Winter Storm Threatening Parts of the Northeast Monday... A low tracking across the Great Lakes and coastal low developing over the Southeast will combine to produce a significant snowstorm expected to affect the Northeast Sunday night and Monday. Local Weather Forecast Offices will be issuing Winter Weather Advisories, Watches, and Warnings as needed. 13 Jan 2008 13:15:10 GMT http://www.weather.gov/organization.php#local w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 9A8FC437-CEA7-47E4-91E7-1F9D62AAE73F ...Pacific Storms Bring Heavy Snow, Rain, and Strong Winds to Western US... An intense storm system off the West Coast is responsible for ushering in a widespread region of heavy rain, mountain snow and high winds across northern California, and are now pounding regions of central California. 5 Jan 2008 01:38:49 GMT http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 0FD30E2D-C9C6-477B-A15E-C6CA35A7F5E3 |
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