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School Weather Fun!
I had the exciting opportunity to talk about severe weather and safety with a class of young scientists! These elementary-age students were very eager to hear all about hail, floods, winter weather, but especially tornadoes, thunderstorms, tsunamis, and hurricanes. I absolutely loved seeing how tuned in the kids were to the weather facts and safety…
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River Forecast Center Fall Colors Photo Contest!
This week, we’re beginning the 1st National Weather Service North Central River Forecast Center Photo Contest!! Email your stunning autumn photos to nws.ncrfc@noaa.gov by November 15th to enter! “Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile” -William Cullen Bryant Like us on Facebook, Tweet @NWSncrfc! Truly, Tash
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Inundaciones en el Sur de Florida
Incluyendo hoy (19 Viernes 2013), ha habido cinco días de lluvia en el Sur de Florida. No es típico para los residentes de esa región ver tanta lluvia en el medio de Julio. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Miami predice más lluvia durante este fin de semana. Con la lluvia, vienen las tormentas. Esperan ver…
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Calor y Humedad en los Estados Unidos
Hoy (18 Jueves 2013), el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha emitido una alerta sobre las condiciones extremas en el norte y este de los Estados Unidos. Los estados que verán afectados serán los de North Dakota hasta Massachusetts. Este aviso de calor es en efecto porque las temperaturas en estas regiones están extremamente altas. No solo…
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From Drought to Flood Threat: U.S. Southern Plains
The National Weather Service has outlined flash flood watches throughout most of central Texas and into areas of the Four Corners. In the next 24 hours, 2 to 4 inches of rain are expected in central Texas, with 1 to 2 inches northeast into the Four Corners region. This rain will provide relief for SW…
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Typhoon Soulik-Closing Eye
Typhoon Soulik is experiencing what meteorologists call an eyewall replacement cycle. Major hurricanes commonly undergo this transformation when winds exceed 100 knots (115 mph/185 kph). An outer eyewall can develop as the eye becomes smaller in size and surrounding thunderstorms intensify. Soulik has weakened due to the outer wall overtaking the inner wall and closing the…
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Typhoon Soulik-Extreme Winds
Powerful Typhoon Soulik continues moving northwest toward the northern tip of Taiwan. As of 2100 UTC (4 pm EDT), this immense tropical system has reached Category 4 status with maximum sustained winds of 115 knots (132 mph/213 kph) and higher gusts. It is likely to reach Super Typhoon status with winds exceeding 137 knots (157…
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Typhoon Soulik-Headed for China
The tropical system named Soulik nearing the Philippines has been classified as an intensifying Typhoon. At 1500 UTC (11 am EDT) today, the eye of the storm was located about 678 nautical miles east-southeast of Kadena Air Base in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Winds have quickly risen to 95 knots (109 mph/175 kph), with gusts up to 115…