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Evaluating Florence damage from the air: NOAA begins aerial surveys

September 16, 2018

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Hurricane Florence damage in North Carolina on September 15, 2018

Find the latest information on Hurricane Florence

September 10, 2018

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Hurricane Florence on Sept 10.

Florence bringing heavy rain to parts of Mid-Atlantic to southern New England

September 8, 2018

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NOAA GOES-East/GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic captured 7 45 am EST, Sept 14, 2018.

Gordon comes ashore west of the Alabama-Mississippi border

September 3, 2018

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Tropical Storm Gordon captured by NOAA's GOES-East on September 2, 2018

Learn how to prepare for fall weather

August 30, 2018

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Get ready for fall weather hazards

Labor Day holiday forecast: Seasonable temperatures, rain chances across much of U.S.

August 30, 2018

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A father and daughter enjoy a kayak trip in NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Be sure to check the weather forecast before venturing out on the water, wherever you might be.

Ask the scientist: How can the weather spark and spread wildfires?

September 4, 2018

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As of August 28, 2018, there were 89 U.S. wildfires currently burning on approximately 2 million acres of private, state, tribal, and federal land. Nearly 20,000 interagency fire personnel, including about 450 crews, 1,000-plus engines, 160 helicopters and 24 airtankers are deployed to wildfires.

Tropical Storm Lane moving away from Hawaii; flash floods still possible

August 22, 2018

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A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Lane as it approached the Hawaiian Islands on August 22, 2018. The storm brought massive flooding and extreme rainfall to parts of Hawaii.

Open House at NOAA Center in College Park, Maryland to be rescheduled

August 23, 2018

NOAA College Park, MD

How to avoid getting caught in a rip current

August 16, 2018

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Rip current on North Carolina coast.

What are the chances a hurricane will hit my home?

August 20, 2018

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GOES-16 captured this geocolor image of Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba at about 8:00 am (eastern) on September 8, 2017.

NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction

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GOES East satellite image of the western Atlantic Ocean, captured July 9, 2018. The small eye of Tropical Storm Chris is visible off the coast of the Carolinas, while in the eastern Caribbean Sea, we can see the remnants of former Hurricane Beryl, around which a thick plume of Saharan dust is wrapping north and east of the storm.

Video: In FLASH, forecasters now have richer data to predict fast-moving floods

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Floods are one of the most common U.S. natural disasters. A new NOAA award to the non-profit Nurture Nature Center in Easton, Pennsylvania will fund research to develop strategies to improve online flood forecasting tools and to better motivate residents to prepare for floods and respond to flood warnings.

Ask the scientist: Extreme rainfall, why it happens and how we predict it

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extreme weather

Stock photo of people on the street in Quebec, Canada, taking shelter from a heavy rainstorm, while three people in the background brave the elements with umbrellas.

NOAA to update 2018 Atlantic hurricane season outlook

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Hurricane Harvey reaches peak intensity on August 25, 2017.

NOAA, AMS to announce findings of State of the Climate in 2017 report

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CIRES scientist Patrick Cullis releases a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde from NOAA's Marshall Mesa on the 50th anniversary of the first ozonesonde launch from the research site near Boulder, Colorado, in 1967.

Space Weather Forum in Washington, D.C. July 25

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A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

John Jensenius

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John Jensenius, NWS meteorologist and lightning safety expert

NOAA monthly climate call: July 19

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Sailing in tropical waters? NOAA’s Tropical Analysis & Forecast Branch has your back

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A commercial cargo ship sails into calm waters

'Turn Around Don't Drown' gets a new tune

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Matt Hawk, creator of the new "Turn Around Don't Drown" jingle

Sunny or stormy? Your July Fourth holiday week weather outlook

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Warm and muggy air in St. Louis, Missouri, could spark a few thunderstorms through July 4, 2018. Be sure to check your local forecast at www.weather.gov before you make your plans. Happy Independence Day!

Know before you go: Your July Fourth travel weekend weather outlook

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Fireworks in Washington, D.C., on July Fourth, with the Washington Monument in the foreground.

Meet NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director: Ken Graham

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NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham

Don't go chasing single model runs this hurricane season

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Hurricane Irma makes a second landfall in Cudjoe Key, Fla., on September 10, 2017.

Learn how to prepare for summer weather

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Summer storm darkening the sky over the Acushnet River in Massachusetts.

The U.S. is having an incredibly quiet tornado season – so far

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The last EF5 tornado in the United States struck neighborhoods like this one in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013

New, next-generation NOAA polar-orbiting satellite is now operational

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

NOAA-20 captured this nighttime view of the eye of Cyclone Cebile, as it swirled at Category 4 strength in the Indian Ocean on January 30, 2018.

Will Alberto affect your area? Get your local forecast from NOAA's National Weather Service

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NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Subtropical Storm Alberto on May 25, 2018

Forecasters predict a near- or above-normal 2018 Atlantic hurricane season

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measuring and modeling climate

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (now GOES-East) captured this infrared/visible image of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017.

NOAA predicts a near- or above-normal 2018 hurricane season in the central Pacific

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NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured Tropical Storm Madeline as it moved past Hawaii and Hurricane Lester approaching the Hawaiian Islands in August 2016.

Kilauea eruptions: The way the wind blows, so go the gas and the ash

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earth observations

Photograph taken May 15, 2018, 11:05 am HST, from the Jaggar Museum at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Here we see an ash plume rising from the Kiluea Volcano Overlook Crater. Ash falling from the plume can be seen just to the right side (and below) the plume.

Video: Bad weather brings good opportunity to test forecast tools of the future

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Emergency managers play an integral role in the testing, evaluation, and feedback during the development of probabilistic hazard information within the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed.

NOAA to issue 2018 Atlantic hurricane season outlook May 24

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This geocolor image from GOES-16 shows Hurricane Katia (l) Hurricane Irma (m) and Hurricane Jose (r) in the Atlantic Ocean on September 7, 2017.

NOAA adopts technology to automate weather balloon launches

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technology & innovation

A weather balloon is set afloat during an autolauncher test run at the National Weather Service Field Support Center in Sterling, Virginia. NOAA scientists at the support center extensively evaluated autolaunchers for operational feasibility before the first unit was deployed to Kodiak, Alaska, in 2015, and now they test software upgrades to ensure continued high performance.

Florence bringing heavy rain to parts of Mid-Atlantic to southern New England

Life-threatening flash floods and prolonged river flooding to continue

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August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

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