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Topic: Severe storms

An aerial view of a valley town with streets and houses overcome by brown flood waters.

Sudden danger: the science and stakes of flash flood forecasting

July 1, 2026

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An aerial view of a valley town with streets and houses overcome by brown flood waters.

Strike a pose with #SafePlaceSelfie on April 8

Join us April 8 for #SafePlaceSelfieDay: Where would you go?

April 1, 2026

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Strike a pose with #SafePlaceSelfie on April 8

Title card for the video, "Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years Later." The title is shown in white text on a black screen.

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

August 27, 2025

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extreme weather

hurricane hunters

Title card for the video, "Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years Later." The title is shown in white text on a black screen.

The newly invented hail camera is loaded on the back of a NOAA NSSL pickup truck.

New high-speed camera captures hail in free fall in effort to improve public safety

June 6, 2025

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technology & innovation

The newly invented hail camera is loaded on the back of a NOAA NSSL pickup truck.

In 2013, NOAA completed the dual-polarization technology update to 122 radar sites throughout the country. This new advanced technology is helping federal weather forecasters more accurately track, assess and warn the public of approaching high-impact weather.

Fact check: Debunking weather modification claims

October 23, 2024

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In 2013, NOAA completed the dual-polarization technology update to 122 radar sites throughout the country. This new advanced technology is helping federal weather forecasters more accurately track, assess and warn the public of approaching high-impact weather.

Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, along with director Lee Isaac Chung, pose in front of props from Twister during a tour of the National Weather Center and NOAA offices in Norman, Oklahoma in May, 2023.

'Twisters' movie: The NOAA science and staff behind the scenes

July 19, 2024

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Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, along with director Lee Isaac Chung, pose in front of props from Twister during a tour of the National Weather Center and NOAA offices in Norman, Oklahoma in May, 2023.

Friday Find: Listen to these tornado safety announcements from the 1960s

May 3, 2024

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extreme weather

Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

Friday Find: Owlie Skywarn cards

April 12, 2024

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Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

NOAA'S National Severe Storms Laboratory uses mobile radars to study tornadoes, hurricanes, dust storms, winter storms, mountain rainfall, and even swarms of bats. NOXP (seen above) is a mobile Doppler radar that also has dual-polarization capabilities. This information helps enhance forecasts of precipitation amounts and can be used to improve computer predictions of thunderstorms.

In the field: What's it like to be a tornado researcher at NOAA?

January 31, 2024

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NOAA'S National Severe Storms Laboratory uses mobile radars to study tornadoes, hurricanes, dust storms, winter storms, mountain rainfall, and even swarms of bats. NOXP (seen above) is a mobile Doppler radar that also has dual-polarization capabilities. This information helps enhance forecasts of precipitation amounts and can be used to improve computer predictions of thunderstorms.

Black and white photo of a woman in a miniskirt and winter coat walking through the snow and holding her hat on her head.

Friday Find: Snowy photos of blizzards from years past

January 12, 2024

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Black and white photo of a woman in a miniskirt and winter coat walking through the snow and holding her hat on her head.

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