NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service...2007 a Top Ten Warm Year for U.S....- December 19, 2007 The year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895, according to preliminary data from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year was marked by exceptional drought in the U.S. Southeast and the West, which helped fuel another extremely active wildfire season.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071213_climateupdate.html ...Weekend Storm over the Midwest and East...- December 17, 2007 Heavy snow was reported from the eastern slopes of the Rockies across the central Plains, eastern Great Lakes and Northeast. Up to a foot and a half of snow fell across parts of upstate New York and Vermont. Over a foot of snow was reported across parts of Indiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Kansas.http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc3.html ...Weekend Winter Storm from the Plains to the Northeast...- December 15, 2007 A potent Winter Storm is beginning to form over Texas Friday evening. The storm is forecast to move into the Tennessee Valley Saturday and into Ohio by early Sunday - and then redevelop along the Delmarva coast. The coastal storm is then forecast to rapidly intensify as it moves northeastward to southern New England Sunday evening and into the Canadian Maritimes Mondayhttp://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/conus.php?element=Wx ...OLGA Degenerating Into A Broad Area Of Low Pressure With A Few Squalls...- December 13, 2007 At 1000 PM EST the center of Tropical Depression OLGA was located about 80 miles northwest of Kingston Jamaica. Movement is toward the west near 13 MPH. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 MPH with higher gusts. The depression is expected to become a remnant low within the next 12 hours or so. This will be the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system unless regeneration occurs.http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/olga.php ...Potential for Flash Floods and Debris Flows in Southern California Mountains ...- December 7, 2007 A storm system over the Pacific will move into Southern California and Arizona, bringing a potential for 1 to 3 inches of rain, especially for the coast and adjacent mountain areas. The primary concern at this time is the potential for muddebris flows in the burn areas from the recent major fires.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071206_postfire.html ...Winter Storms in East and West...- December 4, 2007 An early winter storm produced strong winds, heavy snow in the interior and freezing rain across coastal areas of the Northeast with snowfall amounts ranging from 5 to 15 inches. The powerful early winter storm across the Pacific Northwest dropped up to 8 inches of rain, creating widespread flash and river flooding across Washington and Oregon.http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html ...Winter Storms In The East and West...- December 2, 2007 A major winter storm takes aim at the northeastern U.S. on Sunday and Monday. Heavy snow is likely across upstate New York into New England with freezing rain and sleet across much of New York, Pennsylvannia, and northwest New Jersey. In the Pacific Northwest, an intense storm system will bring very strong and gusty winds to the region and significant snow accumulations from the Cascades into the northern Rockies.http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml ...Major Winter Storm for the Weekend...- December 1, 2007 A Large scale winter storm will move from the southwest United States and Rockies through the Central Plains and into the northeastern states this weekend. Numerous Winter Storm Watches from the central Rockies through the Plains to the Great Lakes have been changed to warnings. The storm will bring a mixture of heavy rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain to a large portion of the nation.http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/latestsummary.html |