NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service...Lightning Safety Week - June 24-30, 2007...- June 24, 2007 Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena - lightning. In the United States, an average of 66 people are killed each year by lightning. In 2006, there were 47 confirmed deaths and 246 confirmed injuries.http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ ...NOAA Predicts Above Normal 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season...- June 15, 2007 Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year - showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2864.htm ...The National Storm Prediction Center is forecasting severe weather across the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Mississippi Valley...- June 8, 2007 There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms from the upper Great Lakes into the Mid Mississippi River Valley tonight. Tornado Watches remain in effect until 4 AM CDT in some areas.http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ ...Rain Moving Through New England With A Diminishing Threat Of Flooding...- June 5, 2007 At 5 PM EDT, the remnants of Tropical Depression Barry were centered approximately 20 miles south-southwest of Providence Rhode Island. Flood Watches remain in effect for parts of eastern New York, northwestern Connecticut, southern Vermont, and western Massachusetts.http://www.noaawatch.gov/2007/barry.php |