NOAA's National Weather Service Headlines

Latest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service

...Current Major Flooding in U.S. a Sign of Things to Come... - March 22, 2008

Major floods striking America's heartland this week offer a preview of the spring seasonal outlook. Several factors will contribute to above-average flood conditions, including record rainfall in some states and snow packs, which are melting and causing rivers and streams to crest over their banks. This week, more than 250 communities in a dozen states are experiencing flood conditions.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_springoutlook.html

...What You Need to Know to Save Your Life when Flooding Happens... - March 21, 2008

Society continues to build homes and businesses in floodplains which are vulnerable to flooding. This increases the need for more accurate and timely hydrologic information including flood and flash flood watches and warnings. See what the National Weather Service is doing to protect lives and property.
http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/

...NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe... - March 13, 2008

The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080313_coolest.html

...U.S. Tsunami Buoy Network Completed... - March 10, 2008

NOAA has deployed the final tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami warning system. This network of 39 stations provides real-time data to the Tsunami Warning System providing coastal communities with faster and more accurate tsunami warnings.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080310_buoy.html

...Seasonal Drought Outlook... - March 6, 2008

The Southeastern drought region should continue to see improvement, with the best odds for relief extending across the northern part of the drought area as well as along the coast.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html

...Severe weather reports through Wednesday morning... - March 5, 2008

Preliminary severe weather reports through Tuesday night indicate one tornado in Alabama. Nearly two hundred reports of damaging thunderstorm winds were received from Georgia and eastern Tennessee, across the Carolinas and Virginia, into Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080304_rpts.html

...Severe thunderstorms expected across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight... - March 4, 2008

The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight. Those in the threatened area are urged to listen to radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for possible watches, warnings, and statements later today.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/pwo.html

...Severe weather reported across Lower Mississippi Valley on Monday... - March 4, 2008

Preliminary severe weather reports received by the National Weather Service list one tornado in Mississippi, over twenty reports of damaging thunderstorms winds, and several reports of large hail.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080303_rpts.html