Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory: Hurricane Research Division - Engaged in advancing the basic physical understanding and improving the forecasts of hurricanes and tropical meteorological systems. A key aspect of HRD's activity is its annual field program of flights aboard NOAA's research aircraft (two WP-3D turboprops and a Gulfstream IV-SP jet) flown by NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center.
Extreme Weather Sourcebook - A database maintained by the Societal Impacts Program (SIP) at National Center for Atmospheric Research of statistics on extreme weather events. The Sourcebook is intended as a resource for researchers, policy makers, the media, and the general public, among other users. It contains monetary damage data on hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, as well as composite data for all three weather events, adjusted for both inflation and inflation and wealth. The Sourcebook also contains data on lightning casualties, fatalities and injuries and similar data for other extreme weather events, such as hail, winter storms, wind storms, and heavy rainfall.
Historical Hurricane Tracks - An interactive mapping application that allows you to search and display 150 years of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data.
HRD Storm Atlas - Explore the data sets collected by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division during flights into recent hurricanes. There's an atlas of Atlantic Basin hurricanes sorted by name, strength, and date and a special atlas of storms that affected Florida Bay.
Hurricane Center - AccuWeather.com's Hurricane and Tropical Storm Center. From here you can get forecasts and updates on the latest storms, as well as past storm histories, and information and trivia about these deadly storms.
International Tsunami Information Center - Maintains and develops relationships with scientific research and academic organizations, civil defense agencies, and the general public in order to carry out its mission to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations.
Louisiana State University (LSU) Hurricane Center - Working to advance the state-of-knowledge of hurricanes and their impacts on the natural, built, and human environments; to stimulate new interdisciplinary/collaborative research activities; to transfer this knowledge and technology to students and professionals in concerned disciplines; and to assist the state, the nation, and the world in solving hurricane-related problems.
National Hurricane Center - Issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather.
National Weather Service (NWS): Natural Hazard Statistics - Provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. These statistics are compiled by the Office of Meteorology and the National Climatic Data Center from information contained in Storm Data, a report comprising data from NWS forecast offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
Online Tornado FAQ - Compiled from questions asked of the author (Roger Edwards, Storm Prediction Center) and his colleagues, as well as basic tornado research information and countless scientific resources.
Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI) - The OSEI team produces high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events which are visible in remotely-sensed data available at the NOAA Science Center in Suitland, Maryland.
River Watch Mississippi River Basin - Includes National Weather Service river forecasts and flood information for all of the Mississippi River and its navigatable tributaries including the Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny, and Kanawha Rivers.
Severe and Hazardous Weather - Severe weather affects everyone. Hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, snowstorms, ice storms, wind storms, floods, severe cold, heat waves and drought impact individuals, economies, governments, wars, indeed the course of history itself. On this website you will find links to current, forecast, and archived severe weather phenomena.
Skywarn - Trained volunteer spotters for the National Weather Service.
Storm Events - Search the National Climatic Data Center Storm Event database to find various types of storms recorded in your county.
Storm Prediction Center (SPC) - Part of the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). SPC provides timely and accurate forecasts and watches for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the contiguous U.S.
Tornado Project Online, The - A small company that gathers, compiles, and makes tornado information available to weather enthusiasts, the meteorological community and emergency management officials in the form of tornado books, posters, and videos.
Tsunami - Tsunamis are large water waves, typically generated by seismic activity, that have historically caused significant damage to coastal communities throughout the world. This site provides information about the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation, the impact of tsunamis on humankind, and the Tsunami Warning System.
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