With spring flooding already underway over portions of the U.S., NOAA forecasters are warning the worst is yet to come. Almost half the country – from the North Central U.S. through the Midwest and the Northeast – has an above-average risk of flooding over the next few weeks, according to the annual spring outlook released today by NOAA’s National Weather Service. This week is also national Flood Safety Awareness Week, and NOAA has partnered with FEMA to encourage residents to prepare for this imminent threat.
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Spring Flooding Underway, Expected to Worsen through April
Submitted by wd5m on Thu, 2011-03-17 12:40Radar’s next phase
Submitted by wd5m on Tue, 2011-03-15 19:50Dual polarization holds promise for both research and weather forecasting
Bob Henson | 11 March 2010 • The biggest upgrade to the U.S. weather-radar network in 15 years gets rolling this winter with a minimum of fanfare—debuting under the radar, as it were. But the new capabilities should get their fair share of attention in the long run.
Hole Punch Clouds
Submitted by wd5m on Wed, 2011-01-12 10:21
Hole Punch Clouds are simply high clouds that look like somebody punched a hole in them. The name is not scientific and sometimes you hear it as Punch Hole Clouds but they look unusual. If you look you could probably see them fairly often when we have Cirrus clouds but usually they are not too dramatic. On December 11, 2003 the sky was dramatic over Mobile County, Alabama. Washington County, Alabama later saw a similar event on January 29, 2007.
Read the story at Hole Punch Clouds.
First Snow of 2011
Submitted by wd5m on Sun, 2011-01-09 13:01