SKYWARN training sessions for NY State

Walgreens using electronic outdoor signs for weather warnings: news article

Heat is biggest weather killer: NWS Weather Fatality Statistics

The Warning Decision Simulator from the National Severe Storms Lab: HotSeat

New scale provides method of classifying northeastern US snowstorms:
The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale

NBC Launches Digital Weather Channel: news article | more info

TV Meteorologists to Undergo Tougher Testing: news article

NASA explains the "Dust Bowl" drought of the 1930s: news article

Gulf Stream not the cause of mild British winters: news article

small-area weather forecasting

Factory Accident Damages NOAA Spacecraft: news article
another article here and picture here

Weather Channel DJ's playlist keeps his fans guessing: news article

how Doppler Radar works:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4

lightning picture from Operation Iraqi Freedom

humor: time to change the sign

Hurricane Andrew (1992) upgraded to category 5: press release

Chinese hailstorm kills at least 16: news article

NOAA automated voice transmissions undergoing change
Another article here

WORST WEATHER OF THE 20th CENTURY: click here for a growing state-by-state list

the meteorology behind 'The Perfect Storm' click here
the man who named 'The Perfect Storm'
More info on 'The Perfect Storm' 1 | 2

weird weather:
  the snow roller
  more snow rollers
  ball lightning
  hole punch clouds
  Lee waves

Visit the website of the Cloud Appreciation Society

National Weather Service COOPerative Observer Program

New NASA research finds out new information about lightning...click here
New NASA Theory May Help Improve Weather Predictions...click here
NASA Study Finds Increasing Solar Trend That Can Change Climate...click here
Unique NASA Satellite Watches Rainfall from Space...click here

Lightning strike initiated by a jet taking off: click here

USA dew point map

Is an overpass a safe place to get under during a tornado? NO!

National Weather Service glossary
Guide to weather symbols
Surface weather plot symbols
METAR observation symbols
National Weather Service glossary
The Weather Channel's weather glossary

Online weather cameras for the U.S. (weathercams)

Discussion of home weather stations

weather stations & sensors:
  Radio Shack WX-200 weather station support page
  Ultimeter weather station software & accessories
  Campbell Scientific, Inc.
  Met One Instruments, Inc.
  Climatronics Corporation
  R M Young Company
  Vaisala
  Inspeed Anemometers

some storm spotting history
online SKYWARN spotter training

NWS Fire Weather Forecast

Help in reporting estimated hail size and estimated wind speed

NOAA lightning safety
Lightning research materials
Lightning FAQ
picture of a sprite
Article about blue jets
Scientists find lightning jets that go upward

new names for Pacific tropical cyclones

USA surface temperature map
sea surface temperature maps

NWS FORECAST OFFICES IN NEW YORK STATE:

Albany, NY

Binghamton, NY

Buffalo, NY

New York City, NY

click here for more forecast offices

info on the 1938 hurricane that hit Long Island and New England

Largest hail sizes ever recorded in US: 1 | 2

US extreme record temperatures & differences: click here

American Meteorological Society homepage

discussion of "Probability of Precipitation" can be found on this page

Some of the worst U.S. weather:
  Mount Washington, NH
  conditions for the past 3 days

Bet against other weather fans in a pool betting environment

read about people's most memorable weather experiences

NOAA severe weather photo library

severe weather imagery from Marty Feely

Community alerts for Tompkins County, NY

download NASA's Maestro software and follow along with the Mars Rover 1 | 2

the northeastern US blackout of 14 August 2003

Homeland Security color code system

Senator John Edwards proposes new terror alert system: news article

Northeast River Forecast Center

fall foliage web cams and websites

view satellite images and animations of a volcanic ash plume in Ecuador

iceberg breaks off glacier in Antarctica

Emergency Preparedness Information Center

find distance between two geographical locations (alternate)
find distance between two latitude / longitude points (alternate 1 alternate 2)
Type in an address, get a map and lat / lon of the area: click here
Convert addresses to / from lat / lon: click here
Type in a town and state, get lat / lon: click here
Type in decimal lat / lon, get a topographical map of the area: click here

a table showing solstice & equinox dates & times through December 2020

find sunrise & sunset times for any location

math unit converter

online calculator