NASA to Launch New Earth-Observing Satellite October 26, 2011 By ALICIA CHANG After a five-year delay, an Earth-observing satellite will be launched to test new technologies aimed at improving weather forecasts and...
Ag Disaster: All of Louisiana and 27 Miss., Ark., and Texas Counties October 17, 2011 Floods, drought and other nasty weather have made all of Louisiana – and 27 adjacent counties in Mississippi, Arkansas and...
Extreme Weather Makes Portable Generators a Hit September 30, 2011 By MICHAEL HILL Alex Iwashyna didn’t realize how many of her neighbors in Richmond, Virginia, had backup generators until her own family bought...
State Farm Pay $5B to Cover Weather Damages September 26, 2011 State Farm Insurance has paid $5 billion to its customers for weather-related catastrophes — damage to cars, homes and other...
Katia Becomes Hurricane East of Leeward Islands September 1, 2011 Tropical storm Katia has become the second hurricane of the season, as it passes over the warm water of the...
Bad Weather a Boon for Private Forecasters August 10, 2011 By Jane Sutton Heat and drought are parching the southern U.S. plains, floods and tornadoes have shattered long-standing records, and the tropical Atlantic...
NWS Issues Fire Weather Watch for 47 Oklahoma Counties August 9, 2011 Authorities are warning that more wildfires could be possible across Oklahoma as winds increase from the southwest. The National Weather...
Hurricane Hunters in Training May 16, 2011 By ELIZABETH VOWELL In 1944, two pilots made a bet that an American single engine aircraft couldn’t fly through a hurricane without falling...
Nor’easter to Bring Snow to Northern New England March 31, 2011 It may be spring, but the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch across most of northern New...