The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to ...

Late on July 3 into early July 4, a dying complex of thunderstorms was re-energized by the extremely humid, tropical air over ...

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...

The loss of satellite data, along with other cuts to data, funding, and staffing, could ultimately put more lives at risk during hurricane season.

Hurricane forecasters will continue to use all available tools, including satellite, radar, weather balloon and dropsonde data, to monitor the tropics and issue hurricane forecasts. But the loss of ...

Since the announcement was made, meteorologist and former FEMA official Michael Lowry has been speaking out about the change, ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in ways that will affect the hazards residents face far into the future.

The satellite in question is called the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder, or SSMIS. According to NOAA, the data from ...

Colin Zarzycki, Penn State U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to ...

Austin is tracking a small chance of tropical development next week The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area for possible development ...

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a ...