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Tag Archives: NOAA
Tropical Storms Ana and Bill strengthen in Atlantic
UPDATE: Watch issued for Dutch Antilles as Tropical Storm Ana nears
According to NOAA, Tropical Storm Ana, first named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, and now TS Bill are strengthening and heading west at approximately the same speed of 16 mph.
Ana, with sustained winds of 40 mph the storm is expected to turn west-northwest over [...]
Posted in Nature and Wildlife, Survival and Emergency Preparedness Also tagged 10 Connects, ANA, atlantic hurricane season, Bill, Brian, Brian Brawdy, Buried Logic, Disaster/Accident, Dutch Antilles, environment, Florida, forecast first, forecastfirst.com, guard, highly-skilled and passionate meteorologist, Hurricane Center, Leeward Islands, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tammie Souza, Tampa, update, Weather Leave a comment
NOAA: El Niño arrives; could suppress Atlantic hurricane season
NOAA scientists have concluded that the climate phenomenon El Niño has arrived.
Great. OK then. El Niño is here. But just what does that mean for those watching for Atlantic hurricanes?
According to the NOAA Website, “El Niño, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and [...]
Day 1 of "The 7 Sins of Summer Safety" Week: 5 Tips for Sidestepping Lightning
Given the response to an earlier post, “NOAA: Deadly lightning strikes ahead of 2008 numbers and what you can do to survive” in conjunction with a CNN report on the deadly aspects of lightning, we are kicking off our 7 Sins of Summer Survival Week with some tips to help prevent your encounter with one [...]
Buried Logic: Deadly lightning strikes on the rise and what you can do to survive
Kicking off the first week of summer seems like a perfect time to launch “Lightning Safety Awareness Week” at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Given the frequency of thunderstorms in the warmer months coupled with the increased number of people participating in outdoor activities, this can be a deadly time if we are not [...]
Posted in Buried Logic, Survival and Emergency Preparedness Also tagged Buried Logic, deadly lightning strikes, summer, survive, thunderstorms, violent weather, warmer months Leave a comment
NOAA: Deadly lightning strikes ahead of 2008 numbers and what you can do to survive
Kicking off the first week of summer seems like a perfect time to launch “Lightning Safety Awareness Week” at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Given the frequency of thunderstorms in the warmer months coupled with the increased number of people participating in outdoor activities, this can be a deadly time if we are not [...]
Posted in Survival and Emergency Preparedness Also tagged CNN, deadly lightning strikes, lightning crouch, lightning deaths, Lightning Safety Awareness Week, lightning strikes, national oceanic atmospheric administration, proper shelter, Summer dangers, thunderstorms, Thunderstruck, top ten myths of lightning safety 4 Comments
VIDEO: Violent Weather turns "Deadly" when You don't know it's coming
If “April Showers bring May Flowers” then “The Heat of Summer brings more than Thunder.”
Summer brings violent weather. Period. Thunderstorms, lightning strikes, hailstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat waves and flash flooding are the prices we pay for warm, sunny days. What turns violent weather deadly, most times, is when it catches us unexpectedly. When we are [...]
Posted in Survival and Emergency Preparedness, video Also tagged bad weather crystal ball, deadly weather, Disaster/Accident, eton corporation, Eton FR150 AM/FM/Weather Radio, flash flooding, hailstorms, heat waves, hurricanes, lightning strikes, Microlink FR 150, mother nature, NOAA weather radio, off guard, Recreational vehicle, shelters, smartest radio I know, Solarlink FR 360, summer, Summer emergency preparedness, Summer survival Tips, thunderstorms, tornadoes, vacationing, Vimeo, violent summer storms, violent weather, Weather 2 Comments
NOAA posts Hurricane season forecast, Encourages Preparedness
NOAA forecasters predict ”a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season” this year. “However, as with any season, the need to prepare for the possibility of a storm striking near you is essential” according to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
According to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, “Today, more than 35 million Americans live in regions most threatened by Atlantic [...]
Posted in Survival and Emergency Preparedness Also tagged 2009 hurricane forecast, hurricane forecast, hurricanes, national oceanic atmospheric administration, preparedness, Summer emergency preparedness, Summer survival Tips, Survival, Survival and Emergency Preparedness, survival through self-reliance 1 Comment
Texas Weather Perfect Test for American Red Cross Microlink by Eton
En route to The Rally in Albuquerque, NM I was heading west on Interstate 40, a bit east of Amarillo, TX. As the sun began to set I could see the clouds building in the distance and turned on my weather-enabled Garmin GPS Unit. The storms were just ahead of me. I reached into the [...]
Posted in Gear to Get, RVing Also tagged Affinity, Affinity Events, Affinity Group, Albuquerque, Amarillo, American Red Cross, Brian Brawdy, Camping World, eco-rv, Emergency Preparedness, Eton, Garmin, Garmin GPS 376C, Gear to Get, GPS, Green RV, hand crank radio, Lance Camper, Microlink FR150, Mobile Base Camp, New Mexico, Solarlink 360, Survival, survival expert brian brawdy, Texas, The Rally, Truck Camper 2 Comments
Hurricane Bill could be a Big One