The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. It is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) branch of the Department of Commerce, and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, within the Washington metropolitan area. The agency was known as the United States Weather Bureau from 1890 until it adopted its current name in 1970.
During flooding in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned residents it could get worse. While he said floods were already âdevastating,â Whitmer said they were expected to rise. According to the..
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared an emergency for Midland county after two dams breached and on expectations of extreme flooding. This report produced by Zachary Goelman.
Heavy flooding caused a dam breach in central Michigan, prompting officials to call for locals to evacuate the area on Tuesday (May 19), according to local media reports.
The polar vortex is a mass of low-pressure cold air that circulates in the stratosphere above the arctic. And according to Business Insider, it's about to pay the northeastern part of the US a visit..
Rescue workers and homeowners across the U.S. South on Monday sifted through what remained of hundreds of structures destroyed by a series of tornadoes that killed dozens of people, as the deadly..
The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for areas near the Tittabawassee River. The disaster was compounded by the effects of the coronavirus. NYTimes.com - Published
A tornado touched down in northeastern Louisiana, damaging houses and commercial buildings. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Alabama and Tennessee. NYTimes.com - Published
GRAND FORKS â An urgent winter storm warning was issued for northeastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota Wednesday afternoon, April 1, as the National Weather Service monitors a system that.. WorldNews - Published
As weather forecasts go, it was a little unusual to say the least: a cold front with possible showers of ... iguanas. This was the warning given in the US state of Florida on Tuesday when.. WorldNews - Published
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued an unofficial warning for falling iguanas tonight due to an unusual cold snap in the Sunshine State.
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The National Weather Service says the storm could produce widespread hazardous conditions across much of the northeastern quarter of the nation.
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The National Weather Service says a winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeast through the weekend. (Jan. 17)
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The National Weather Service confirmed a microburst came through Clinton, North Carolina, creating wind speeds of up to 85 mph.
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A small tornado tossed around cars outside a South Carolina high school on Monday, the National Weather Service said. School officials in Sampson County, North Carolina say a storm caved in part of a.. USATODAY.com - Published
Residents of Pickens County, Alabama returned on Sunday to survey damage done by a tornado one day earlier. The National Weather Service said a tornado packing winds of at least 134 mph hit Pickens.. USATODAY.com - Published
The National Weather Service confirms that an EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 130 mph struck Kershaw County in northern South Carolina on Saturday night, doing extensive damage to a high.. USATODAY.com - Published
A wintry weather zone stretching from the middle of the United States to the Atlantic Ocean will bring locally heavy snowfall, freezing rain and a potentially slippery morning commute to the northeast,.. Reuters - Published
There are travel warnings for dangerous weather conditions across the nation, as storms punch their way from the Rockies to the Northeast. A separate system is expected to bring snow and heavy rain to.. CBS News - Published
A strong winter storm was expected to drop up to a foot of snow in parts of Colorado and Wyoming, prompting airlines to issue travel alerts and the National Weather Service to issue blizzard and winter.. USATODAY.com - Published
The National Weather Service said a tornado that ripped through the Dallas area was a powerful EF3, with winds of about 140 miles an hour. It blasted apart homes and left thousands without power. Omar.. CBS News - Published
The National Weather Service issued an "extreme red flag warning" as powerful winds caused a fire to explode in Simi Valley, California. The flames threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan.. CBS News - Published
The National Weather Service says Northern California could experience a potentially historic wind event this weekend. Jeff Berardelli gives the latest forecast. CBS News - Published
148 daily record lows are forecast to be broken, tied, or come within 1 degree between Tuesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
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Hurricane-strength winds could fan the Easy Fire that is threatening 7,000 homes in California's Ventura County, the National Weather Service warned.
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Santa Ana winds were expected to linger for a final day Thursday after driving more than a dozen wildfires through California, sending thousands fleeing and burning nearly up to the walls of the Ronald.. WorldNews - Published
The National Weather Service says an improved weather outlook should help firefighters battling a wind-driven wildfire in Northern California's wine country that's forced the evacuation of several.. USATODAY.com - Published
The National Weather Service's Seattle office said heavy rains this week had tapered off and most of Western Washington's rivers crested Tuesday and receded below flood stage. Flooding is expected to.. USATODAY.com - Published
The National Weather Service warned that "strong winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge flooding, and dangerous rip currents are likely" CBS News - Published
The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Karen's exact path was not yet undetermined.
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An enormous mystery cloud has baffled US meteorologists this week who spotted the shape stretching over parts of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but saw no rainfall. The National Weather Service.. WorldNews - Published
Tornadoes are the most challenging tempests that the National Weather Service workers in Alabama typically handle. But all that changed with a faulty Hurricane Dorian tweet by the president. NYTimes.com - Published
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday defended a regional National Weather Service (NWS) office in Alabama that told residents the state was not at risk from.. Reuters - Published
There are new accusations the Trump administration may have tried to pressure the National Weather Service to change an advisory for Hurricane Dorian, to cover up a mistake by the president. Weijia.. CBS News - Published
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a statement Friday to say the information they gave the president over the weekend did in fact include Alabama in their Hurricane Dorian.. CBS News - Published
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal agency reversed course Friday on the question of whether President Donald Trump tweeted stale information about Hurricane Dorian potentially hitting Alabama, upsetting.. WorldNews - Published
The parent agency of the National Weather Serviceâs Birmingham, Ala., office issued a statement admonishing it for challenging President Trumpâs claim about a hurricane threat to Alabama. NYTimes.com - Published
Big waves were seen on US East Coast beaches as Hurricane Dorian drew near. The National Weather Service said a storm surge warning was in effect from Sebastian Inlet, Florida to Surf City, North.. USATODAY.com - Published
In an unusual event Saturday evening, multiple lightning strikes were detected within 300 miles of the North Pole, the National Weather Service said.
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Tempers rose with the heat in New York as a Central Park festival and a Times Square moon landing commemoration were cancelled because of the dangerous weather. Things reached boiling point in the.. WorldNews - Published
Half of the United States was dealing with a massive heatwave stretching from the Midwest through the East Coast on Friday and into Saturday as temperatures reach nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38°C).. WorldNews - Published
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