National Hurricane Museum & Science Center

04/03/2017

A free webinar on hurricanes will be offered to grades 4, 5, and 6 on May 10 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, as part of the 2017 Hurricane Preparedness Week and the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour.

Click through for registration information: http://bit.ly/2mpyi27

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03/29/2017

Rumor has it that Hog Island near New York vanished because of a hurricane in 1893.

Here's what really happened: http://bit.ly/2nwABzt

Lore has it that Hog Island – a little spit of land off the coast of Far Rockaway that was said to resemble the back of a hog — was washed away in the hurricane of 1893. But though this story is trotted out every time New York City is threatened (like now) by another...

03/27/2017

names Matthew & Otto have been retired, and will be replaced by Martin & Owen.

http://pbpo.st/2oqfJcu

One hurricane terrorized Florida in October, another popped up late in the season with muscle no one expected. But the names of both tropical cyclones will never be used again. The World Meteorological Organization announced this morning that it is retiring Matthew and Otto from the rotating l...

03/24/2017

The return of El Nino is looking more & more likely - that means a less active hurricane season for U.S.

http://bit.ly/2mZmtfW

El Niño may make a comeback later this year, impacting the weather across the United States during fall and winter.

03/22/2017

The NHC is changing the forecast cone to help you better understand the impact of a particular storm where you live.
http://fcnews.tv/2mQQkr8

The National Hurricane Center is releasing a new product that will help you better understand the threat of a particular storm to where you live.

03/20/2017

This animation by NASA follows Hurricane Isabel (2003) from its birthplace in the Ethiopian Highlands of East Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean, to the United States.

https://go.nasa.gov/2nsya3l

NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.

03/17/2017

NOAA put 170 years of hurricane history into one interactive site. If you're really into maps, this is for you: http://bit.ly/2nNotZC

03/16/2017

Here's 5 changes coming to the way the NHC Reports on hurricanes:
1. Advisories will be issued before storms form.
2. Storm surge watches will be issued
3. Earliest reasonable arrival of tropical-storm-force winds will be forecast.
4. The "Cone of Uncertainty" will be smaller.
5. Advisory graphics are better than ever

Read more about each of these improvements: http://wxch.nl/2nIWJoZ

The National Hurricane Center will debut a few new products this year.

03/10/2017

You've heard reports that hurricanes have "made landfall". What's that actually mean?

A hurricane makes “landfall” when its center, not its edge, crosses the coastline.

03/08/2017

Hey friends, Hurricane Preparedness Week is happening May 7-13, 2017.

If you're on the East Coast (or planning to be that week), you can participate in the Hurricane Awareness Tour, where NOAA’s National Weather Service and partner agencies teach visitors about weather safety and preparedness.

03/07/2017

Cyclone Update: made landfall late on Tuesday morning as an intense tropical cyclone with winds equal to that of a Category 4 hurricane.

http://bit.ly/2lTIuwa

Enawo will remain a tropical cyclone as it lashes Madagascar, posing a severe risk to property through midweek.

03/06/2017

Cyclone Update: Madagascar prepares for storm; expected to further intensify over the next 12 hours.

http://usat.ly/2n6RmQ4

Madagascar has been struck by twelve major (Category 3 or stronger) tropical cyclones since 1983, according to the National