National Hurricane Museum & Science Center

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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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

What really happened to Hog Island? | New-York Historical Society 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...

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

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Two hurricane names from 2016 season retired | WeatherPlus 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...

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

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Return of El Nino may suppress Atlantic hurricane season, fuel frequent storms in eastern US next winter El Niño may make a comeback later this year, impacting the weather across the United States during fall and winter.

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

Hurricane Center changes forecast cones 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.

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

Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones 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.

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

Hurricanes

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

5 Changes Coming to Hurricane Season Forecasts The National Hurricane Center will debut a few new products this year.

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.

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.

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

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Madagascar to face impact from powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo through midweek Enawo will remain a tropical cyclone as it lashes Madagascar, posing a severe risk to property through midweek.

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

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Madagascar braces for direct hit from cyclone Madagascar has been struck by twelve major (Category 3 or stronger) tropical cyclones since 1983, according to the National