July 18, 2019
Stories tagged "National Weather Service"
May 28, 2019
U.S. Midsection Stuck in “Spin” Cycle
The Midwest and Great Plains have battled historic storms and flooding over the last few weeks seemingly “stuck” in a dangerous weather pattern — more than 250 tornadoes have struck since May 17, according to the Omaha World-Herald’s reporting...April 16, 2019
Despite Rampant Sexual Harassment at AccuWeather, Former CEO to Get Senate Vote
Barry Myers, the nominee to be the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), led a company, AccuWeather, that had a culture of “rampant sexual harassment and retaliation” against women, including “groping, touching...March 15, 2019
Heroes of the Week: Weather Forecasters Keeping Us Safe
Since the beginning of March, we have faced some brutal weather in the United States, between the deadly rainstorms and flooding in California, the tornadoes in Alabama, and the bombogenesis blizzard that walloped the mountain west and midwest yesterday. Tens of...January 15, 2019
Private Weather Company To Use Different Hurricane Severity Scale
The nation’s largest private weather provider, AccuWeather, is going to begin to use a new “scale” for conveying the severity of hurricanes in the future, diverging from the current scale used by the National Weather Service (NWS) and followed by all...January 11, 2019
Breaking: Winter Storm Gia Expected to Bring Weekend Snow To Wide Swath of U.S.
A big snowstorm will barrel across the middle of the country over the weekend — following a 1500 mile pathway from Denver to Baltimore. The storm will begin on Friday and last through late Sunday before it blows out to sea. According to the National Weather...January 9, 2019