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With Hurricane Season approaching, NWS could face furloughs

Submitted by Christina Anthony on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:55pm.READ MORE:
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videoThe federal sequester has already caused flight delays and canceled the 4th of July fireworks at Camp Lejeune. Now it could affect public safety close to home. Wilmington's National Weather Service office is waiting to find out if it will have to furlough forecasters. Full story...
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Sandy retired from tropical storm name list

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 1:24pm.READ MORE:
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Sandy is being retired from the list of tropical storm names because of the catastrophic damage its massive size and strength caused along the East Coast last year. Full story...
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Hybrid of Sandy, winter storm threatens East Coast

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 9:20am.READ MORE:
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Federal forecasters warn that much of the eastern US has a good chance for several sloppy days of weather mayhem early next week. They predict heavy rain or snow, persistent gale-force winds, storm surge and flooding from an unusual hybrid of hurricane and winter storm. Full story...
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NOAA briefly opens red snapper fishing in South Atlantic

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 2:52pm.READ MORE:
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NOAA Fisheries today approved an emergency action to temporarily open recreational and commercial red snapper fishing in federal waters off North Carolina. Full story...
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Forecasters applying lessons learned from Irene

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:51pm.READ MORE:
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The director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami says forecasters are trying to apply lessons from Hurricane Irene's destruction to their storm preparedness message this year. Full story...
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STORMTRACK 3: NOAA Predicts near-normal Hurricane Season

Submitted by Tim Buckley on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:10am.READ MORE:
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Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami. Their forecast calls for 9-15 storms, 7-10 hurricanes, and 1-3 major hurricanes. Full story...
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Irene retired from tropical storm name list

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 11:42am.READ MORE:
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Irene is being retired from the list of storm names because the 2011 hurricane killed 49 people and caused more than $15 billion in damage. Full story...
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Billion-dollar weather disasters smashes US record

Submitted by WWAY on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 12:12pm.READ MORE:
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America's wild weather year has hit yet another new high: a devastating dozen billion-dollar catastrophes. Full story...
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Winter forecast cold north, dry south, heavy snow

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:45pm.READ MORE:
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Government forecasters say this winter looks to be cold and wet across the northern tier of states, and the drought will worsen in the South, where conditions are expected to be warmer and drier than usual. Full story...
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US forecasters see busy rest of hurricane season

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:31pm.READ MORE:
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US government forecasters say the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be busy, with an above-average number of storms. Full story...
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NOAA Emergency Alert Radios: A Simple Investment That Could Save Your Life

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 02/22/2007 - 10:28am.READ MORE:
Whenever we think about storm supplies, we usually think about batteries, flashlights, or canned food. But there's at least one item that is sometimes overlooked- the NOAA Emergency Alert Radio. Full story...
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