Links
Severe
Weather:
Storm Prediction Center – The
National Weather Service office that provides forecasts and watches for severe
thunderstorm and tornadoes.
Interactive
Weather Information Network – The National Weather Service
site that provides access to state-specific severe weather warnings.
Tropical
Weather:
Tropical Prediction Center / National Hurricane
Center – The National Weather Service office that generates Atlantic,
Caribbean, and Pacific tropical weather forecasts, watches, and warnings for
the United States.
The Tropical Meteorology
Project – Dr. William Gray’s forecasts for Atlantic basin hurricane
activity. The project is based at the
Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Tropical Storm Risk – A
consortium of insurers, reinsurers, risk managers, and climate forecasters. The
worldwide tropical meteorological analysis is provided by the United Kingdom’s
Meteorological Office. It includes excellent analysis of Atlantic and Caribbean
storms.
Historical
Weather Research:
National Weather Service
Forecast Offices – You can select any of the NWS Forecast Offices and
link to local climate data that includes hour-by-hour weather readings. These
NWS office pages also include forecast and warning information for their area
of jurisdiction.
State
Climate Offices – You can select the offices of state climatologists
and often retrieve state-specific and very detailed information on weather
events. The data typically is gathered from a network of trained observers in
each county.
National Climatic Data Center – The
archive of weather data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA). This site can be searched for historic weather data and reports may be
purchased at cost.
National Buoy Data Center – The National Weather Service division that operates weather buoys on the Great Lakes and the oceans. Historic data is available from individual buoys for on-water weather conditions at the buoy’s location.
Flood:
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center – The National
Weather Service office that issues flood forecasts. An interactive map allows
you to select specific river locations for detailed local forecasts. This site
also includes detailed precipitation forecasts for flash flooding potential.
Hydrologic Information Center – The National Weather Services office that monitors river levels. It publishes a daily flood summary. Historical flood data is available on the site.
General
Information:
NOAA Satellites and Information – The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site with links to it
satellite servers for visible, infrared, and water vapor images of the U. S.
and Caribbean.
Ohio State University – The
Department of Atmospheric Science operates this site. It provides numerous
links to current weather conditions nationwide.
University of Michigan WeatherNet – This
site is operated by U of M at Ann Arbor and provides a large number of links to
useful current forecast data.
The Weather Underground – A
commercial site affiliated with the U of M at Ann Arbor that provides an
abundance of current forecast data and some historic information.
Intellicast – A
product of WSI, the company PLRB purchases its weather data and graphics, that
provides a variety of products for the public.
Weather
Channel – Another product of WSI Incorporated, the Web site of the
Weather Channel provides a variety of current and forecast weather products for
the public.
American
Meteorological Society – A professional society for meteorologists. The
site includes links to a variety of services available from the group.
Department of Homeland Security – The
public Web site of the federal agency responsible for coordinating security
against terrorist attack.
Federal
Bureau of Investigation – The public Web site of the FBI that includes a
link to its terrorism section that contains publicly released information on
the terrorism threat against the United States.
Department
of State – The public Web site of the State Department that provides
limited intelligence on probable terrorist activity through the travel warnings
section produced by the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Treasury
Department – The public Web site of the U. S. Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control that provides useful information on terrorist
financing schemes and a listing of the more recently identified terrorist
groups.
Global Security.Org – This
Web site contains current and historic information on terrorist groups, with
links to publicly available research and reports from such organizations as the
CIA and the U. S. military.
U.
S. Commission on National Security – Also known as the Hart-Rudman
Commission. The Web site includes a copy of its important report, Road Map
for National Security: Imperative for Change, which identified terrorist threats
and recommended methods of counter acting those threats.
Terrorism
Research Center – The Web page of an independent institute formed to
study international terrorism. Some information is available without a
subscription.
Earth Liberation Front – The Web
page of a radical environmental terrorist group that has been linked to, and
taken credit for, attacks against property in the United States. Prior to
September 11, 2001, the FBI listed ELF as one of the major terrorist threats
against the U. S. It is still considered a major threat group by law
enforcement agencies.
Federation of American Scientists – This
Web site contains information on Bioterrorism.