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The Scoop on Tornadoes
Use an online interactive learning exercise to guide your young scientists into the fascinating world of tornadoes! Links to weather articles from the National Weather Service and Planet Diary give clear explanations as well as visual...
NOAA
Noaa: Photo Library: National Severe Storms Laboratory
This National Severe Storms Laboratory Photo Album features amazing photographs of tornadoes, instruments, sky scenes, lightning, and hail.
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Nature's Most Violent Storms
Scroll through a preparedness guide to know how to be ready in case disaster occurs.
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Clouds
Online school for weather presents much information about clouds. Discover how they form, the different types, their colors, and more. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement of the topic.
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: The Upper Air
Online school for weather provides a complete guide to the "upper air". Here you can learn all about the earth's atmosphere above 5000 feet and the different types of weather conditions that come from this upper atmosphere. A review quiz...
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Thunderstorms
Online school for weather presents an abundance of information about thunderstorms. Discover how they form, the different types, their hazards, and what to do if there is a risk for severe weather. A review quiz and lesson plans are...
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Tsunamis
Online school for weather presents an abundance of information about tsunamis. Explore how they form, where they occur, how to prepare for one, and how to survive one. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement...
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Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Doppler Radar
Online school for weather presents a complete guide to learning about Doppler radar. Explore how it works, how it is used on the Web, radar images, and more. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement of the topic.
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service
Site shows us the roles and responsibilites of the National Weather Service. Also provides further information and likely scenarios, questions, and potential problems.
National Weather Service
National Weather Service
Official United States Weather Bureau source for weather maps and forecasts. Contains forecasts, maps, warnings, data, current conditions, and storm warnings.
National Weather Service
National Weather Service: Precipitation Analysis
This interactive map of the US is color coded to show the quantity of rain received throughout the country. Selections can be made to focus on certain areas and certain time frames.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey:stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting [Pdf]
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Weather Service work together to provide information at this site about floods. The site talks about two main topics on floods, stream gaging and flood forecasting.
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Noaa: National Weather Service
The National Weather Service presents this site which explains the operations of the NWS. Learn about the Weather Forcast Offices, the River Forcast Office, NOAA Weather Radio, and more, including Career opportunities with the NWS.
Other
K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Thunderstorms
Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Effects of Cloud Cover on Forecasting
This site explores the "factors to consider when forecasting day and nightime temperatures," and how cloud cover will effect these predictions.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Unidata: Conventional Weather Reports
This resource talks about how the stations report their information. Several examples of how different universities compile the information are provided.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Home, Home on the Range
This site from the University of Illinois contains an introduction and definition of the term range. It has a link to the National Weather Service so students can practice finding the range using the available weather data.
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A Weather Bureau Office Location and Date Unknown Click to Enlarge
The National Weather Service presents this site which explains the operations of the NWS. Learn about the Weather Forcast Offices, the River Forcast Office, NOAA Weather Radio, and more...including Career opportunities with the NWS.