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News on weather, climate, oceans, fish, satellites, research & more from @NOAA Communications.
Washington, D.C., USA
Joined April 2009
NOAA analysis determined Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 #hurricane at landfall last October. Details at
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Just in: NOAA’s National Weather Service launches new operational weather and climate supercomputers, which are 3x faster than the previous system. Today’s upgrade unlocks new potential for advanced weather and climate modeling in the U.S.: . @NWS
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NOAA completes upgrade to weather and climate supercomputer system. Increased computing power will enable a significant upgrade to the ‘American’ forecast model. Details: @NWS
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JUST IN: @NOAA forecasters predict an above-normal 2021 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason . News release: . #HurricaneOutlook
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Just in: @NOAA forecasters say “extremely active” hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin, stress importance of preparedness. Media release: . #HurricaneOutlook #HurricaneSeason @NWS @NWSCPC
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Just in: U.S. #WinterOutlook --> @NOAA forecast favors drier, warmer conditions across Southern tier of U.S. & wetter, cooler conditions for parts of North. News release: . @NWS @NWSCPC #Winter
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2022: 70% likelihood of 14-21 named storms of which 6-10 could become hurricanes, including 3-6 major hurricanes: #HurricaneOutlook
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.@NOAA selects @NWS Ken Graham as director of @NWSNHC. Graham, currently the @NWSNewOrleans meteorologist-in-charge, will start his duties on April 1
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.@NOAA Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2023: . 70% likelihood of 12-17 named storms of which 5-9 could become hurricanes, including 1-4 major hurricanes: . More: . . @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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JUST IN:: @NOAA #SpringOutlook 2019: Historic, widespread #flooding to continue through May. Access our images & video at @NWS #Spring
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NOAA orders second high-altitude jet for hurricane and climate research. New aircraft to join NOAA fleet in 2028. Details: @noaaomao
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BREAKING: Today the U.S. Senate confirmed Richard (Rick) W. Spinrad, Ph.D., as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and @NOAA administrator. More:
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Just in: #WinterOutlook 2018-19: @NOAA forecast favors warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of U.S. and wetter-than-average weather in the South. @NWS @NWSCPC
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.@NOAA Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2020: 70% likelihood of 13-19 named storms of which 6-10 could become hurricanes, including 3-6 major hurricanes . See: . #HurricaneOutlook
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(1/5) Just in: @NOAA forecasters maintain above-average hurricane season outlook for Atlantic Basin, stress importance of preparedness. #HurricaneOutlook @NWS @NWSCPC
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JUST IN: A world first -- Ocean drone captures video from inside a hurricane. @NOAA and @Saildrone are collecting scientific data from inside Hurricane #Sam. Footage at: @NOAAResearch
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#Helene news release:. Communities need to prepare for catastrophic, life-threatening inland #flooding from #Helene, even well after landfall. Widespread power outages likely from hurricane & tropical storm-force winds. #PrepareNow @NOAA @NHC_Atlantic
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@NOAA’s #WinterOutlook predicts warmer, drier south and cooler, wetter north. #Drought to persist and spread
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.@NOAA Atlantic #HurricaneSeason 2019 *update*: The end of El Nino increases the potential for a more active season. News release + graphics at
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.@NWSDirector announces retirement from public service after working 50 years to advance the field of meteorology -- including nearly 9 years as head of @NOAA's @NWS. More: #weather
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2024: 17-25 named storms of which 8-13 could become hurricanes, including 4-7 major hurricanes:. @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook #WeatherReadyNation
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.@NOAA's Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2021: . 70% likelihood of 13-20 named storms of which 6-10 could become hurricanes, including 3-5 major hurricanes . More:
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NOAA announces #supercomputer upgrade, will triple capacity for #weather and #climate forecasts. For more visit
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Reporters: @NOAA to issue 2020 U.S. Winter Outlook on October 15. Media teleconf details: #WinterOutlook
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Just in: NOAA satellites helped save 330 lives in 2021. Emergency beacons continue to show life-saving value. Details: @NOAASatellitePA
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason 2023: . Emerging El Nino + warmer-than-avg sea surface temps across Atlantic & Caribbean Sea are just 2 of the key #climate factors driving @NOAA's seasonal outlook: . SEE: . @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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(1 of 4) Just in: @NOAA forecasters maintain above-average hurricane season outlook for Atlantic Basin, stress importance of preparedness. News release: . #HurricaneOutlook #HurricaneSeason @NWS @NWSCPC
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Just in: U.S. #WinterOutlook 2020-2021 --> @NOAA forecast favors “warmer, drier conditions across Southern Tier of U.S. and cooler, wetter conditions in North.” . News release + maps: . @NWS @NWSCPC
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Just in: U.S. #WinterOutlook 2019-20 --> @NOAA forecast favors warmer-than-average temps for much of U.S., wetter-than-average weather in the North. @NWS @NWSCPC
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NOAA's @NWS to upgrade #supercomputers, ~10X increase. More accurate #weather #forecasts. http://t.co/zbnJ1l6FB8
http://t.co/Ph2QJH4Tub.
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Reporters: SAVE THE DATE --@NOAA to announce 2020 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook on May 21. Details: #HurricaneOutlook
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Just in: Gulf of Mexico #deadzone is largest on record, total area about the size of New Jersey.
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Reporters: NOAA to announce 2023 Atlantic hurricane season outlook. When: Thursday, May 25; 11:00 a.m. EDT. Details: @NWS
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Breaking: @NOAA forecasters predict a near-normal 2023 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason. Release: . @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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Reporters: Download @NOAA's 2023 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook infographics at: . . @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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Reporters, JUST IN: International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea levels in 2022. Details: @NOAASatellitePA
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.@NOAA #SpringOutlook 2023: More than 44% of the continental U.S. is at risk for flooding this spring. For the first time since 2017, portions of CA may expect minor flooding. . @nwscpc
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REPORTERS, JUST IN: Severe geomagnetic storm hits Earth; aurora may be visible as far south as Alabama. Get details here for booking interviews w/NOAA space weather experts:. @NWS
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.@NOAA’s GOES-T satellite blasted into orbit today from Cape Canaveral, Florida. #GOEST will support weather forecasts for U.S. West Coast, Hawaii & Alaska. More in our news release: . . @NOAASatellitePA #ReadyToGOES
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason 2020: #Climate factors that influenced the record-breaking season include ongoing La Nina + warmer-than-avg sea surface temps & weaker wind shear in Atlantic . More at:
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For media: @NOAA will announce its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on May 23. For more details go to:
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason 2022: ongoing La Niña + warmer-than-avg sea surface temps across Atlantic & Caribbean Sea are just 2 of the key #climate factors driving the seasonal outlook: #HurricaneOutlook.
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Janet Coit named @NOAAFisheries assistant administrator. Coit will also serve as acting assistant secretary of @CommerceGov for oceans and atmosphere, and deputy @NOAA administrator. News release: . @NOAAFishMedia
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NOAA #weather #forecasts go hyper-local with new weather model http://t.co/MoMmhYQ142
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NOAA considers sanctuary in waters around Pacific Remote Islands. Agency invites public comment on proposed sanctuary through June 2, 2023. Details:
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#WinterOutlook 2019-20: “Short-term patterns will drive winter and could result in swings in temperature and precipitation this #winter” -- @NOAA’s @NWSCPC
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Breaking: @NOAA forecasters predict an above-normal 2024 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason is 85% likely -- the most confidence forecasters have had in any above-avg. seasonal outlook . @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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Just in: Biden Administration launches with tools for communities facing #ExtremeHeat . MORE: . @noaa @NOAAClimate @NOAAResearch
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Pilot project to build Tribal climate and disaster resilience in Louisiana. Details:
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NOAA works to improve #spaceweather observations, modeling, forecasts and predictions through new multi-agency collaboration @NWS @NWSSWPC @WHOSTP. Details:
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One for the history books: . Extremely active, record-breaking 2020 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason draws to a close after producing 30 named storms of which 12 made landfall in continental U.S. Season officially ends 11/30. See @noaa news release:
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Reporters, heads up: . *POSTPONED* - 3/17 @NOAA announcement about major upgrades to U.S. weather model to be rescheduled due to this week's severe weather. --> See updated Media Advisory for more details: .
Reporters: March 17 - @NOAA to announce major upgrades to U.S. #weather model . Find media teleconference details at: @NWS
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New NOAA led study finds max #tropical #cyclone intensity shifting toward poles http://t.co/VaTipCRBuf
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JUST IN: @NOAA designates new national marine #sanctuary in #Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan. Protected area will safeguard #shipwrecks that played critical role in nation’s early history. More: @NOAAOceanMedia @sanctuaries
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UPDATE: Hurricane Helene’s impacts on NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Staff and data holdings safe; webpages, products and services in the process of coming back online. Details: @NOAASatellites
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Just in: Following President Biden’s Call, U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Plan to Initiate Process to Designate Marine Sanctuary in Pacific Remote Islands. via @CommerceGov . @NOAA @sanctuaries @noaaocean
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.@NOAA #SpringOutlook 2022: 60% of the continental U.S. is impacted by #drought, marking the most significant U.S. #drought since 2013 @NWSCPC
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Reporters, please save the date: . @NOAA to announce its 2021 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook on Thursday, May 20. *SEE DETAILS to attend virtual media briefing: . #HurricaneOutlook
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Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering. Details: @NOAAResearch.
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.@NOAA's #WinterOutlook 2018-19: “Although a weak El Nino is expected, it may still influence the #winter” says @NWSCPC
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National Weather Service welcomes American Red Cross as a core partner. New alliance paves way for closer collaborations during disasters. Details: @NWS.
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JUST IN: @NOAA predicts a below-normal 2022 Central Pacific #HurricaneSeason. More at: @NWSCPC @NWSHonolulu
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#ElNiño expected to develop, suppress 2014 #Atlantic #hurricane season per @NOAA @NWS
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Reporters: @NOAA to issue 2024 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook Thursday, 5/23:. Details: #HurricaneOutlook
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(2 of 4) *Updated* @NOAA 2021 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook now calls for: . 15-21 named storms of which 7-10 could become hurricanes --including 3-5 major hurricanes. . @NWS @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook
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Over 114 @NOAA scientists contributed to #USClimateReport released today http://t.co/fSZWXupCCk
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NOAA issues #Atlantic #hurricane outlook update - increased chance of below-normal season. http://t.co/HFQRoHaBV5
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NOAA Research gives more info on #polarvortex and #coldoutbreak. Pic shows US in lower ctr http://t.co/eVVo4i4Dml
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Just in: @NOAA proposes national marine #sanctuary off New York. Agency seeks public comment on eastern Lake Ontario sanctuary draft plan. Details: @NOAAOceanMedia @sanctuaries
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.@NOAA #SpringOutlook 2023: Hydrologists predict a risk for flooding throughout much of the Eastern U.S., including most of the Mississippi River Basin. . @nwscpc @nwsnwc
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