Links
National Hurricane Center
(http://www.nhc.noaa.gov)
Link to the National
Hurricane Center main page. From here you can see imagery and advisories for
current tropical systems in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Weather data page
(http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/)
This link takes you to the
weather data page maintained by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Here you can see satellite and radar data, surface and upper air observations,
and forecast output from numerical models...all in real time.
Storm
Prediction Center (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/)
This is the link to the
severe thunderstorm outlook from the Storm Prediction Center (based in Norman,
OK). They will highlight regions of the country that are at 1 of 3 levels of
severe thunderstorm risk: slight, moderate, or high (rare). Also, you can see
current severe thunderstorm and tornado watches/warnings from across the
country. Plenty of other neat stuff, check it out!
Oklahoma Mesonet
(http://www.mesonet.org)
Click here to see real-time
data from the Oklahoma Mesonet.
West Texas Mesonet
(http://www.mesonet.ttu.edu)
Same idea, Texas-style!
RAMSDIS Site
(http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/)
A great page for satellite imagery. Select GOES-10 or
GOES-12 and choose the type of image you want to see (VIS, IR, water vapor are
all there, plus a few we didn't talk about). Go wild!
Current Great
Lakes water temps
(http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/cwdata2/lct/glsea.gif)
Access current Great Lakes water temperatures, as derived
from satellite. A great resource for assessing the likelihood of
lake-effect snow.
WeatherVideoHD.TV
(http://WeatherVideoHD.TV)
Terrific site for free hi-def video of weather phenomena!
Images
Chapter 2 - Meteorological Measurements
Chapter 24 - Tropical Cyclones
