The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The chance of the season being above normal, per that forecast, is 85%.
What was a quiet Spring quickly turned active with widespread severe weather during the May 8 outbreak. Has this been a normal year for severe weather?
After devastating flooding on May 8, a certain tool can tell you the flood forecast for rivers in your area. NOAA's National Water Prediction Service offers shows the current river levels, forecast river levels, and different flood stage impacts.
Tornadoes, large hail, flash flooding, and damaging winds all accompanied a severe weather outbreak that wreaked havoc on Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky.
NOAA recently unveiled an experimental website, the National Water Prediction Service, which gives users access to water data and forecast information.
A new methane plant in Cheatham County has many folks worried. Methane has 80 times the warming power of Carbon Dioxide over a 20-year period which could cause us to warm quicker in the near-term.
The EPA, under the Biden-Harris Administration, announced that utility companies would be required to reduce forever chemicals (PFAS) in drinking water to the lowest level they can actually be measured.
Excessive water withdrawal is threatening the most Biodiverse river in North America, the Duck River. The Duck River is home to 500 species of aquatic plants, 22 aquatic snail species, 56 mussel species, and 151 fish species.
Today is the anniversary of the April 16, 1998 tornado outbreak. 13 tornadoes impacted Middle Tennessee that day killing at least 4 Tennesseans. Tornado warnings were traditionally issued per county up until 2007. The National Weather Service (NWS) now operates off of a polygon-based warning system as of 2020.
Longer growing seasons are fueling longer allergy seasons. Warmer on-average temperatures are making for longer freeze-free days early and late in the growing season.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced earlier this year that they would deploy 200 Beta wildfire sensors to high-risk fire areas across the U.S. for testing and evaluation. According to the DHS, as wildfires become more frequent and severe, advanced sensors will allow first responders to suppress an initial blaze before it spreads, and grants time needed for communities to make life-saving evacuation decisions.
The crawfish industry is critical to Louisiana’s economy, as they are the top producer of the “mudbugs”, and the recent shortage of them has triggered a move on the federal level.
If you been sniffling and sneezing lately, you’re not alone. With all the rain and milder temperatures, allergies are making a return for many. Tree pollen is already causing issues.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published earlier this week proposes creating a Category 6, which would apply to storms with 193 mph winds or more.