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5:00am Mar 13, 2020

National National Environment

To Forecast Spring Flooding, NOAA Planes Fly Slow And Low

by Matt Sepic

NOAA's Commissioned Officer Corps pilots fly special planes and use gamma ray detectors and other equipment to measure ice and snow that will eventually melt into streams and rivers.

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11:47am Feb 06, 2020

Weather Weather

Severe Weather Prompts Warnings, Watches And Flooding Concerns

by Keri Brown

Severe weather is impacting our listening area. In the Piedmont Triad, heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms are a big concern. A flood watch remains in effect.
3:00pm Dec 12, 2019

News News

Winter Weather Expected Thursday Night, Friday

by April Laissle

Winter weather is expected to move through much of the Triad and High Country beginning Thursday night and continuing into Friday.
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11:39am Nov 27, 2019

National National

'Bomb Cyclone' Whips Through The West As Winter Storms Snarl Thanksgiving Travel

by Colin Dwyer

Inclement weather sure has a knack for bad timing. On the eve of Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, high winds and heavy snow are buffeting places from Oregon to New England.
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6:15pm Nov 26, 2019

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'Bomb Cyclone' Winter Storm Will Hit U.S. As Thanksgiving Nears, Forecasters Warn

by Bill Chappell

Hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall and a "bomb cyclone" on the West Coast: Those are the dire predictions of weather forecasters.
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5:20pm Oct 21, 2019

National National

A Tornado Struck Sunday Night. Now Dallas Is Assessing The Damage

by Rachel Treisman

Extensive structural damage was apparent by sunrise, but no fatalities or injuries have been reported, Mayor Eric Johnson said early Monday.
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4:38pm Sep 30, 2019

National National

Up To 4 Feet Of Snow: Montana Hit By 'Unprecedented' Winter Storm

by Bill Chappell

Despite coming in September, the amount of snow that just fell over two days in Great Falls is second to only one other two-day total in the city, in any month.
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7:10pm Sep 20, 2019

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Texas Cities Try To Assess Scope Of Damage In Imelda's Aftermath

by Brakkton Booker

The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.
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6:24pm Sep 19, 2019

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Imelda Causing 'Major, Catastrophic Flooding' In Southeast Texas, Forecasters Warn

by Bill Chappell

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in 13 counties. Some parts of southeast Texas could see rain totals of 30 to 40 inches through Friday, the National Weather Service says.
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9:35am Sep 11, 2019

National National Science Politics & Government

Wilbur Ross At The Center Of Another Political Storm, This Time About The Weather

by Scott Horsley

Ross is under the microscope again — this time for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.

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5:50pm Sep 10, 2019

National National Politics & Government

NOAA Head: 'No One's Job Is Under Threat' Over Trump's Disputed Tweets About Alabama

"There is no pressure to change the way we communicate forecast risk in the future," acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs said at the National Weather Association's annual meeting in Huntsville, Ala.

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4:15pm Jun 13, 2019

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Why Your Local Weather Forecast Is Going To Get Better

by Merrit Kennedy

"Virtually any aspect of the weather forecast — whether it is temperature, or precipitation — will see overall improvement with this upgrade," a National Weather Service scientist said.