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National Hurricane Center
The U.S. National Hurricane
Center is the division of
National Weather Service's
Tropical Prediction Center
responsible for tracking and
predicting the likely
behavior of tropical
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Storm chasing
Storm chasing is broadly
defined as the intentional
pursuit of a thunderstorm,
regardless of motive. A
person who storm chases is
known as a storm chaser, or
simply a chaser. While
witnessing a tornado is the
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Storm Prediction Center
The Storm Prediction Center
is responsible for
forecasting (identifying,
describing, and quantifying)
the risk of severe weather
caused by severe convective
storms (specifically, those
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List of major natural disasters in the United States
This is a list of major
natural disasters in the
United States. ... > full story
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of "tropical depression" and "tropical storm" and thereby become ... > more -
Storm surge
A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's ... > more -
Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip was the most intense and largest tropical cyclone on record. The storm weakened greatly before landfall, but still caused widespread flood damage across most of Japan during the 1979 ... > more -
1991 Halloween Nor'easter
The 1991 Halloween Nor'easter, also known as the Perfect Storm, was an unusual and very powerful nor'easter combining an extratropical low and two hurricanes in October of ... > more -
Winter storm
A winter storm is a type of precipitation in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ... > more -
1993 North American storm complex
The 1993 North American storm complex, also known as the (Great) Blizzard of 1993, or the Storm of the Century, was a large cyclonic storm that occurred on March to March 15, 1993, on the East Coast ... > more -
Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina
The meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina, an extremely destructive hurricane which was Category 5 at its peak, starts from its formation over the southeastern Bahamas as Tropical Depression ... > more -
Hurricane Emily (2005)
Hurricane Emily was the fifth named storm, third hurricane, second major hurricane and first Category 5 of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane ... > more -
Dust storm
A dust storm (or sandstorm in some contexts) is a meteorological phenomenon. Such a storm is usually the result of convection currents created by intense heating of the ... > more
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