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Beaufort Scale
The Beaufort Scale or Beaufort Wind Force Scale is a system for estimating wind strengths without the use of instruments, based on the effects wind has on the physical environment. The behaviour of smoke, waves, trees, etc., is rated on a 13 point scale of 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane).
National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration: Hurricanes
National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) site and portal for hurricane information, hurricane & weather watches, warnings, and forecasts. Also features hurricane preparedness guides.
NOAA Weather Service | Storm Prediction Center
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is part of the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and provides forecasts and watches for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the contiguous United States. The SPC also monitors heavy rain, heavy snow, and fire weather events across the U.S. and issues specific products for those hazards.
Storm Pulse
Provides an interactive map showing cloud cover and up-to-the-minute weather information from satellites, buoys, and radar, plus 150 years of hurricane information.
Tropical Cyclones Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on tropical cyclones including reference information, data, articles, photos, and news.
USGS | Natural Hazards Gateway
Information from the U.S. Geoligical Survey about natural hazards in the United States including tornadoes, storms, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, mudslides, wildfires, and tsunamis.
Weather Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on weather including reference information, data, articles, photos, and news.
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