Having been to many ball tourneys and evacuated to a car or other shelter, I can really appreciate this app! Weatherbug is continuing with their awesome mobile apps, this time with a cool launch at a fabulous event, where weather updates is always crucial – the LLWS. WeatherBug to Demonstrate New App at Little League […]
Track Hurricane Arthur as it Threatens Mid-Atlantic with Live Esri Tracking Map
Wow, summer is barely here and already we have a named storm/hurricane… Esri’s Hurricane Public Information Map is available for the media to embed or share as part of ongoing storm coverage. You can explore the storm’s projected path and live storm warnings from NOAA overlaid on geotagged social media from Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram. Stay […]
WOAH… amazing photo of tornado touching down on ground in Colorado at DIA #COwx
Woah, my friend @Spinneyo just arrived back in Denver at DIA and snapped this pic and shared on Instagram as a tornado is touching down very close to DIA.. stay safe Colorado! Hope you don’t mind me sharing Jon… For more amazing, real time COWX photos see this stream on the Echsoec social map search
Be Prepared for Tornado Season – 10 Mobile Notification Extreme Weather Alert Apps
I’ve lived in tornado country and I know how important it is to have as much notification as possible when extreme weather is in the area. Getting important SMS or mobile alerts of extreme weather like tornadic activity can be a life saver. To help you be prepared here’s 10 weather alert notification apps and […]
Temperature Map Paints A Chilly Picture of the Deep Freeze
And so the deep freeze continues… heck, even up here in the balmy NorthWest we’ve had temperatures below freezing levels, however, nothing compared to most of the continental US. From NOAA… The powerful winter storm that has been affecting much of the central and western U.S. continues to intensify as it moves into Canada. Snow […]
Be Prepared With Apps for Winter Weather Maps and Mobile Data Updates
With the busy travel season and holidays just around the corner you’ll definitely want to be informed about weather and the latest extreme weather forecasts. For mobile device users there’s plenty of fine options, make sure you have a good app and even a local alert system to push updates to your mobile device. If […]
Imagery of Moore, Oklahoma before and after May 20 tornado
The Pléiades satellites, operated and built by Astrium have captured images of Moore, Oklahoma, which clearly shows the devastation caused by the massive tornado that swept through the region on May 20, 2013. By comparing today’s image with an image acquired on April 29, 2013, it is very easy to see that buildings, trees, cars […]
Esri Map Shows Real-Time Effects of Winter Storm Nemo
Just in time as the winter storm “Nemo” approaches the US Northeast. A new weather map from Esri has been released to help explore live storm reports, precipitation, and weather warnings with geo-tagged social content from Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. See the real-time effects of the storm via social media posts. To change the search […]
Extreme Weather Map Reveals 10 Worst States
Some new numbers crunched by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and 2012 tallies reveal even more monthly weather records set than the 3,251 records smashed in 2011, with record-breaking heat, rainfall and snow events catalogued by State – Top Ten States — CO, IL, IN, MD, ME, MN, NV, TN, WI, WV — to […]
2012 Could Be The Year of Extreme Weather/Climate Events
2012 has been a rough year for the weather tracking and monitoring industry, so rough that the yer could be shaping up to be known by many as The yer of extreme weather events in the US. NOAA has released preliminary information on extreme weather and climate events in the U.S. for 2012 that are […]