Know what the beach flag colors mean BEFORE you head to the beach. When you get to the beach, always look for beach warning flags, which are often posted on or near a lifeguard stand.
Know Before You Go! One of the best ways to be prepared for rip currents and other beach hazards is to know what you could be swimming into at the beach!
Staying safe at the beach means knowing the dangers BEFORE you head out! Great beach weather does not always mean it’s safe to swim or play in shallow waters. Rip currents can form on calm, sunny days.
Did you know that waves do not need to be huge for rip currents to form? Rip Currents are strongest at low tide but can form at any time.
On this date in 1971, 121 people died in an outbreak of tornadoes across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, most of them in three long-track tornadoes that tore across the Mississippi Delta.
Key West experienced the greatest hurricane in its history on this date in 1846.
Catch ABC 33/40’s Chief Meteorologist James Spann over at the National Weather Association’s Virtual WeatherReady Fest 2020 website as he will be presenting a live Weather Classroom for children in grades K-5 (and older if you love weather).
5 stations near Los Angeles exceeded or tied their all-time record highs today. Not for the date, but for all time!
Laura will go down in the record books as the strongest hurricane ever to hit southwestern Louisiana, surpassing Rita and Audrey.
July 1952 was one of the most frightening months in Alabama weather history with excessive heat, a crippling drought, extreme water shortage, and forest fires across the state.
Satellite Sheldon says to be especially weather aware this afternoon and evening as at least the satellite ingredients continue to develop and move toward Alabama to further raise the potential for both severe storms and isolated heavy rainfall/flash flooding for the rest of this holiday.
If you missed out on seeing this week’s live feed from James Spann, well we have it on the blog for you! This week’s video is all about tornadoes.
Weather101 is a series of FREE online classes to help the public learn about meteorology and forecasting.
Just in case you missed the live feed on Facebook this morning, or just want to go back and watch it again, we decided to share the video with you.
James Spann
@spann
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
