Hurricane watching on the Web
By Times Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2005
Here are some weather and emergency-related sites to go to for information on-line. Remember that it's dangerous to operate your computer in a storm. In fact, you should unplug all electronics before a storm to protect them from surges, and keep them unplugged until after power has been restored.
http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/
Forecast by William Gray and his team of meteorologists at Colorado State University.
AccuWeather.comA private forecasting company in State College, Pa., that provides weather forecasts to television networks, radio stations and newspapers. Federal Emergency Management Agency
The federal agency that helps people after a disaster.
Florida Automated Weather NetworkReal-time temperature, wind speed and rainfall at monitoring stations throughout the state
The Hurricane Huntershttp://www.hurricanehunters.com/
Pictures of the Air Force's reconnaissance flights into hurricanes.
IntellicastForecasts for most places in the world, with a good section on tropical weather.
National Hurricane Center - Tropical Prediction CenterThe authority on major storms with hurricane awareness and preparation information, forecasts, aircraft reconnaissance reports and satellite views
National Weather Servicehttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://weather.gov
Warnings, maps, predictions, marine weather and satellite views
National Weather Service, Tampa Bay, FloridaAviation, fire, marine and tropical weather information for the West Coast of Florida, with radar and satellite views
University of Michigan WeatherCamshttp://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/wxcam.html
Links to more than 800 weather cameras across North America, including more than 25 in Florida
The Weather ChannelThe Internet home of the 24-hour cable channel has forecasts for just about anywhere in the world, including satellite and radar views