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Explore, play games, and have fun with the wild, whacky world of weather.
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Picture of the DayThe National Severe Storms Laboratory

"NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)"

The National Severe Storms Laboratory's first research Doppler Weather Radar. Radar dish is seen in the foreground; triangular panels of protective fiberglass radar dome in the background.

Fact of the Day
1983: A snowstorm dumped 2 to 6 inches of snow over a large part of northwest, southwest, and central Iowa. In addition, freezing rain accompanied the snow in some locations. The result was extremely hazardous roads and highways, with a glaze of ice underneath the snow. Power lines were downed by... read more
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