National Hurricane Center

• Rep. Nick Lampson and Rep. Brad Miller Hold a Joint Hearing On the National Hurricane Center

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HOLD A ...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 20, 2009

• National Hurricane Center Director Launches Social Media Safety Campaign During 2010 National Hurricane Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read pledged today to "Dine in the Dark" on June 1st as he became the first to join the "Great Hurricane Blowout" (Blowout), a new campaign launched by the nonprofits Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc.-- FLASH(R) and Plan!t Now. The Blowout, sponsored by Kohler and State Farm, is a first of its kind, layered social media campaign that will promote hurricane preparedness through the Internet and social media channels like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. With a focus on fun and learning and a host of experts like Ed Del Grande aka "Ed the Plumber", the campaign moves participants through six phases of safety and preparedness leading up to the start of hurricane season on June 1st. Particip...

• U.S. Newswire
• March 31, 2010

• Michael Chertoff Delivers Remarks at the National Hurricane Center

SECRETARY CHERTOFF DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 SPEAKER: MICHAEL CHERTOFF, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURIT...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 05, 2009

• Remarks in a Visit to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida

I want to thank Mike Brown of FEMA and the FEMA staff that have worked long hours to help coordinate efforts for-for the people of Florida. I want to thank the local officials lor their outstanding work ax well in preparing and responding to Hurricanes Charley and Frances.

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
• July 31, 2009

• The Great National Hurricane Center Mutiny

In an episode more fit for swashbucklers on the high seas of the Caribbean than land-loving meteorologists, climatologists and scientists, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) made headlines this summer when its staff mounted an uprising that lead to the ousting of William Proenza, the center's head official. At the heart of the controversy was Proenza's steadfast determination to secure funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the government body that oversees NHC, to replace an outdated storm-tracking satellite known as Quik-Scat.

• Risk Management; New York
• Vol. 54 Nbr. 9, September 2007

• National Hurricane Center Director Faces Stormy Weather

Many who signed the memo calling for [Bill Proenza]'s release said that Proenza "had hurt office morale and public confidence." Among those who signed was Proenza's secretary, Evangelina Maruly. As of last week, Proenza still had his job and said his supervisors reassured him that he was in no danger of losing it. Bill was the natural choice for this position," said Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), director of the NOAA National Weather Service. "His passion and enthusiasm to expand the nation's hurricane program, combined with his extensive experience in leadership and operational roles, will serve the nation well." The NHC is located in South Florida. It is responsible for forecasting tropical storms and hurricanes along the East and Gulf Coasts and the eastern Paci...

• Westside Gazette
• August 20, 2009

• National Hurricane Center Director to Make Stop in N.O.

The director of the National Hurricane Center will visit New Orleans as part of the National Weather Service's five-day Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour. Bill Read will deliver his talk, "A Look Back at 2007 - A Look Ahead to 2008 - and a Glimpse of the Future," at the Lindy Boggs International Conference Center of the University of New Orleans from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

• New Orleans City Business
• April 16, 2008

• Ill Winds Pick Up Speed at National Hurricane Center

Proenza, the center's director, is at risk of losing his job because he no longer has the support of his bosses in Washington or the hurricane forecasters at the center. Proenza, 62, is a career federal executive with decades of experience in the National Weather Service. At first, the controversy revolved around Proenza's warnings about an aging weather satellite, QuikSCAT, and differences with bosses over budget priorities.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• July 29, 2007

• Islanders Breathe a Sigh of Relief As Tomas Heads to Open Atlantic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tropical Storm Tomas spun away from the Turks and Caicos Islands and into the open Atlantic on Saturday, gradually losing steam a day after battering seaside towns in Haiti as a hurricane. All storm warnings were discontinued but a massive gray wall of clouds threatened to bring up to two more inches of rain over parts of the British dependency and Puerto Rico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

• Sunday Gazette-Mail
• November 08, 2010

• Power Still Out for Hundreds of Thousands

Heavy rain expected in Gulf NEW ORLEANS -- A slow-moving tropical system packing walloping rains is slogging its way to the Gulf coast, which could be drenched with up to 20 inches. Tropical storm warnings are out from Mississippi to Texas. The National Hurricane Center said the system that is now a depression in the Gulf of Mexico will dump 10 to 15 inches of rain over southern areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama through Sunday and as much as 20 inches in some spots. By today, it could become Tropical Storm Lee. 2 rescued during flash floods MONTPELIER, Vt. -- More rain in parts of Vermont ravaged by Tropical Storm Irene has led to flash floods that stranded two workers repairing a damaged bridge. Officials said flooding Thursday evening trapped the contractors on a sandbar on...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• September 02, 2011