A quick drop in atmospheric pressure produced an intense storm with hurricane-force winds.
Published Mar 14, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
This animation shows a huge winter storm tracking across the United States between January 31 and February 2, 2011.
Published Feb 3, 2011
Erika looked like a weak storm when this image was captured on September 3, 2009. Instead of clouds that spiral in towards a well-defined center, spokes radiate out from the storm as high-altitude winds pull the storm apart.
Published Sep 4, 2009
The hurricane-like storm that hit Alaska on November 8 and 9 spirals over the Bering Sea in this satellite image from November 8, 2011.
Published Nov 11, 2011
A classic nor'easter blew across the East Coast of the United States on February 11 and 12, 2006, dumping heavy snow from Virginia to Massachusetts.
Published Feb 14, 2006Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Unique Imagery Snow and Ice
Typhoon remnants and a jet stream unite, setting the stage for record-setting low pressure near Alaska.
Published Nov 8, 2014
The storm delivered wind and rain to large parts of the southeastern United States before spinning up to the Midwest and Great Lakes.
Published May 31, 2018
Although it arrived several weeks shy of the official start of the hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Andrea became the first named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. By May 9, the storm’s winds reached 75 kilometers per hour (45 miles per hour).
Published May 10, 2007
This time-lapse animation shows the merging of two storm fronts into a potent blizzard in February 2013.
Published Feb 13, 2013
“Katrina is comparable in intensity to Hurricane Camille of 1969, only larger,”warned the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, August 28, 2005. By this time, Hurricane Katrina was set to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States, with winds of 257 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) and stronger gusts.
Published Aug 28, 2005
The storm that hammered New England on January 12, 2011, is a classic, comma shaped Nor’easter, as shown in this photo-like image.
Published Jan 13, 2011
