STORM NEWS and Archives for 2005

This page contains an index to storm chase, severe weather, tornado reports and images of current and past storm events that are organized by year, month and day in reverse chronological order.

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2005

New Orleans at Risk (answer the questions to log-in)
Remembering Hurricane Camille and what a Cat 5 hurricane can do (pdf file)
NWS Privatization Proposal - Save the NWS Petition
Preventative Maintenance for your TRV-900 Camcorder
Chuck Doswell is awarded the EGU Sergey Soloviev Medal for 2005
StormSpotterLive.com
Vaisala Weather Instruments
DDC Experimental Short Fuse Composite
Predicting Supercell Motion in Operations
Satellite Monitoring of Central American Smoke
Storm Shelters
Street Atlas overlay for NWS Phone Numbers
Hennessey Storm Country Welcomes Storm Chasers and Hennessey Hank
Air Raid Sirens, Wisconsin Sirens
Anamoly Correlations (Model Comparisons)
Detection of Misovortices - A related study - Other Studies - Radar Loop from Goodland, KS
Small SRH and High LCL tornadic storms - White Paper in PDF format
Convective Overshoot from Satellite Imagery
The Texas Almanac
Experimental NWS Radar Graphics - NWS wants your opinion
Laptop Mounts for your vehicle
WiFi Site Map
Shortwave Listening Guide for the long drive home after chasing
Stories of Storms at Sea and Thunderstorms and Boating
Texas Rest Area Map (with WiFi info)
Ohio State weather warning webpage
NOAA Daily Weather Map Project
Blood type predictor
New website for the West Texas Connection
Case study of the June 12, 2004 Mulvane, KS area tornadic thunderstorms
Topographic relief maps for Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama - Other States
Infrared Loop for the Gulf of Mexico
Operational Significant Event Imagery
Severe Storm and Special Event Satellite Imagery
Other Satellite Imagery
High resolution satellite images of Hurricane Katrina damage
The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones From 1851 to 2004
The Destructive Power of Waves
Tony's Blog - Commentary from Louisiana on the disgracefully slow and inadequate emergency response in New Orleans
List of your Congressional Representatives
Contact information for your Senators
FEMA Website
Department of Homeland Security - You can register on-line for emergency assistance
Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes
LSU Satellite Imagery Links
Senator Landrieu's website - D-La
National Hurricane Center Hurricane Katrina Advisory Archive
National Hurricane Center Graphics Archive of Hurricane Katrina Forecasts
Track of Hurricane Katrina's eye, plus before and after photos
Visible Satellite Image of Katrina at peak strength
Deadly Katrina website
A coldhearted view of the New Orleans disaster
The Times-Picayune - New Orleans newspaper - A second site and Headlines with Stories
Meet the Press transcript, with the President of Jefferson Parish
Graphical representations of Hurricane Impacts from NWS Melbourne, FL
Microwave imagery of Hurricane Katrina - Movie
Google Hi-Res before and after satellite imagery of Hurricane Katrina's impact to the Gulf Coast
Lon Curtis's Tropical Weather Page
Hurricane Surge Maps for Texas - second site - third site - fourth site
Texas road conditions
PDF format file showing oil and gas rigs in the GOM - size = 3 MB
KHOU - Houston TV Station - Other Houston area TV stations
National Hurricance Center
November 15, 2005 - Charleston, SC VIDEO ofl ightning near the state capitol building
November 15, 2005 - Missouri and Kentucky tornadoes from the NWSFO Paducah, KY
November 15, 2005 - Tornado damage assessment from the NWSFO Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2005 - Woodward, Iowa tornado by Mike Hollingshead
November 12, 2005 - Fantastic Iowa tornado video from KCCI TV
November 12, 2005 - Video of the Iowa tornadoes
November 12, 2005 - Iowa tornadoes, including a damage survey
November 12, 2005 - Iowa tornadoes from a tower cam
November 12, 2005 - Tornado reports from NWS
November 12, 2005 - Stratford, IA tornado by David Drufke
November 6, 2005 - Southern Indiana and Kentucky storms and other events
October 24, 2005 - Hurricane Wilma Chase Report by William Reid
October 24, 2005 - Hurricane Wilma report from the NWS Forecast Office in Miami, FL
October 19, 2005 - Satellite images showing the Trochoidal Oscillations of the eye of Hurricane Wilma VIDEO #1, VIDEO #2
September 25, 2005 - Tuscaloosa Tornado Tower Cam VIDEO from ABC 33/40 (and other events)
September 21, 2005 - Visual satellite image of Hurricane Rita over the east central GOM
September 7, 2005 - Huge Solar Flare erupts on the sun - second site - movie of the flare
August 31, 2005 - Remnants of Hurricane Katrina produce tornado in Virginia
August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina report from Scott Blair
August 29, 2005 - Movie of the eye of Hurricane Katrina from LSU - be very patient - download will take a looooong time
August 29, 2005 - List of Charities
August 29, 2005 - Storm Chasers account of his Hurricane Katrina experience by Dave Lewison
August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina video by Scott McPartland
August 29, 2005 - S.A.T.E.R.N. (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) (second website)
August 29, 2005 - Aerial video of Mississippi Gulf Coast Damage from Hurricane Katrina
August 29, 2005 - GulfCoastNews.com
August 29, 2005 - Video of Hurricane Katrina's storm surge
August 29, 2005 - Before Katrina - After Katrina - Other satellite images of Hurricane Katrina
August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina storm chase report
August 29, 2005 - Roger Hill's account of his Hurricane Katrina chase
August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina storm photos Brendan Loy
August 29, 2005 - WWL 870 kHz New Orleans
August 29, 2005 - WWL TV New Orleans
August 29, 2005 - Issues with FEMA's new mission
August 29, 2005 - Army Corps of Engineers - Funding reduction issues
August 29, 2005 - More on Army Corps of Engineers funding issues
August 29, 2005 - Audio and Video from emergency nets and TV stations
August 29, 2005 - NWS's Dire Warning before Hurricane Katrina's Landfall
August 28, 2005 - CNN Coverage of the Warnings prior to landfall
August 19, 2005 - Wabaunsee County, KS supercells by Brian Morganti
August 18, 2005 - NWS report on record tornado outbreak in Wisconsin - Map of tornado tracks
August 18, 2005 - Killer tornadoes hit Wisconsin
August 18, 2005 - Fox News Report on the Wisconsin tornadoes
August 12, 2005 -Killer tornado hits Wyoming - News Report - TV Report with Video
August 6, 2005 - Minor flash flooding in the southern West Virginia mountains
July 25, 2005 - Sand Point, Alaska tornado
July 15, 2005 - Tornado near Punta Gorda, Florida - VIDEO
June 27, 2005 - Harrisburg, NE to Illif, CO Monster
June 26, 2005 - Aberdeen, SD supercell by Matt Crowther
June 20, 2005 - Junction City, SD Supercell by Mike Hollingshead
June 15, 2005 - VIDEO of lightning striking a tower by Dan Robinson
June 13, 2005 - Jersey and Macoupin County, IL Chase by John Farley
June 12, 2005 - Tornadoes near Jayton, TX by Sam Barricklow
June 12, 2005 - Crosby County, Texas tornado report from the Lubbock NWS
June 12, 2005 - Tornadoes near Jayton, TX by Dan Robinson
June 11, 2005 - Northeastern New Mexico Supercells by Sam Barricklow
June 11, 2005 - VIDEO of Swisher County, Texas tornado by David Drummond
June 11, 2005 - Severe Weather in the South Plains from Lubbock NWS
June 9, 2005 - Hill City, KS tornadoes by Mike Hollingshead
June 9, 2005 - Severe weather report from the Hastings, NE NWS
June 9, 2005 - Graham-Rooks-Trego-Ellis Counties, Kansas tornadoes by Dan Robinson
June 9, 2005 - Severe Weather in the South Plains
June 5, 2005 - VIDEO of the Trego Center Storm by Michael A. Magsig
June 3, 2005 - Southwest Kansas Supercells Underneath an Upper Low by Sam Barricklow
June 2, 2005 - Limon, CO supercell by Rich Hamel
June 2, 2005 - HP Supercell east of Denver's DIA by Sam Barricklow
June 2, 2005 - Limon, CO supercell by Mike Hollingshead
May 31, 2005 - HP Supercell near Nazareth, TX by Sam Barricklow
May 31, 2005 - Hereford, TX Supercells by Rich Hamel
May 30, 2005 - Supercells and tornadoes in northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado by Sam Barricklow
May 30, 2005 - Kim / Pritchett, CO supercells by Rich Hamel
May 20, 2005 - Harding, SD Supercell by Roger Hill
May 17, 2005 - VIDEO from 9 miles north of Lexington, NE
May 13, 2005 - NW TX tornado by Melanie Metz
May 13, 2005 - NW TX Supercell with amazing structure
May 12, 2005 - South Plains tornado and hail storm by Bill Tabor
May 12, 2005 - South Plains tornadic supercell with destructive hail by Ben Vassmer
May 12, 2005 - Northwest Texas supercells
May 11, 2006 - Tornado in southwest Kansas, at sunset by Dave Crowley
May 11, 2005 - Tornado damage north of McCook, NE by Verne Carlson
May 11, 2005 - Bust in North Central Kansas
May 10, 2005 - Grand Island, NE Supercell by Mike Hollingshead
May 10, 2005 - Night-time tornado west of Grand Island, NE by Verne Carlson
May 7, 2005 - Bust in the Texas Panhandle
May 7, 2005 - Reports posted on StormTrack
April 25, 2005 - North Texas supercells by Andy Fischer
April 25, 2005 - Eliis County, TX Supercell by Bill Tabor
April 22, 2005 - Lightning strike on TV transmitter tower in WVA, plus storms over Ohio
April 22, 2005 - Multiple waterspouts in Florida
April 21, 2005 - Neosho County, Kansas Tornado by Brian Stertz
April 21, 2005 - Kansas to Missouri storm chase by Jeff Snyder
April 21, 2005 - Platt City, MO chase by Erick Flescher
April 21, 2005 - Neosha County, Kansas tornado damage report from the NWS (alternate link)
April 21, 2005 - Satellite Loop (8 MB)
April 21, 2005 - Central Missouri storm chase by John Farley
April 21, 2005 - Southeast Kansas, Parsons Tornado by J.R. Hehnly
April 21, 2005 - Southeast Kansas, Southwest Missouri tornado by Bill Tabor
April 21, 2005 - Nebraska supercell and mud by Mike Hollingshead
April 19, 2005 - Western Nebraska supercell and mamatus by Mike Hollingshead
April 18, 2005 - South Central Nebraska storms by Mike Hollingshead
April 16 & 17, 2005 - Tornadoes and severe weather in New Mexico
April 14, 2005 - Tornado in Torbay, England
April 11, 2005 - Northeast Kansas storms by Mike Hollingshead
April 10, 2005 - Trego County, KS tornado by Verne Carlson
April 10, 2005 - Kansas tornadoes by Becca Mazur
April 10, 2005 - Ellis County Kansas Tornado by Brian Stertz
April 10, 2005 - Trego and Russell County, KS tornadoes by Mike Umscheid
April 10, 2005 - Cold Core tornadoes in northwest Kansas by Jon Davies
April 10, 2005 - Brownell, KS tornado by the Twister Sisters
April 10, 2005 - South Central Kansas storms by John Hehnly
April 10, 2005 - Highly sheared linear storms over North Central Texas by Sam Barricklow
April 5, 2005 - Eastern Oklahoma Squall Line by Ben Vassmer
April 5, 2005 - Chase, KS storms by the TwisterSisters
April 5, 2005 - HP Supercells over North Central Texas by Sam Barricklow
March 30, 2005 - VIDEO - Peoria, IL hail storm by Skip Talbot
March 25, 2005 - Kimble and Mason County Texas Supercells by Derek Deroche
March 21, 2005 - Central Texas tornadic storm - A detailed review by Lon Curtis
March 21, 2005 - Paris, Texas tornado photo by Kevin Scharfenberg
March 21, 2005 - Paris, Texas tornado by Martin Lisius
March 21, 2005 - Alfalfa County, OK tornadoes by Dean Cosgrove
March 21, 2005 - Marlin, TX LP Supercell by Bill Purcell
March 21, 2005 surface maps #1 and #2
March 21, 2005 - SPC Archive Data
March 10, 2005 - Tornado like vortex in Portage Lake, Alaska
February 21, 2005 - California Chase by Jeff Wear - Link to Photos
January 20, 2005 - Austrlian tornado
January 20, 2005 - Australian tornado

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