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News Events 2011

NOAA Aircraft Surveys Tornado Damage in Joplin, MO

A specially-equipped NOAA aircraft collected aerial images of the damage caused by this week’s EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Mo. NOAA aviators collected the images while flying the agency’s King Air 350 CER aircraft, equipped with specialized remote sensing equipment that captured photographs at a high resolution. The mission was undertaken jointly with FEMA as part of the federal response to the Missouri tornado. The aircraft is operated by NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. The images, processed by the NOAA National Geodetic Survey, may be viewed here.

Before	After

High-tech NOAA Plane Conducts Aerial Flood Surveys

NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and National Geodetic Survey recently dispatched NOAA's King Air 350CER aircraft, equipped with specialized remote sensing equipment, on a mission to collect aerial photography at 10,000 feet across areas of the upper Midwest in midst of another spring with severe river flooding caused by melting snow atop already saturated ground. These "before and after" photos of the Red River Valley along, the Minnesota-North Dakota border, compare images taken in 2009/2010 by Google Earth with photos taken from NOAA aircraft. Photos were used to assist NOAA's National Weather Service to verify and validate flood models, and also assist local officials in planning their response and recovery efforts. (Photo: Halstad, Minn. before and after flooding. Credit: NOAA)

NOAA Hurricane Hunter to Tour East Coast

A NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft will conduct its annual Hurricane Awareness Tour May 2-6. The aircraft, along with personnel from NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center, the National Weather Service and partner organizations, will visit five East Coast locations, offering media and the public the opportunity to tour the plane, talk with weather experts, and learn how to prepare for hurricanes. This year, the aircraft will stop at the Massachusetts Military Reservation in Falmouth, Mass., (May 2), Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., (May 3), Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, N.C., (May 4), Savannah International Airport, Ga., (May 5), and Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fla., (May 6). NOAA has conducted the hurricane awareness tour for almost 30 years, alternating between the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1.

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