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1 "Twister!" Tornadoes may pack winds of over 300 mph.
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12 The Antarctic ozone hole
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2 Floods are, along with extreme heat and cold, one of the most deadly of all weather events.
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13 The Sun, the most important influence on Earth's weather.
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3 Drought causes lakes to dry out, resulting in cracked mud.
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14 Bos'n of the NOAA ship, Ka'imimoana.
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4 "Fire weather"--one more phenomenon the NWS hopes to forecast better with new technology.
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15 Checking weather instruments... in a blizzard!
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5 "DOW", "Doppler On Wheels", used to study tornadoes.
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16 Some winter storms pack as much energy as hurricanes.
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6 Ship operated by the NOAA Corps, the nation's smallest uniformed service.
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17 NOAA research helps makes aviation safer.
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7 NOAA's Gulfstream IV, used to map the winds which steer hurricanes.
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18 Snow survey to see predict spring runoff.
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8 Ready to launch a new GOES satellite.
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19 GOES in space (see NESDIS Site Tour.)
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9 Balloon observations still provide essential data.
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20 Radome over the NSSL building, Norman, OK.
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10 Deploying a SST (Sea Surface Temperature) buoy in the Pacific.
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21 El Nino--unusually warm water off South America.
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11 A WSR-88D (Doppler radar) dish inside its radome.
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22 NOAA's P-3 hurricane hunter aircraft.
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