NSSL NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

Learning Resources: For Everyone

Severe weather safety

• NWS Weather Safety Resources
• NWS Weather Safety Information for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Ready.gov: Plan Ahead for Severe Weather
• American Red Cross: How to Prepare for Emergencies

Publications, brochures and handouts

• NWS Publication and Brochures

Games

• UCAR Center for Science Education: Games & Simulations about Weather, Climate & the Atmosphere
• Explore the Atmosphere
• Disaster Dynamics: Hurricane Landfall
• LabX Extreme Events Game (best for ages 14+)

Learning resources

• NSSL: Severe Weather 101
• UCAR Center for Science Education Learning Zone
• MetEd: Teaching and Training Resources for the Geoscience Community
• NOAA JetStream Online School for Weather
• World Meteorological Organization's International Cloud Atlas
• National Weather Center Virtual Tour

Storm data

• NOAA Storm Prediction Center Storm Reports page
• NCEI Extreme Weather Data
• NCEI U.S. Monthly and Annual Number of Tornadoes
• NCEI Storm Events Database

Weather data

• The National Weather Service
• NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center
• NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center
• NCAR RAL Real-Time Weather Data
• NWS NCEP Model Analyses and Guidance

Programs and opportunities

• NOAA Student Opportunities: information · search the database
• NWC Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• UCAR Center for Science Education: Opportunities and Resources for Students
• NASA Internships