BSA Weather Smart News and Links

National Weather Service—www.weather.gov—The U.S. government’s premier Web site on weather, with weather news, safety, maps, etc.

Weather on the go! NWS Services for PDA’s and Cell Phones: The PDA service, designed for wireless devices with small screens and Web browsers, is available at http://mobile.weather.gov. Cell phone service is intended for phones with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). You must have WAP to access the following site: http://cell.weather.gov

These services provide basic low bandwidth access to NWS products, including watches and warnings, zone forecasts, low and high resolution radar and satellite images, surface observations, marine forecasts and most other NWS text products.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration— www.noaa.gov

Weather Wiz Kids— www.weatherwizkids.com—An excellent site created by meteorologist Crystal Wicker from Fox News, with weather-related education for kids, teachers, and parents.

Struck By Lightning.org— www.struckbylightning.org

Thor Guard Inc. is making available severe weather and outdoor events planning resources by offering Thor Guard lightning prediction and warning systems, as well as Internet weather subscription services, to BSA local councils. Thor Guard will give councils a discount off all Thor Guard manufactured products and weather subscriptions. Because they each have specific requirements and needs, councils will be quoted individually with the applied discount. Councils may contact the Health and Safety Service for more information.