Press Releases

Jun 1, 2011 Sixty Percent Chance That Five or More Tropical Storms or Hurricanes Will Make Landfall Along the US Gulf Coast – Busy Hurricane Season for the Gulf of Mexico
May 27, 2011 The Nation’s First Weather Museum teams up with State Farm for Hurricane Preparedness Week June 6-11, 3011 – First 500 Familes to visit the Museum receive a hurricane survival kit.
Apr 11, 2011 Busy Hurricane Season for the Gulf of Mexico.
Nov 30, 2010 WRC’s 2010 Hurricane Season Outlook – Cyclones Just Miss the Coast with the Highest Risk for Landfall But Hammer the Coast with the Second Highest Risk of Landfall.
Mar 25, 2010 Weather Research Center’s 2010 Seasonal Hurricane Outlook.
Nov 16, 2009 Ida Verifies Weather Research Center’s 2009 Seasonal Hurricane Outlook.
Oct 31, 2009 Weather Research Center’s 2009 Seasonal Hurricane Outlooks Almost Verified.
Oct 29, 2009 Weather Museum to Offer Free Admission in Exchange for Food Donation.
Aug 4, 2009 Other Meteorologists Update Seasonal Outlooks Because of a Quiet Start to the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
May 30, 2009 WRC’s Hurricane OCSI Index gives the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama the Highest Chance Landfall this summer.
December 30, 2008 2009 Hurricane Season Outlook – Highest Risk of Landfall is along the coast of Louisiana to Alabama
November 29, 2008 WRC’s OCSI Seasonal Hurricane Forecast Verifies in 2008
May 22, 2008 Using Weather Science Education to Reunite the University of St. Thomas and Weather Research Center
Feb 7, 2008 The Section of the US Coast with the Highest Risk of Landfall of a Tropical Storm or Hurricane this Year is from Georgia to North Carolina with a 90% Chance.
Feb 2, 2008 The Nation’s First Weather Museum creates an Ensemble Forecast for Groundhog Day Using Several Critters!
Nov 19, 2007 Were all of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Cyclones really tropical or have tropical storm guidelines changed
Sep 5, 2007 More than 12 Named Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in Atlantic in a Year is a Rare Event
June 4, 2007 2007 WRC OCSI Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Verfies with the Landfall of Tropical Storm Barry.
May 15, 2007 2007 WRC OCSI Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Update.
April 19, 2007 Hurricane Winds in Houston Texas
March 15, 2007 2007 WRC OCSI Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Prediction.
March 14,2007 KPRC’s Radar the Weather Dog decided to spend Spring Break at the Weather Museum’s Weather Camp.
December 12, 2006 Rice/HISD Elementary Model Science Lab Teachers visit the Nation’s first Weather Museum.
November 29, 2006 WRC’s 2006 Hurricane Predition Verifies Again this Year.
November 15, 2006 Dr. Neil Frank and Dr. Abelado Saavadra honored at the Weather Museum’s Weather Heros Award Party
October 4, 2006 Where were all of the Storms?
Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2006
June 20, 2006 What a difference a Year Makes!
May 23, 2006 Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2006
May 22, 2006 Come spend Hurricane Preparedness Week at the new John C. Freeman Weather Museum May 21-27, 2006
April 27, 2006 Gulf of Mexico Oil Leases at Risk for Major Hurricanes Until 2010
April 26, 2006 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Shows Her Support at the Opening of the Country’s First Weather Museum
April 11, 2006 Meteorologists Tee Off To Raise Money for New Weather Museum
April 11, 2006 PSA For Weather Museum Opening
April 10, 2006 Weather Museum Forecasted to Open April 22, 2006
April 10, 2006 At Least 5 Hurricanes Predicted for 2006 Hurricane Season
December 9, 2005 Will Santa Bring Some Cold Weather to Houston?
December 6, 2005 Hurricane Epsilon becomes the longest December hurricane on record
December 1, 2005 What a Season! – 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Verfied
October 6, 2005 Tropical Storm Tammy was the Eighth Tropical Cyclone to Make Landfall Along the US Coast This Year
September 29, 2005 The Atlantic Hurricane Season is Far From Over with the Chance of October and November Atlantic Hurricanes Likely
September 28, 2005 Very Hot Temperatures Unusual for Upper Texas Coast
July 7, 2005 Early Atlantic Storms
June 28, 2005 Houston June 2005 Rainfall
March 2005 2005 Hurricane Season Outlook
November 30, 2004 November 30th marks the end of the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season
May, 2004 Dr. Freeman Honored at the 50th Anniversary of Numerical Weather Prediction
April 2004 2004 Weatherman’s Classic
March 4, 2004 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
November 30, 2003 Could the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season be Worse?
August 6, 2003 String of Hot August Days not Unusual to Southeast Texas
July 15, 2003 Hurricane Claudete Helps Verify WRC’s OCSI Hurricane Outlook Model
March 17, 2003 The Atlantic Seaboard at Highest Risk for Land Falling Tropical Storm or Hurricane in 2003
November 30, 2002 WRCTM Unusual 2002 Atlantic Hurricane Season – 2003 Hurricane Season Outlook.
August 19, 2002 WRCTM OCSI Model Tropical Cyclone Predictions Seems Closer this Year than Other Forecasts
July 31, 2002 El Nino Returns…
July 23, 2002 Weather Camp 2002 A Success
May 15, 2002 Weather Camp 2002
April 26, 2002 Lightning Causes High Loss of Life Eech Year
April 9, 2002 Weathermans Classic 2002
March 8, 2002 Verification of the Astronomical Climatological Prediction 1994 to 2002
February 2002 Weather Day at the Zoo
January 2002 Media Alert Photo Opportunity
December 2001 2001-Very Wet Year for Houston
November 2001 Weather Day at the Zoo – Groundhog Day
November 2001 2001 Atlantic Hurricane Summary
August 2001 Tropical Storm Barry Verifies Forecasts
June 2001 Hurricane & Industry Conference Planned for November 2001
June 18, 2001 Tropical Storm Allison Comes close to Verifying WRC Meteorologists 2001 Cyclone Prediction!
June 15, 2001 Weather Camp Kicks off Today
June 14, 2001 Tame the Tornado Project
April 2001 2001 Hurricane Season could be active in the Gulf and along the East Coast of the United States.
December 8, 2000 What Kind of Atlantic Hurricane Season will we have in 2001?
November 27, 2000 2000 Hurricane Season Forecasts Verifies
April 3, 2000 Could be an active hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico 2000!
January 20, 2000 The Weather Museum Sells First Glass Block at Annual AMS Meeting
January 20, 2000 Houston meteorologist named as a Fellow to the AMS
November 30, 1999 1999 Hurricane Outlook Verification
August 23, 1999 What if Hurricane Alicia had been Hurricane Bret
July 29, 1999 Quiet hurricane season so far with only one tropical storm!
June 14, 1999 Come and Meet the Future Meteorologist
June 1, 1999 June 1st Marks the Beginning of What Could be and Interesting Hurricane Season in the Gulf of Mexico
May 6, 1999 No F5 Tornadoes in Houston so Far Thanks to the Gulf of Mexico
April 30, 1999 April Marks the 12th Month that the monthly average temperature was above normal in Houston.
April 28, 1999 Weather Camp ‘99 Is Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
April 23, 1999 Another Perfect Day for the Fourth Annual Weatherman’s Classic
March 26, 1999 1999 Could be an active hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico
December 22, 1998 Maybe some Winter-like Weather in time for Christmas
September 10, 1998 Pressure Gradient Keeps Tide Above Normal
- Floods are Possible
July 29, 1998 1998 Heat Does Not Compare with Heat of of the past; No Connection to Global Warming
July 24, 1998 Students Learn About Heat and Hurricanes at Weather Camp
April 22, 1998 The Weathermen pick the Prettiest April Day for Golf Tournament
April 9, 1998 Weather Research Center Receives a Grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc.
April 2, 1998 1998 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook: Florida may see a stormy season
March 18, 1998 COME BEAT THE WEATHERMEN and help build The Weather Museum
December 29, 1997 1997 – Very Wet Year for Houston – Blame El Nino
October 3, 1997 Rare September With Only One Tropical Cyclone; Could the 1997 Hurricane Season be Finished?
August 4, 1997 1997 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook – Is Texas at Risk?
June 1, 1997 Could it be an active hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico in 1997?
May 28, 1997 Texas and Tornadoes
April 22, 1997 Second Annual Weatherman’s Classic a Great Success
June 1, 1996 The Weather Museum and Education Center Has Purchased a Home.
May 9, 1996 The Weather Museum and Education Center Nearing Its Goal.
April 1996 The First Annual Weatherman’s Classic a Great Success
February 26, 1996 Tired of a Wrong Forecasts? Then Come Beat the Weathermen!
  

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