The same NOAA satellites that helped forecasters predict severe weather, like the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado last May and November’s deadly Midwest tornado outbreak, also played a key role in rescuing 261 people from potentially life-threatening scenarios throughout the United States and its surrounding waters last year.
![U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey, during a U.S. Coast Guard Training Exercise. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard Training Exercise) U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey, during a U.S. Coast Guard Training Exercise.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-sarsat-rescue-by-coast-guard-020316-1120x534-landscape.jpg?h=26d7969d&itok=YRrNYHfZ)
U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey, during a U.S. Coast Guard Training Exercise. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard Training Exercise)