NOAA’s National Hurricane Center teams with international meteorological offices
It’s been an incredible hurricane season so far. In fact, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center has issued hundreds of watches and warnings, but none have been for locations outside of the United States. Why?
![The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of post-tropical cyclone Ophelia as it struck Ireland on October 16, 2017 (Image credit: NOAA-NASA) The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of post-tropical cyclone Ophelia as it struck Ireland on October 16, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-2121v1_20171016-HUROphelia_j-1125x570.jpg?itok=wz0ytn5V)
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of post-tropical cyclone Ophelia as it struck Ireland on October 16, 2017 (Image credit: NOAA-NASA)