Water Ways: Keeping the Waters Safe: Weather and the Water

Online Exhibitions


	Festival Memories Hear maritime music and stories, view videos, and see photos from the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Water Ways Program GO

Teacher Resources
Visit Kids' Coast for maritime lesson plans, background information and fun stuff for kids
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			Maritime Music from Folkways Recordings GO

Media Links:

		Hear the story of a tall ship caught in a storm

		Hear about a storm weathered by commercial fisherman Melvin Twiddy

		Watch a video of Carl Tarnow, speaking about sunrise at sea

		Hear Ronald Fithian talk about how Hurricane Isabelle affected his community

		Hear Hon Lawson talk about how 1954's Hurricane Hazel affected the fisheries

		Find out the National Weather Service's storm predictions at their website

Weather and the Water

Coastal weather is unpredictable, and every boat captain and crew member has some story of being caught in a storm and outsmarting "Mother Nature," as well as their own methods of predicting the weather beyond listening to NOAA weather radio broadcasts.

Maritime communities are also deeply affected by seasonal storms such as hurricanes which can rip off roofs, flood towns and destroy businesses. Most coastal residents have weather stories that can range from heart warming to heartbreaking.

Listen to the weather stories of Festival participants, including some experts in coastal weather prediction from NOAA's National Weather Service.

Keeping the
Waters Safe