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  • Alabama Hurricane Center Open site in a new window new - Official website for the Alabama Hurricane Centre, is designed to provide pertinent Hurricane information to the communities and the surrounding areas of Alabama.

  • American Red Cross: Hurricane Open site in a new window - Provides information for preparing a personal evacuation plan, assembling a disaster supply kit, and other safety tips. Also in Spanish.
  • Brevard County Hurricane Preparedness Open site in a new window - Learn how to prepare for a hurricane, what to do as a hurricane approaches, and what to do after a storm. Includes emergency numbers, an evacuation map, and a list of Brevard County shelters.
  • Broward County Hurricane Preparedness 2006 Open site in a new window - Hurricane preparedness and safety portal for Broward County, Florida. Read. Set. Safe. includes an A to Z preparedness guide, a ten-step family plan, a hurricane kit shopping guide, an evacuation map, locations of local shelters, and other community information.
  • CDC Hurricanes Open site in a new window - Find key facts about hurricane readiness and recovery as well as information on how to protect your health and safety after a hurricane.
  • Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes (CSPHIH) Open site in a new window - Features maps of New Orleans, provides hurricane information, and addresses other Louisiana coastal issues. The Louisiana State University study integrates the research and expertise of numerous natural scientists, social scientists, engineers, toxicologists, and medical communities to identify and mitigate the public health impacts of hurricane and flood disasters.
  • City of Miami Beach Hurricane Information Open site in a new window - Learn how to prepare for and stay safe during a hurricane. The Miami Beach guide outlines how to make a disaster plan and assemble a kit, lists local emergency service and shelter numbers, and includes evacuation maps.
  • City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue: Hurricane Preparation Open site in a new window - Learn how planning ahead for a hurricane can reduce the chances of injury or major property damage. Also find information on how to put a survival kit together, make arrangements for your pets, and design a disaster plan.
  • Emergency Management Division: Hurricane Categories Open site in a new window - Concise descriptions of the five categories of hurricanes.
  • FEMA For Kids: Hurricanes Open site in a new window - Hurricane facts and figures for kids and students. Find out about how to be prepared, what hurricane categories are and what they mean, famous hurricanes in history, games, and photos.
  • FEMA: Hurricane 08 Season Open site in a new window - FEMA guide to emergency preparations for the 2008 Hurricane Season.
  • FEMA: Hurricanes Open site in a new window - Hurricane safety instructions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  • Health and Safety After Hurricane Katrina Open site in a new window - Contains sections on food safety, emergency disinfection of drinking water, safety of medications damaged by flooding or high temperatures, and more. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • Hurricane Awareness Open site in a new window - American Red Cross guide to preparing before a storm, storm safety, and storm relief and recovery.
  • Hurricane Evacuation Network Open site in a new window - The Hurricane Evacuation Network is an online booking services that allows evacuees to quickly make Gulf Coast hotel reservations.
  • Hurricane Evacuation Zone Maps Open site in a new window - Enables citizens to locate, by state, hurricane evacuation zones. From the NOAA Coastal Services Centre.
  • Hurricane: Health & Safety Open site in a new window - Includes general guidelines for prevention of disease and injury from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Hurricanes: Preparedness and Recovery Open site in a new window - Get the latest on the rebuilding along the Gulf Coast, preparation for upcoming storms, and the effects of the rough weather on the homebuilding industry from HGTVPro.
  • Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Hurricane Information Open site in a new window - Hurricane information page for Southern Louisiana residents, including safety and preparedness guides, how and when hurricanes happen, and coping with hurricane aftermath.
  • My Safe Florida Home Open site in a new window - Working to help Floridians learn how to harden their homes so they can better protect themselves and their families from windstorm and hurricane damage.
  • National Hurricane Conference Open site in a new window - Serves as the United State's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness.
  • National Hurricane Survival Initiative Open site in a new window[*] - Tropical storm statistics and facts, preparedness guide, and news from the U.S.'s leading weather and emergency management experts. The National Hurricane Survival Initiative is designed to help prepare the nation's hurricane-vulnerable states for the upcoming hurricane season.
  • NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Week Open site in a new window[*] - Learn about the many forms of hurricane hazards: storm surge, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding. Teaching people how to save lives at work, home, while on the road, or on the water.
  • Orlando Sentinel: Hurricane Survival Guide Open site in a new window - Looks back at the hard lessons learned from the 2004 hurricane season and offers a guide for preparing for future storms.
  • Saferooms - FEMA Open site in a new window - Guides for building a residential and community safe rooms to be prepared for severe weather - tornadoes and hurricanes.
  • Storm 2008 - Get Ready Open site in a new window - Palm Beach Post offers checklists and advice on how to get ready for tropical storms and hurricanes. Also provides information on how to stay safe during a storm and what to do after.
  • StormReady - NWS Open site in a new window - The NWS StormReady Program addresses weather and disaster safety. Learn how to prepare your home and community for hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, flash floods, lightning, and extreme heat and cold.
  • USA TODAY: Hurricane Safety Guide Open site in a new window - Includes a safety kit checklist.
  • Weather.com: Tropical Storm and Hurricane Safety Open site in a new window - Safety guide from the Weather Channel.
 



 
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