Take a look below at late-season storm Ida, making its way to the Southeast coastline.
It’s almost the end of hurricane season, but Ida shows that storms can brew late in the year, and occasionally, even before and after the season. So check your hurricane supplies and plans now. Make sure you have what you need, […]
FEMA has a number of videos on its YouTube channel, covering topics from hurricane preparedness to flooding cleanup. The purpose of the channel is to help citizens prepare for disaster, provide a forum for the public to comment on disaster relief, and to provide insight into how FEMA operates. When disaster does affect you and […]
Up-to-date Hurricane Gustav information (road closures, school closings, evacuation shelters, and more):
http://www.HurricaneGustavResources.org/
Hurricane Gustav should make its approach into the Gulf this weekend, so shortly after Fay departed. Perhaps you are thinking what we are: not again!
All citizens along the Gulf coastline should be concerned- the latest advisory shows that many areas of the U.S Gulf […]
As Fay makes its way across the state, Floridians statewide are preparing for (or already experiencing) the wind and rain. Up to ten inches of rain have been reported from Fay, which can mean flooding for certain parts of Florida. Along with the potential for flooding, what’s also scary is that Fay’s track has shifted […]
Good afternoon, readers. Just checking in with a quick update: We have set up a separate resource site in anticipation of Tropical Storm Fay making landfall in Florida next week.
Tropical Storm Fay Resource Site (TropicalStormFay.org)
While the Hurricane Preparedness blog will continue to focus on overall readiness, the Fay site should provide useful response and recovery […]
When a hurricane threatens, local information will be the best information. But will you know where to find it?….
In my 12 years of working with the public concerning hurricane preparedness, one issue that comes up again and again is concerning local information when a hurricane threatens. Too often, we rely on national news media outlets […]
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