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What To Do When

Before Hurricane Season

During A Hurricane Watch

During A Hurricane Warning

Evacuation Tips

After The Storm

Hurricane Survival Kit

What You Need Before A Storm

Family Disaster Plan

Preparing For Your Pet's Safety

Keeping Food Safe

2013 Storm Names

Atlantic Basin and Eastern Pacific Basin storm names designated for the 2013 season by the NOAA.

Dale's Hurricane Guide

Residents that live in the Coastal Bend continue to be very lucky when it comes to hurricane activity.

Deadliest Hurricanes In The U.S.

The deadliest hurricanes to hit the continental United States since 1900, listed by name or nickname, location, year, category and number of deaths.

Notable Hurricanes To Strike Texas Since 1900

Notable hurricanes that have affected Texas since 1900, with death and damage totals for Texas only.

Flooding and Tornadoes

Tropical storms can produce considerable flooding and damaging tornadoes well inland from the coast.

Hurricane Facts

A hurricane is a fierce storm with strong winds rotating around a moving center of low atmospheric pressure.

Important Tropical Terms

A list of tropical and hurricane-related terms that you should know to take appropriate action.

Interpreting And Using The NHC Forecast

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, FL is the official source for tropical cyclone advisories and forecasts and is responsible for issuing watches and warnings for the U.S.

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Learn what the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is and what it means for a storm's strength.

Storm Surge Maps

If you live near the ocean, the storm surge is the most dangerous part of a hurricane's hazards. Be prepared.

NOAA Satellite Loop - Gulf of Mexico

Looping satellite photography of weather activity in the Gulf of Mexico region.

NOAA Satellite Loop - Western Atlantic

Looping satellite photography of weather activity in the Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean Sea region.

AccuWeather Hurricane Tracking Charts

AccuWeather.com has created a number of specialty maps designed for tracking the progress of tropical storms and hurricanes.

NOAA Hurricane Tracking Chart - Atlantic Basin

A Hurricane Tracking Chart of the Atlantic Basin area provided by NOAA, in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf).

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes

An excellent resource on what you can do now to strengthen and protect your home from hurricanes.

Hurricane Alley

Those with an interest in the hurricane phenomenon will find much information regarding the most awesome of nature's storms.

Hurricanes for Kids

You can also learn what causes hurricanes, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.

Hurricane Resources for Parents & Teachers

Hurricanes are fascinating to youngsters. They incorporate earth science, history, writing, art, math, geography and other school subjects.

NOAA Hurricane Research Division - FAQ

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone".

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

If your TWIA-insured property receives windstorm damage from a hurricane, please NOTIFY YOUR INSURANCE AGENT as soon as possible.