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You can't stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect yourself and your family. Hurricane Awareness 🌀 Hurricane Watch / Hurricane Warning 🚩 Dorothy: this is Kansas. #HurricanePrep #PrepareAthon Heads up to Hurricanes and Disaster Preparedness  

NOAA issues a Hurricane Outlook as general guide to the expected overall activity during the upcoming hurricane season. In addition, NWS will begin issuing a prototype Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic in 2015 to highlight those areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States that have a significant risk of life-threatening inundation by storm surge from a tropical...

How about some Hurricane Awareness Training for your group? Hurricane Awareness Get a basic understanding of the hurricane science, forecasting, warning, and preparedness. Topics that will be covered include: conditions of tropical cyclone formation, prediction of track/intensity, official watch/warning definitions, and recommendations to prepare for associated hazards (e.g., high winds, heavy rain, and storm surge). Get a basic understanding of the hurricane science...

Today ends this year's Hurricane Preparedness Week - but that doesn't mean you should stop thinking about Hurricane Preparedness and Safety. Monday is the official start of Hurricane Season. Do you have your Hurricane Kit? Do you have your Hurricane Plan? Have you Drilled for a Hurricane Emergency?

What is the difference between a Hurricane Watch and a Hurricane Warning? A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the next 36 hours. Follow evacuation orders from local officials if given A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the next 48 hours. Know your evacuation route & listen to local officials Don’t put you...

As Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors™ we are spreading the word about weather safety, plus providing discounted Disaster and Survival Products to the Planet. Tornadoes, floods, thunderstorm winds, hail, lightning, heat, wildfires, rip currents and tsunamis - spring is three months of danger that can imperil the unprepared. Spring is a time of transition, it roars in like a lion and continues...

What is a storm surge? Like a tsunami, a storm surge is a coastal flood or rising water emergency. These often occur as a related issue to low pressure weather systems like hurricanes and tropical cyclones.  A storm surge can cause flooding and evacuation in coastal areas of shallow water and inland areas where water sources running to the sea can back...

The start of hurricane season is right around the corner.  The Eastern Pacific hurricane season runs May 15 through November 30 while the Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. Now is a good time to become familiar with the hurricane-related notifications issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), including watches and warnings. Hurricane Watch: An announcement that...

Are you Coastal? Will you be  visiting a coast? Know what to during should hurricanes strike yet again this year! Hello Hurricane Season! Hurricane Preparedness: Keep Important Documents in A Safe Place Hurricanes Hurricane Preparedness: Prepare Your Home Before a Hurricane Safety During Hurricane Clean-up Hurricane Preparedness – Pledge to Prepare Key Facts about Hurricane Readiness Hurricane Season is Coming…...

Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Northeast two years ago, creating loss and hardship for thousands of Americans and causing business closures and financial strife. Hundreds dies, and Billions of dollars in damage occurred during what was one of the worst Hurricanes in US History. What have we learned and where are we at after this lesson? Preparedness is certainly a more...