Evacuation Decision Assistance Tool for Government Officials
National Hurricane Program e-mail updatesHURREVAC stands for "HURRicane EVACuation" and is a restricted-use computer program funded by FEMA and USACE for government emergency managers to track hurricanes and assist in evacuation decision-making for their communities. This real-time data analysis tool allows state and local emergency management officials to make prudent and informed decisions based on information developed during the FEMA Hurricane Evacuation Studies process and realtime forecast data distributed by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center (NHC).
HURREVAC tracks hurricanes on computer plot maps using information from the National Hurricane Center (National Weather Service, NOAA) and estimates when various evacuation decisions should be made for threatened areas using data from the FEMA/USACE Hurricane Evacuation Study for the area. The process works the following way:
Storm Surge Inundation graphics, where available, are also displayed by the program, using data from the National Weather Service SLOSH (Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricanes) model.
For more information about HURREVAC training, registration, how to use, or other support services, please visit: www.hurrevac.com
Essentials of HURREVAC is a publication that provides more information on how to use HURREVAC effectively.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 27-Nov-2007 12:42:02 EST