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Historical Hurricane Tracks

Tool Description

This interactive mapping application easily searches and displays Atlantic Basin and East-Central Pacific Basin tropical cyclone data. Users are able to query storms by their name, zip code, city, state, geographic region, or latitude/longitude coordinates. Custom queries can track storms of interest and allow for data extraction and download.

Sample Functions
  • Storm track queries
    Easily search for tropical cyclone track data by entering a ZIP Code, latitude and longitude coordinates, city, state, or geographic region, and then view the selected tracks on a map.
  • Coastal population tool
    Interactively search and display coastal population data and hurricane strike data for coastal counties from Maine to Texas.
  • Tropical cyclone reports
    Access storm reports written by hurricane specialists at the National Hurricane Center. Reports are available for the Atlantic and East-Central Pacific Basins.
  • Query expediter tool
    Build custom Uniform Resource Locator (URL) strings that users can follow from your own website to the on-line mapping application with specific storm tracks displayed.
User Requirements
  • Internet access

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