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. Tropical Weather Outlooks and Information:
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. Hurricane Local Statements (HLS):
Houston/Galveston Corpus Christi
Lake Charles Brownsville
. 2009 Atlantic Storms Archive

- available when we get our first storm of the year -
. Post Storm Reports (PSH):
H. Ike
(Sep. 2008)
H. Dolly
(Jul. 2008)
T.S. Edouard
(Aug. 2008)
H. Humberto
(Sep. 2007)
T.S. Erin
(Aug. 2007)
H. Rita
(Sep. 2005)
T.S. Ivan
(Sep. 2004)
T.S. Grace
(Aug./Sep. 2003)
H. Claudette
(Jul. 2003)
T.S. Bill
(Ju. 2003)
T.S. Fay
(Sep. 2002)
H. Lili
(Oct. 2002)
T.S. Allison
(Jun. 2001)



. Satellite Images
Atlantic Visible Infrared Water Vapor
Eastern/Central Pacific Visible Infrared Water Vapor RAMSDIS Loop
Western Pacific Visible Infrared Water Vapor More Pictures
Southern Pacific Visible Infrared Water Vapor More Pictures



. Other Tropical Weather Links:
SE TX Hurricane Climatology
Southern Region HQ Tropical Page Tropical Prediction Center
Tropical Cyclone Probabilities Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Joint Typhoon Warning Center Hurricane Awareness (NOAA)
IWIN (NOAA) - Hurricane Section FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Naval Research Laboratory Tropical Cyclone Page Tropical Cyclones (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Tropical Weather (University of Hawaii) Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Images and Movies (UK Met. Office)
Tropical Storms Tracks, Worldwide (University of Hawaii) Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers



.2009 Hurricane Season Notes

. 2009 Houston/Galveston Hurricane Workshop
Now is the time to get ready for the 2009 hurricane season. The Houston/Galveston National Weather Service Office will hold its annual 2009 Workshop on Saturday, May 30th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. As always, admission will be free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

. National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 24-30, 2009.

. 2009 Hurricane Preparedness Meetings and Workshops can be found here.


swirl gifGeneral Information

NOAA has an Historical Hurricane Tracks webpage that allows you to easily search and display more than 150 years (thru the 2007 season) of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data.

Of the many threats to residents of Southeast Texas, perhaps the most recognized is the Tropical Cyclone. Below is a list of some information regarding this menace.

Storm Names Retired Atlantic Tropical Cyclones (thru 2008) Storm Scales
Tropical Cyclone FAQ Hurricane Threats Evacuation Maps for Southeast Texas
Another FAQ Hurricane Preparedness Information (from FEMA) Tidal Flooding


. Atlantic Hurricane Season Summaries
2008
2007
2006 2005 2004
2003 2002 2001
2000 1999 1998
1997 1996 1995
SE TX Hurricane Climatology



.Hurricane Forecasting

While forecasting in itself is hard enough, forecasting hurricanes is by far more difficult. The intrepid Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University endeavors to do so. He and his team of researchers publishes a forecast and an updated forecast every year on what they think is going to happen. Here's the latest from Dr Gray, et al.
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