Hurricane
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Learn what to do
- Before a hurricane
- During an evacuation
- During a hurricane
- After a hurricane
- Mitigate hurricane damages
Learn what ideas, activities/projects and funding sources people like you used to help reduce or prevent the impacts of hurricanes and tropical storms.
Be Prepared for 2010
- Hurricane Preparedness from Ready.gov (PDF 27KB, TXT 6KB)
- The Disaster Declaration Process (PDF 278KB, TXT 6KB)
- Hurricane Season and Flooding (PDF 278KB, TXT 4KB)
- Inland Flooding (PDF 30KB, TXT 4KB)
- Preparing for Your Pets (PDF 30KB, TXT 7KB)
- Use of Social Media Tools (PDF 106KB, TXT 12KB)
Additional Resources
- Ready.Gov
- Citizen Corps
- FloodSmart.Gov
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Week
- NOAA's National Weather Service
Learn about hurricanes
- What is a hurricane?
- How are the hurricane categories determined?
- How are hurricanes named?
- Hurricane terms
Planning in Your State & Community
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