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Toolbox: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Government Sources

National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

National Hurricane Center Media Contact
Dennis Feltgen
(305) 229-4404

National Weather Service Media Contacts
http://www.weather.gov/pa/nws_contacts.php

NOAA Media Contacts
http://www.noaa.gov/media.html#NWS

Latest NOAA Satellite Imagery
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml

NHC Archive of Hurricane Seasons
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml

DHS Hurricane Page
https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes and Seasonal Preparedness Digital Toolkit (2017)

CDC Hurricane Page
http://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html

 

Seasonal Forecasts

NOAA Climate Prediction Center Hurricane Outlook: Current
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outlooks/hurricane.shtml

NOAA Climate Prediction Center Hurricane Outlook: Archive
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outlooks/hurricane-archive.shtml

CSU Tropical Meteorology Project's Forecasts
http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/

 

SEJ Archives

Pre- and Post-Hurricane Resources for Journalists
http://www.sejarchive.org/resource/post_hurricane.htm

Experts on Hurricane-Related Topics
http://www.sejarchive.org/resource/hurricane_experts.htm

Ten Years After Katrina: Lessons, Warnings, Rebuilding
/ten-years-after-katrina-lessons-warnings-rebuilding

 

Newspaper Sources

Sarasota Herald Tribune Hurricane Guide
http://www.heraldtribune.com/hurricanes

New Orleans Times-Picayune Hurricane Center
https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/

Washing Away (prophetic 2002 Times-Picayune Special Report)
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/page/washing_away_2002.html

Miami Herald Hurricanes Page
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/

Tampa Bay Times Hurricane Guide
https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/

Background/Science

Hurricane FAQ (Chris Landsea/NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory)
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html

Colorado State Univ. Tropical Meteorology Project (Dr. Gray)
http://tropical.colostate.edu/

National Science Board: Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering
https://nsf.gov/nsb/committees/archive/hurricane_cmte.jsp

 

Other Sources

Wikipedia: Tropical Cyclone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone

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