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Landfall Map of Major Hurricanes
Hurricane Strike MapThis Flash presentation includes locations of landfalling hurricanes -- Category 3 and above -- from 1899 to 2008.
Saffir-Simpson Scale -- NOAA Graphic
Click the map below to get a printable hurricane tracking map
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1) Stay informed on changing weather if you are under a watch. Conditions may change rapidly from sunny to stormy sometimes giving little warning when serious weather forms.
2) If a tornado warning is issued, go to the lowest floor of your house and to a room that's away from windows.
3) Take a pillow, blanket, bike helmet if you have one to protect your head and wait for the storm to pass
4) Don't waste time opening windows...just get to your saferoom
5) If you live in a mobile home, leave it to get to a building that is able to withstand damaging thunderstorm winds.
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Hurricane Stories
First Tropical Depression of the Hurricane Pre-season
05/28/09 2:55 PMFirst Tropical Depression of the Hurricane Pre-season is off the coast of Virginia
2009 Hurricane Predictions
05/21/09 2:30 PMScientist predict somewhere between nine and 14 tropical storms. One to three could be major hurricanes.
Guess What? A Little Over a Month until Hurricane Season…
04/20/09 10:45 AMThe Atlantic/Gulf hurricane season starts on June 1. If you believe in “pre-season” forecasts and outlooks, then the current outlooks may not tell us much.
National Guard Prepared For Hurricane Season
02/19/09 12:07 PM
National Guard officers from 27 states and federal responders say their first-ever conference has helped fine tune emergency plans for the upcoming hurricane season.
Hurricane Dolly Hits Texas as A Category 2 Storm, FEMA on Standby
07/23/08 3:10 PM
The storm had top sustained winds near 100 miles an hour as it hit land.
