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What you need to know to be prepared to protect yourself, your family and even your pets, from the next big storm.
However, category 3 or greater hurricanes only account for about one-fifth of cyclones that make landfall every year. [5] Although cyclones take an enormous toll in lives and personal property, they may be important factors in the precipitation regimes of places they impact, as they may bring much-needed precipitation to otherwise dry regions. [6]
Here are simple, easy tips to keep your home and family safe. With only days until Lee approaches, the time to prepare for an emergency is now. Here are simple, easy tips to keep your home and ...
It's vital to prepare for hurricane season. Meteorologist George Sheldon, with First Alert Hurricane Tracker, answers some of the most common questions. How to prepare for hurricane season.
The United States Department of Defense uses a multi-stage system called the Hurricane Condition (HURCON) in the North Atlantic and the Northeast Pacific and the Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (TCCOR) in the western Pacific to prepare bases and evacuate assets and personnel in advance of adverse weather associated with tropical cyclones.
Sep. 14—The Maine Emergency Management Agency offered several suggestions for people to prepare ahead of the coming storm: — Check that your emergency kit includes supplies needed for several ...
The HWRF computer model is the operational backbone for hurricane track and intensity forecasts by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). [2] The model will use data from satellite observations, buoys , and reconnaissance aircraft, making it able to access more meteorological data than any other hurricane model before it. [ 2 ]
By Bud Dietrich It seems as if hurricane season is starting earlier and staying later than when I was young. While it was almost unheard of to use the letter "s" to name a hurricane back then, it ...