Taylor County Hurricane Guide
updated November 30, 2005
Record-setting 2005 Hurricane Season - Active Hurricane Era Likely To Continue
Nov. 29, 2005
“This hurricane season shattered records that have stood for decades—most named storms, most hurricanes and most category five storms. Arguably, it was the most devastating hurricane season the country has experienced in modern times,” said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator .... read complete story from NOAA
More Hurricane Links
Remote Sensing Imagery and Related Information (Maps with meaning)
Florida
National sites
NOAA
- National Geodetic Survey
- National Weather Service Precipitation Analysis
- On-Line Hurricane Information for Coastal Officials - This site has a lot of links to NOAA information/data to use before, during, and after a tropical cyclone. Some examples include HURREVAC (hurricane evacuation planning software, includes tide data, inland flood information, flood outlook products)
- National Digital Forecast Database
- National Weather Services Digital Forecast Product
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool – community-level risk and vulnerability assessment methodology
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool Data Dictionary – data sources for Brevard and Volusia Counties, however many general Florida resources, including environmental and economic data resources
- Coastal Storms Program-Florida Pilot
- Vulnerability Assessment Techniques and Applications Case Studies
- National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
- National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
- Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)
- nowCOAST - Web mapping portal to real-time coastal observations and NOAA forecasts
NGA
USGS
- National Assessment of Shoreline Change (Gulf of Mexico Region)
- Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS)
NASA
FEMA
USDA
- Geospatial Data Gateway - one stop source for natural resources data
- Crop Explorer
- Go Directly to MODIS Imagery
Other Sites
Download Florida Sea Grant's Hurricane Survival Family Action Guidelines (122KB pdf) for storm safety information & visit Florida Sea Grant's Coastal Storms web site.
View the updated map of Taylor County Hurricane Evacuation Routes (73KB pdf)
The Disaster Handbook is a UF IFAS program for citizens about agricultural safety and disaster preparedness and recovery. Here you will find topics such as "What to do during a power failure," "Emergency Food and Water," and "Keys to Hurricane Safety."
Also check out "Are you Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizens Preparedness" from FEMA.