Hurricane and Cyclone Support Resources

Maps, Images, and Data

Current Hurricane and Tropical Storm Information

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) GeoPortal Online
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Overview System
• National Hurricane Center
• NOAA's nowCOAST
• NOAA Watch: NOAA's All Hazard Monitor
• NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network National Warnings
• NOAA National Weather Service Current Watches and Warnings
• NOAA National Weather Service National Graphical Products
• NOAA Center for Operational-Oceanographic Products and Services
• NOAA National Data Buoy Center
• NOAA National Weather Service Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers
• NOAA NWS Probabilistic Storm Surge Data
• Top Ten Most Damaging US Hurricanes

Live Weather Feeds (Web Services)

• ArcGIS Online Groups—Hurricane and cyclone imagery, maps, and data.
• ArcGIS Online—Hurricane and cyclone imagery, maps, and data.
• Hurricane Disaster Response Group Active Hurricane—LiveFeeds
• HurricaneMapping.com—Live data feeds and historical storm archives in Shapefile format for display in Esri's ArcGIS software.
• Meteorlogix—Advanced weather forecasts, tools, and alerts to help you plan your response and mitigate the damage caused by severe weather.
• WeatherBug—Manages and operates its own weather network that pinpoints weather conditions in your neighborhood.

GIS Portals and Resources

• ArcGIS Public Safety Community Resource Center
• Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• Alabama EMA Risk Analysis Mapping Tool
• Connecticut Geospatial Information System Council
• Delaware Geographic Data Committee
• District of Columbia Geographic Information Systems
• Emergency.Louisiana.gov
• FEMA's Map Service Center
• Florida Geospatial Metadata Index
• Florida Geographic Data Library Metadata Explorer>
• Florida Department of Transportation GIS
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection GeoData Directory
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection–Land Boundary Information System
• GeoData.gov
• Georgia GIS Clearinghouse–Map Data and Aerial Photography
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs Data Base and Network Geospatial Image Services
• Jackson County Mississippi GIS geoportal
• Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC) 
• Louisiana GIS Council
• Maine Office of GIS COP
• Maryland Mapping Resource Guide Resources
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
• Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse
• Mississippi Automated Resource Information System
• New Hampshire Statewide GIS Clearinghouse
• New Jersey Geographic Information Network
• New York Office of Emergency Management GIS
• North Carolina OneMap–Geographic Data Serving a Statewide Community
• Philadelphia GIS Division
• ReliefWeb
• Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
• South Carolina Geographic Information Systems (SCGIS)
• The National Map—USGS
• Texas Natural Resource Information System
• USGS Emergency Operations GIS Resources
• USGS EROS Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)
• United States National Grid—FGDC
• United States National Grid—Delta State University
• Virginia Department of Emergency Management
• Virginia GIS Data Layers

Imagery

• NASA Earth Observatory
• NASA GOES Satellite Imagery
• NOAA GOES Satellite Server
• Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Tropical Cyclone Images
• NASA Land Rapid Response System Image Gallery
• NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery-Tropical Events
• NOAA Emergency Response Imagery

Climate Information

• Climate Diagnostics Center
• Climate Prediction Center
• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
• Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC): Hurricanes
• NOAA Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Tropical Page

General Information

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• NASA Hurricane Resource Web site
• NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Hazards Map
• Central Pacific Hurricane Center
• NOAA National Weather Service Storm Assessments
• NOAA Satellites and Information Service
• USGS Coastal & Marine Geology Program
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
• Hurricane Glossary
• Frequently Asked Questions

Safety Information

• American Red Cross
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Institute for Business & Home Safety

Network News

• ABC News
• BBC World News
• CBS News
• CNN
• MSNBC
• USA Today

Volunteer Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering your time to support the recent disaster you may contact one of the agencies listed below:

• URISA's GISCorps
• Mercy Corps
• American Red Cross