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NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks Web Site Helps Users Prepare for Big Storms
September 8, 2008
As
the U.S. coastal population continues to grow, so do the hazards
when big storms approach. Now, an on-line tool, Historical
Hurricane Tracks, helps users get a quick picture of coastal
areas with the greatest frequency of hurricanes and tropical
storms — and that historical “snapshot”
can help community members and local emergency managers develop
better plans for storm preparation and recovery.
NOAA’s
Historical Hurricane Tracks includes data on storm strikes
through 2007. Current hurricane activity can be followed at
the National
Hurricane Center Web site.
“When
you know the history of hurricane landfalls in your community,
you are better prepared to protect yourself from these potentially
devastating storms,” says Margaret Davidson, the director
of NOAA's
Coastal Services Center. "Historical Hurricane Tracks
is part of a suite of products developed by the Center to
help coastal residents, planners, and emergency managers prepare
for — and reduce — the impacts of coastal storms."
The
Web site enables users to generate customized maps showing
the path of storms that have made landfall in the United States
in years past. Users can search by U.S. ZIP code, state or
county, latitude and longitude, or a storm’s name or
year. Searches can be narrowed to specific storm categories.
Developed
by NOAA’s Coastal Services Center in partnership with
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, the site contains
more than 150 years of Atlantic hurricane data and nearly
60 years of Eastern North Pacific Ocean data, which may be
downloaded for use in geographic information system applications.
The site also links to detailed reports on the life history
and effects of U.S. tropical cyclones since 1958.
NOAA
understands and predicts changes in the Earth's environment,
from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and
conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources.
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