Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) Florida International University
IPOR Hurricane Research
IPOR hurricane pre-impact rapid assessment project (PIRA)

IPOR and other researchers have long been studying how people use information to make decisions about approaching hurricanes. This page has links to a number of the many sources of information that are available. If you have comments on how you use or think others use hurricane forecast information, please email us to let us know.
It is important to note that decisions about hurricane evacuation in the U.S., Mexico, and Caribbean are made by local authorities, most often at the county, municipio, or equivalent level. People who refuse to evacuate when ordered or who leave when they are safer to stay increase danger to themselves and others.

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links updated 23 Oct 2007 9:00 am EDT

Southern California Fires

Modis satellite based fire detections for Oct 21-24 6am PDT. These detections have a locational accuracy of 1 km ( more information -- see also )

Los Angeles/Orange County area

San Diego Area

The big picture: tropical storm activity across the Atlantic and Caribbean

National Hurricane Center

The NHC produces new forecasts at 5am, 11am, 5pm and 11pm EDT.

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

Weather Underground Tropical weather

Radar

satellite imagery and other information on current tropical cyclones

GOES-East/West Hurricane Sectors
       visible    visible animation
       IR      IR animation
       water vapor   water vapor animation
One of the GOES storm floater images here usually provides a close-up view of current hurricanes


NASA Hurricane Resource Page

Navy hurricanes, typhoons, satellite images, forecasts, tracks

Weather Underground Tropical Weather Products
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Weather Channel

SkeetoBite Weather

Atlantic Tropical Weather Center

models

Experimental forecast Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Fields
select GFDL-latest [Hurricane-Name]-sea level pressure-animation-submit for a scenario of what [Hurricane-Name] might do
GFS (global forecasting system) look at 950-mb vorticity shows areas of potential development

Florida (and other state) evacuation zone maps

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/hez_tool/mapper.html

State and county emergency management web sites in Florida

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management

List of county emergency management web sites: http://www.floridadisaster.org/fl_county_em.asp