Community Hurricane Preparedness

Note: This course is on a non-federal government website operated by the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET).

This computer-based course, Community Hurricane Preparedness, is to provide those involved in the decision making process for hurricanes with basic information about:

• How hurricanes form
• The hazards they pose
• How the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts future hurricane behavior
• What tools and guiding principles can help emergency managers prepare their communities

• Identify the characteristic features of a hurricane
• List ways in which meteorologists monitor hurricane development
• Describe hazards from hurricanes
• Discuss the basic hurricane forecasting process and its limitations
• Identify the correct forecast product to use at various stages in an event
• Analyze various source of information about a hurricane and formulate a plan for dealing with the potential disaster