HURRICANE!!!!

Hurricanes hit Florida fairly frequently, and although it often turns out to be a false alarm, the damage and death potential of these storms is immense. So, it is definitely something that all residents of the Southeast and Eastern United States need to be aware of. Hurricane season is from June to November, rarely tropical storms do form at other times.

I do not have the time to track every single hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, tropical storm, and leaky lawn sprinkler in the world. But I will provide links that are of general interest and as storms approach near Florida, I will attempt to keep this page updated with any news. Basically, when a storm threatens the US, you can use this page to link to the sources of info... and sorry but I'm going to concentrate mostly on Florida, because that's where I am!

Here are vital links you need for keeping informed about Hurricanes and tropical storms. Please take hurricanes seriously... I'll spare you the full sermonette, but I saw the aftermath of Andrew and if you think they aren't a big deal you're a freakin' nut and you're WRONG WRONG WRONG.

• Severe Storm Definitions You Need To Know

• Tampa Bay Weather Center
  This site is from the Tampa Tribune, and has lots of up to date storm info. Also lists current shelter information for west central Florida.
• Intellicast's Tropical Weather
  Current - track hurricane's previous and forecasted path. Good one!
• National Hurricane Center
  The experts who make all the official warnings, predictions, computer models, etc.
• GOES-8 Current USA/Atlantic Images
  Shows the entire US mainland and the North Atlantic Ocean, in four different modes (visible, thermal, water vapor and color thermal.) Also polar swaths and the daily full-disk earth image. From LSU.
• FEMA Tropical Storm Safety Page
  Lots of great info - how to be safe, what to expect, what to do / not do, etc. A must-read.
• Red Cross Storm Page
  More info on hurricane preparedness and recovery.
• USA Today's Hurricane Site
  Lots of info and links, in the typical concise USA Today style.
• Hurricane Hunters - The Georges Flights
  Incredible pictures and stories from those who flew through Hurricane Georges. If you don't need emergency info right now, this is a fascinating site to get a unique look at the beauty and power of nature.

Here are coastal webcams along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts that may be of interest when severe storms approach.

FLORIDA

• TowerCams
  Jacksonville - from WJXT-TV.
  
• Indian River Cam
  Melbourne - View of the Indian River between the Melbourne and Eau Gallie causeways, view ranges from looking northeast to southeast. From the second floor of my old office, this updates about once every 60 seconds.
  
• Melbourne Daily WaveCams
  Melbourne Beach - Different views of the Atlantic Ocean along the Melbourne Beach / south Brevard County area. Designed for surfers to show the waves, weather info is stamped on the picture. From SurfGuru.
  
• BocaCam
  Boca Raton - The Intracoastal Waterway in Boca, from the The Royal Colonial Apartments.
  
• Palm Beach Cams
  Palm Beach - Interactive, you can do neat stuff here.
  
• Pines Cam
  Pembroke Pines - 20 minute updates during the daytime. View is to the NNE.
  
• Miami Beach Cams
  Miami Beach
  
• The Coco Cam
  Miami / Coconut Grove - View of Biscayne Bay courtesy WTMI.
  
• Tower Cam
  Ft. Meyers - from the NBC-2 Doppler radar tower.
  
• St.Petersburg Cam
  St. Pete - also from WTVT Channel 13.
  
• Beach Mooring Cam
  Clearwater.
  
• Tampa Bay, Florida
  Tampa - Skytower Cam from Channel 13 (WTVT/Fox) About 250 foot altitude.
  
• WFLA WebCam
  Tampa (downtown) - courtesy WFLA-TV, from the top of the Barnett Bank building.
  
• Chateau Motel Beach Cam
  Panama City - A pool, with the Gulf of Mexico in the background. Updates every 1-10 seconds.
  

TEXAS

• U-TV Tower Cam
  Houston - From tower at KHOU-TV studios on Allen Pkwy.
  
• KPRC CityCam
  Houston - Southwest Freeway from KPRC-TV Ch. 2. One-minute updates.
  

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Myrtle Beach Cams
  Myrtle Beach - 3 streaming cams.
  

NORTH CAROLINA

• Beach Cam
  Wrightsville Beach / Wilmington - live from Wrightsville Beach's Blockade Runner Resort.
  
• Beaufort Inlet Cam
  Beaufort Inlet - Updates every 5 minutes.
  

VIRGINIA

• WTKR SkyCam-3
  Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth - 3 different cams, 5 minute updates, occasional radar pics from WTKR-TV.
  

MARYLAND

• Ocean City BeachCam
  Ocean City - View of the beach at Ocean City.
  
• BayCam
  Annapolis - The bay off Annapolis, with 2 second updates.
  

DELAWARE

• Rehoboth BeachCam
  Rehoboth Beach - view of Rehoboth Beach.
  

NEW JERSEY

• Cape May
  Cape May - view of the beach at Cape May.
  

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