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

Primary Audience

Emergency managers in communities threatened by tropical cyclones

Syllabus

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