An ounce of prevention goes a long way. With that in mind, remember the internet is one of your best tools as you prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.
Through the computer you can tap into a veritable plethora of information on many subjects related to violent weather. There are websites on what you can do to make your home safer, hurricane tracking sites, sites that give you storm shelter locations in your area just to name a few.
Listed below are just a few of those that will best help you make it through the next six months as safe as possible. Most of these sites also contain links to answer other questions you may have.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Manatee County website: Useful information, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for local branches of government in Manatee County - http://www.co.manatee.fl.us/
- Bradenton website: Local weather forecasts, links to other sites, national and local - http://www.bradenton.com
WEATHER
- National Hurricane Center - Tracks storms, tips on how to prepare for oncoming weather, links to other sites - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Tons of useful information and links concerning the upcoming Hurricane season - http://www.noaa.gov
- Atlantic Hurricane Tracking - Site tracks current and potential storm situations in the Atlantic. Constant updates with charts, maps, links and other useful tools - http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/index.html
- National Weather Service, Melbourne - Most activity occurs in the Atlantic before it reaches this side of the state. This site tracks hurricanes in the Atlantic and offers links to other pertinent sites - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/
- National Weather Service, Tampa Bay - Same as location above, focuses on the Bay area and other counties to the north and south. As with most sites of this kind, constant updates and links to other sites to assist in preparedness - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw
- Florida Monitor - Constant updates of the everchanging and unpredictable Florida Weather - http://www.tropicsweather.com
- WeatherOnline! - Florida Weather - Complete Florida local forecasts, radar images and satellite maps. Constant updates with other useful links - http://www.weatheronline.com/cgi-bin/localwx/cgi-bin/hamweather.cgi
- Intellicast - Another detailed weather site with stories about current atmospheric trends and weather. Charts, graphs, maps, statistics and constant weather updates. Even offers advice for golf, fishing, boating and skiing enthusiasts trying to make plans - http://www.intellicast.com
- Weather Forecast and information - Provided by North Carolina State University has plenty of useful links for Florida and weather happening anywhere in the world - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/weather/weather.html
- The Weather Channel - You can get it on your television, why not your computer too. Myriad information on weather affecting your area or anywhere else for that matter. Plenty of tools for your needs during hurricane season and any other unpredicatable weather patterns - http://www.weather.com
OTHERS
- American Red Cross - Provides Hurricane and other disaster information with links, maps and lists of services provided - http://www.redcross.org
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - Links, articles, information on preparedness. Also what to do guidelines, numbers, e-mails and links - http://www.fema.gov
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