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General Hurricane Information

Atlantic Hurricane Season
U.S., NOAA, National Hurricane Center
--Information on each named storms from 1995 - present.
Fact Sheet: Key Facts about Hurricane Recovery: Protect Your Health and Safety after a Hurricane
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005 [2 pg]
Flight Data by Storm & Year
U.S. NOAA, Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory
1979 - present
How to Prepare for a Hurricane
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2017 [12 pg]
Hurricane Preparation [Ready.gov]
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
--Information and tips on how to prepare for a Hurricane.
Hurricane Preparedness Videos - U.S. National Weather Service
YouTube
Hurricane Return Periods along the Gulf Coast and Florida
by J. B. Elsner and A. B. Kara
(NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-192)
U.S. NOAA, National Weather Service, 1997 [11 pg]
Hurricanes ... Unleashing Nature's Fury
U.S., NOAA, National Weather Service, 2007 [24 pg]
Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources
National Weather Service
Hurricanes in History
U.S. NOAA, National Hurricane Center
--The list given is not exhaustive and does not include every notable storm in history.
Key Facts about Hurricane Readiness
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005 [2 pg]
Mariner's Tropical Cyclone Guide
by Dylan J. Flynn
U.S. NOAA, NWS, NHC, 2023 [86 pgs]
National Hurricane Center Homepage
*Has the Active Tracker Map
NOAA Hurricane Tracking Chart
Past Significant Weather Events (1950s til now) Impacting the NWS Mobile CWA
National Weather Service, Mobile/Pensacola
NOTE: Provides summaries for some of the more interesting and important weather events to impact our local area in the past

Library Resources

Alabama Coastal Hazards Assessment NOAA Coastal Services Center by NOAA Coastal Services Center
Call Number: C 55.54: H 33/CD
Publication Date: 1997
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Hurricane Preparedness in Alabama by National Weather Service and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Call Number: C 55.102: H 94 X
Publication Date: 2004
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Report on Hurricane Survey of Alabama Coast by U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, Corps of Engineers, Office of the District Engineer
Call Number: D 103.2: H 94 X/AL
Publication Date: 1965
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Some Climatological Characteristics of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Gulf and East Coasts of the United States by Francis P. Ho, Richard W. Schwerdt, and Hugo V. Goodyear
Call Number: C 55.13: NWS-15
Publication Date: 1975
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Science and the Storms: The USGS Response to the Hurricanes of 2005 by G.S. Farris
Call Number: I 19.4/2: 1306
Publication Date: 2007
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)

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LibGuide Information

This LibGuide was originally created by Paula Webb and is currently being updated by Vicki Tate. If you have any questions regarding content, email: vtate@southalabama.edu

Last major revision, July 25, 2020

Gov Docs: Hurricanes that have impacted Alabama: Hurricane Information