Weather & Disaster Preparedness/Evacuation Info

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These are some good sources for storm info:

National Weather Service, New Orleans Radar: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?r...101111&loop=no
National Weather Service, Main page: http://www.weather.gov/
National Weather Service, Forecast Models (see GFS): http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/

National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Hurricane Center, Satellite links: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml

NOAA Satellite and Information Service: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/
NOAA Atlantic and Caribbean Tropical Satellite Imagery: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-atl.html

U.S. Navy Tropical Cyclone Page: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html

AccuWeather: http://www.accuweather.com/index.asp
Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
Hurricane Alley: http://hurricanealley.net/natl.html

Models
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (GFS & HWRF) : http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/
FSU Tropical Forecasts (GFDL & UKMET): http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/
US Navy: https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/wxmap_cgi/index.html
Canadian Meteorological Service (CMC): http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/model.../global_e.html
EURO: http://www.ecmwf.int/products/foreca...!2008082700!!/
South Florida Water Management District (combined model plots): http://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pag..._schema=PORTAL

FORUMS
Storm2k: http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/index.php
GulfCoastWx: http://www.gulfcoastwx.com

Local TV for streaming:
WWLTV (streams newscasts daily - check during storm for extended coverage)
http://www.wwltv.com/

WDSUTV (streams newscasts daily - check during storm for extended coverage)
http://www.wdsu.com/

WVUETV (streams newscasts daily - check during storm for extended coverage)
http://www.fox8live.com/

Local Radio:
WWL: http://www.wwl.com/
WRNO: http://www.wrno.com/main.html

Other links
Central Florida Hurricane Center: http://flhurricane.com/
Offers coverage including link to page with all available local broadcasts embedded

Maroonspoon.com: maroonspoon.com/wx/*insert hurricane name here*.html
Offers page with all available local broadcasts embedded

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Hurricane preparedness: http://www.getagameplan.org/
Disaster Preparation Checklist: http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html

Louisiana Contraflow info: http://www.dotd.la.gov/maps/

Louisiana Citizen Awareness & Disaster Evacuation Guides http://www.gohsep.la.gov/evacinfo.aspx

Louisiana Office of Homeland Security: http://www.gohsep.la.gov/

Local Parish Offices of Homeland Security:
Web Sites: http://www.gohsep.la.gov/linkpages/parishpa.htm
Contact info: http://gohsep.la.gov/parishoepnumbers.aspx

Mississippi Dept of Emergency Preparedness: http://www.msema.org/
Mississippi Hurricane Evacuatio Guide: http://www.msema.org/wp-content/uplo...eparedness.pdf

Alabama Emergency Management: http://www.ema.alabama.gov/

Florida Emergency Preparedness: http://www.floridadisaster.org/

Texas Emergency Portal: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency
Texas Hurricane Awareness: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/Thr..._hurricane.htm

NOAA: http://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/

NOAA Extreme Weather Info Sheets: http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/activities...on-sheet-newis
It provides coastal residents with a “one stop” ready reference containing important contact phone numbers and internet web sites for emergency information in the state and local area. NCDDC produces one unique NEWIS product for each of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Currently, NCDDC divides Florida into four different Gulf Coast NEWIS sections, due to its large coastal area.

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State of Louisiana emergency services updates (available resources, closures)

http://emergency.louisiana.gov/

Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/find-help/disaster-recovery