Step 1
Open the Live Radar Layer
Use radar to see rain bands, local heavy rain, and approaching weather that may not be obvious from a track map alone.
Radar search hub
Hurricane Radar and Satellite Tracker
Radar and satellite help show what is happening now: rain bands, storm structure, cloud tops, and nearby severe weather. For hurricane decisions, combine those live layers with NHC advisory context and local alerts.
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Start Here, Then Move Toward a Local Decision
Step 2
Compare With NHC Context
Radar shows current weather, while NHC advisories explain storm status, forecast direction, watches, warnings, and uncertainty.
Step 3
Check Local Alerts
Use NWS alerts for tornado, flood, wind, surge, and marine warnings near the place you care about.
Radar use
Radar Is Best for Near-Term Weather
Radar is strongest when impacts are already near enough to see rain bands and severe cells. It should not replace forecast advisories for longer-range track decisions.
- Watch for heavy rain bands and training storms
- Check tornado warnings during outer bands
- Compare radar timing with local alert language
- Use city pages for route and outage context
Satellite use
Satellite Helps Before Radar Coverage Matters
Satellite is useful over open water and early in a storm threat. It helps reveal storm organization and cloud structure before local radar becomes the main short-term tool.
- Use satellite for broad storm structure
- Use radar for local rainfall and cells
- Use NHC advisories for official status
- Use NWS alerts for local warnings
Related hurricane resources
Open the Next Best Page
Interactive Hurricane Radar
Radar, satellite, wind, and alert layers for tropical weather monitoring.
Hurricane Radar vs Satellite
Learn when radar or satellite is the better storm-tracking tool.
Active NWS Alerts
Check official weather alerts by state.
City Hurricane Trackers
Move from radar to local surge, flood, route, and outage context.
Official-source check
Verify Before You Act
HurricaneHub is a planning and interpretation layer. During an active threat, confirm storm advisories, watches, warnings, evacuation orders, shelters, and road restrictions with official sources.
Local planning
Bring the Search Back to Your Location
After reading this hub, the most useful next page is usually a city tracker, state tracker, alert page, or household tool that matches the place you care about.
Hurricane FAQ
Should I use radar or the hurricane forecast cone?
Use both for different jobs. Radar shows current rain and storm bands; the NHC cone shows official forecast uncertainty for the storm center.
Can radar show storm surge risk?
Radar does not directly show surge risk. Use NHC surge products, NWS storm surge alerts, local evacuation zones, and local emergency management guidance.
Why do I need satellite when radar exists?
Satellite can show storm organization over water and broad cloud structure before local radar has the storm fully in range.
What is HurricaneHub's direct answer for people in the risk zone?
Check your official local warning first, compare it with the current NHC storm position, then decide whether your home, route, or medical needs require earlier action than the county deadline.
How often should hurricane data refresh?
NHC advisories usually update on a cycle set by the storm situation, while NWS alerts can change at any time. HurricaneHub caches public feeds for short windows to reduce latency without hiding official updates.
Is this a replacement for emergency management orders?
No. HurricaneHub summarizes official data for decision support, but evacuation orders, shelter rules, road closures, and rescue instructions come from local emergency management and the National Weather Service.