Location-first hurricane planning
Local Hurricane Risk
Use this hub to move from broad hurricane tracking into the local questions that matter: active NWS alerts, city risk, storm surge, evacuation zones, routes, outages, and household constraints.
Location-based decision support
Check My Local Hurricane Risk
Enter a ZIP code or choose a state to see active NWS alerts, the main hazard types, and the next household actions for your area.
State-level screening only. County evacuation orders and evacuation zones always take priority.
Choose a ZIP code or state to load official alerts.
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Decision workflow
How to Check Local Hurricane Risk
Step 1
Check Your Current Alert Screen
Use a ZIP code or state to load active NWS alert context and a Monitor, Prepare, Act, or Leave planning level.
Step 2
Verify County-Level Instructions
Use a ZIP centroid to screen point alerts, then confirm the street address, evacuation zone, shelters, roads, and orders with county emergency management.
Step 3
Move From State to City Context
City pages add local surge, flooding, route, outage, nearby county, and evacuation planning notes.
Step 4
Separate Surge From Wind
Storm surge, rainfall flooding, tornadoes, and wind can require different actions even when the storm path looks simple.
Step 5
Confirm Official Local Instructions
County evacuation zones, shelters, routes, and road restrictions come from local emergency management, not a national tracker page.
Choose the right local signal
ZIP, City, State, or Household?
ZIP code
Best for quickly screening nearby NWS alerts and building a first household action plan.
City
Best for local planning notes, nearby counties, surge exposure, flooding, routes, bridges, and outages.
State
Best for broad NWS alert context, coastal state risks, and a starting point when you do not have a city page yet.
Household
Best for turning local hazard context into supplies, route choices, pets, medical needs, and communication.
Use-case paths
Where to Go Next for Your Situation
Local hurricane risk changes by storm timing, alert wording, water exposure, and household needs. Use these paths to move from a broad search into the most useful tracker, guide, or planning tool.
A named storm is active in the Atlantic or Gulf
Start with the live tracker for NHC context, then open your state and city page to separate the cone from local wind, surge, rain, and tornado hazards.
Your phone shows a watch or warning
Read the alert language first, then use the alert decoder to translate the warning into household actions before checking evacuation-zone instructions.
You are worried about flooding or storm surge
Do not rely on hurricane category alone. Compare storm surge, rainfall flooding, local elevation, bays, rivers, and official evacuation zones.
You need a practical household plan
Turn local risk into a short plan for supplies, documents, pets, medical needs, power outages, communication, and when to leave.
High-value coastal cities
Local Hurricane Tracker Pages
These city pages are useful when you need place-specific planning notes rather than a general map.
Miami Hurricane Tracker
Miami households should know their evacuation zone, flood exposure, bridge and causeway routes, and backup destination before a watch becomes a warning.
Tampa Hurricane Tracker
Tampa Bay storm surge and bridge access can drive decisions before peak wind, so residents should compare official evacuation zones with household mobility needs.
Houston Hurricane Tracker
Houston planning should treat inland rainfall and bayou flooding as serious hurricane hazards even when the storm center is not directly over the city.
New Orleans Hurricane Tracker
New Orleans households should make route, fuel, medical, pet, and document decisions early because low-lying routes and long-drive evacuations can become constrained.
Charleston Hurricane Tracker
Charleston residents should plan around surge, tidal flooding, bridge access, and evacuation-route timing before Lowcountry roads become crowded or flooded.
Wilmington Hurricane Tracker
Wilmington residents should monitor Cape Fear River flooding, coastal surge, island access, and inland rainfall because hazards can continue after landfall.
Naples Hurricane Tracker
Naples households should use official Collier County evacuation zones, NWS Miami alerts, and NHC advisories to compare Gulf surge, canal flooding, road timing, and household needs.
Sarasota Hurricane Tracker
Sarasota residents should use official Sarasota County evacuation levels, NWS Tampa Bay alerts, and NHC advisories to understand bayfront, barrier-island, rain, and outage risk.
State alert desks
State Hurricane Trackers
Use state pages when you need broad NWS alert context before choosing a city page or ZIP-based tool.
Florida Hurricane Tracker
Florida households should decide evacuation triggers early because bridge closures, shelter demand, and fuel availability can change before landfall.
Texas Hurricane Tracker
Texas hurricane planning should include inland flood risk, long drive times from barrier islands, and backup power safety for extended outages.
Louisiana Hurricane Tracker
Louisiana households should treat storm surge and evacuation timing as separate decisions because low-lying routes can close before peak wind arrives.
North Carolina Hurricane Tracker
North Carolina planning should account for barrier island access, inland river flooding, and tree-related power interruptions after landfall.
South Carolina Hurricane Tracker
South Carolina households should monitor local evacuation zones and move vehicles, documents, and medications before coastal routes become crowded.
Georgia Hurricane Tracker
Georgia coastal residents should pair NWS alerts with county evacuation zones because storm surge and inland wind impacts often peak at different times.
Alabama Hurricane Tracker
Alabama households should monitor coastal surge and inland tornado warnings together, especially when landfall occurs west of the state.
Mississippi Hurricane Tracker
Mississippi planning should include early shelter decisions for mobile homes, low-lying roads, and medically dependent household members.
Virginia Hurricane Tracker
Virginia households should watch coastal flooding, tidal river impacts, bridge and tunnel constraints, and inland tree damage when tropical systems move up the coast.
Saved locations
Monitor More Than One Place
Use the location alert center for home, work, parents, or another coastal place you care about. Saved ZIP codes stay in your browser.
Printable summary
Create a Household Brief
Generate a concise brief with ZIP context, active NWS alerts, NHC storm information, and next household decisions.
Hurricane FAQ
Can I check exact hurricane risk from a ZIP code?
A ZIP code can help screen nearby NWS alerts and state context, but exact evacuation zones, shelter rules, and road restrictions must be verified with county or city emergency management.
Should I use a city hurricane tracker or a state tracker?
Use a state tracker for broad alert context, then use a city tracker when you need local storm surge, flooding, route, outage, nearby county, and evacuation planning notes.
Is storm surge risk the same as hurricane category?
No. Hurricane category is based on sustained wind speed. Storm surge depends on track, storm size, tide, shoreline shape, elevation, bays, rivers, and local evacuation zones.
What should I do after checking local hurricane risk?
Read the official alert, confirm local emergency instructions, then use a checklist, evacuation helper, household brief, or dashboard to organize your next actions.
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.