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Emergency decision tools
Hurricane Tools
HurricaneHub tools help households turn official NOAA/NHC storm information into preparedness actions, starting with a personalized emergency kit checklist.
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Which Hurricane Tool Should I Use First?
I need to decide whether to leave
Use official alert language first, then layer in surge exposure, housing type, medical needs, pets, and transportation.
I need to prepare the house and family
Turn the forecast into supplies, contacts, outage planning, and a printable household brief.
Most used
Start With These
Florida Wind Mitigation Savings Calculator
Compare savings and inspection payback using your wind premium and an insurer-confirmed additional discount.
Open toolHurricane Screenshot Timestamp Check
Compare the time shown on a social post or forecast screenshot with the latest official NHC Gulf outlook.
Open toolLocal Risk and Action Plan
Check a ZIP code or state, understand active NWS hazards, and generate a 72/48/24-hour household action plan.
Open toolCounty Hurricane Risk Lookup
Use a ZIP code to screen point-based NWS alerts, open the matching state tracker, and verify county evacuation and emergency sources.
Open toolSearch intent paths
Match the Search Question to the Right Tool
Many hurricane searches start as a map, radar, evacuation, storm surge, or checklist question. Use these paths to move from the explanation page into the tool that supports the next household decision.
live hurricane tracker
I want to track the storm live.
Start with the live tracker workflow, then save locations and move into alerts, radar, and city risk pages.
hurricane radar and satellite
I need to compare radar with the forecast.
Use the radar topic hub to understand what radar can answer, then open the live map layer for near-term weather context.
hurricane evacuation zones
I need to know whether leaving is part of the plan.
Learn how local evacuation zones work, then organize official orders, housing risk, transportation, pets, and medical needs.
storm surge map
I am worried about coastal water.
Separate storm surge from wind category, then check whether nearby NWS surge alerts are active for a ZIP code.
hurricane preparedness checklist
I need a practical supply and family plan.
Use the checklist topic hub to understand what belongs in a plan, then generate a household-specific list.
Florida Wind Mitigation Savings Calculator
Compare savings and inspection payback using your wind premium and an insurer-confirmed additional discount.
Open toolHurricane Screenshot Timestamp Check
Compare the time shown on a social post or forecast screenshot with the latest official NHC Gulf outlook.
Open toolMy Hurricane Dashboard
Build a ZIP-based dashboard with state alerts, active storms, radar shortcuts, and next decision tools.
Open toolImpact Window Estimator
Use active alerts and storm context to estimate whether your household should monitor, prepare, act, or leave.
Open toolLocal Risk and Action Plan
Check a ZIP code or state, understand active NWS hazards, and generate a 72/48/24-hour household action plan.
Open toolCounty Hurricane Risk Lookup
Use a ZIP code to screen point-based NWS alerts, open the matching state tracker, and verify county evacuation and emergency sources.
Open toolLocal Hurricane Risk Hub
Choose the right ZIP, city, state, storm surge, evacuation-zone, and household planning path for local hurricane risk.
Open toolPreparedness Checklist Generator
Create a household hurricane emergency kit list for 1-4 people, with optional pet supplies.
Open toolEvacuation Decision Helper
Sort your household into Monitor, Prepare, Act, or Leave using alert status, housing risk, pets, transport, and medical needs.
Open toolHurricane Brief Generator
Generate a printable ZIP-based brief with current NWS alerts, NHC storm context, and next household decisions.
Open toolPower Outage Planner
Plan for water, food safety, medical equipment, charging, generators, pets, and communication during an outage.
Open toolStorm Distance Calculator
Compare your ZIP code with current NHC storm positions and understand the limits of distance-only context.
Open toolAlert Action Decoder
Translate hurricane, surge, flood, tornado, and evacuation alert language into immediate household actions.
Open toolStorm Surge ZIP Checker
Check whether your ZIP code is inside an active NWS storm surge watch or warning, plus nearby official hurricane alerts.
Open toolFamily Communication Plan
Generate a printable contact, meeting-place, evacuation destination, pet, and medical-needs plan.
Open toolBusiness Preparedness Supply List
Plan workplace supplies, employee communication, records, remote work, shutdown, insurance, and recovery continuity.
Open toolHurricane Comparison Tool
Overlay today's active storm against Katrina, Ian, and Sandy — track maps, peak category, pressure, and intensity at the same latitude.
Open toolYour checklist will appear here
Use photos, serial numbers, receipts, and policy records where available. Store copies somewhere you can access after an evacuation.
Start with known concerns
The result links risk questions to FEMA, local evacuation guidance, insurance records, home condition, and outage planning.
How tools fit together
From Storm Tracking to Household Action
A hurricane tool works best when it answers one decision at a time: where the storm is, what alerts are active, what hazards affect your location, and what your household should finish before conditions worsen.
Use the live hurricane tracker for current storm context, the local hurricane risk hub for ZIP, city, state, surge, and evacuation-zone paths, and the Hurricane Learning Center when you need plain-language explanations before using a checklist or decision helper.
High-intent hurricane searches covered here
- Hurricane preparedness checklist and emergency kit planning
- Evacuation decision support for surge zones and vulnerable households
- Storm distance, live tracker, and local alert interpretation
- Power outage, family communication, and printable household plans
Hurricane FAQ
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.