Resources for Hurricane Florence

September 12, 2018

With hazardous weather approaching the southeastern US, Sea Grant programs throughout the region are providing contacts and resources to help their local communities stay safe.

Federal

FEMA
Web: fema.gov
Hurricane Preparedness Tips: www.ready.gov/hurricanes
Twitter: @FEMA
Twitter: @femaregion4 (: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Twitter: @femaregion3 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, & WV)

National Weather Service
National Hurricane Center Atlantic Ops. web: nhc.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center Atlantic Ops. Twitter: @NHC_Atlantic
Twitter: @NWS

Regional NWS Offices
Twitter: @NWSMoreheadCity (NWS Newport/Morehead)
Twitter: @NWSRaleigh (Raleigh)
Twitter: @NWSWakefieldVA (Wakefield, VA)
Twitter: @NWSWilmingtonNC (Wilmington)
Twitter: @NWSCharlestonSC (Charleston, SC)
Twitter: @NWSColumbia

Georgia

Twitter: @GeorgiaSeaGrant
Facebook: @GACoast.UGA
Website: https://gacoast.uga.edu/
Reducing Your Hurricane Risk (Accessible video)

North Carolina

Twitter: @SeaGrantNC
Facebook: @NCSeaGrant
Website: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/

Neighborhood Disaster Recovery: Count Your Assets – Lessons from NC Sea Grant about how you can help your community by coordinating resources and organizing to help one another.

N.C. Emergency Management
Web: ncdps.gov
Free mobile app: ReadyNC app
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NCEmergency/
Twitter: @NCEmergency

N.C. Department of Transportation
Web: ncdot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
NC Hurricane Evacuation Routes (pdf)
Traveler Information Management System
Twitter: @NCDOT

South Carolina

Twitter: @SCSeaGrant
Facebook: @SCSeaGrant
Website: http://www.scseagrant.org/

South Carolina Emergency Management Division
Twitter: @SCEMD
Website: https://www.scemd.org/

Virginia

Twitter: @vaseagrant
Facebook: @VirginiaSeaGrant
Website: https://vaseagrant.org/

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California

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects Today, NOAA’s National Sea Grant Office is pleased to announce the selection

Sea Grant welcomes 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This year, for the first time in program history, all eligible Sea Grant programs are represented by a diverse cohort of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C., applying their academic expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues.

Sea Grant & Weather Program Office award $1.5 million for community flooding social science liaisons as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s $22.78 million investment to help communities better prepare for water-related climate impacts

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of $22.78 million in funding to NOAA labs, programs, cooperative institutes and other research partners to advance research on a wide range of water-driven climate impacts. Research topics include coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting, and next-generation water modeling activities, including modernized precipitation frequency studies.

These funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help communities prepare for a range of climate impacts and will directly benefit policymakers, emergency responders, researchers and the general public.