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/

Group of people removing ghost nets from a beach.

Alabama

Biden-Harris administration invests $27 million to support community-driven marine debris solutions through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This funding will support innovative research and foster local coalitions to address urgent marine debris issues by using NOAA Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work.

Shoring up the future, together: Collaborative efforts in coastal resilience across the Mid-Atlantic

Community members and city leaders gathered during a listening session to identify key climate readiness needs in Erie, Pennsylvania during June of 2023. (Photo by

Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes and Territories as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda under the Inflation Reduction Act. To date, awards like these from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have created more than 270,000 jobs across the country.

The funding will support nine projects around the nation, with $50 million going directly to the projects and $10 million for technical assistance to support the grantees.