print email comment close Hurricane Preparedness URL: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml Description: Information for the public about hurricanes. The site features a brief history of major hurricanes back to 1900, information about how hurricanes are categorized using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (from Category 1 to Category 5), the forecasting of hurricanes, disaster plan tips, and information about marine safety, storm surges, high wind, tornadoes, and inland floods. In English and Spanish. From the National Weather Service National Hurricane Center. Publisher: NOAA/National Weather Service Extra Keywords Tropical Depression Tropical Storm katrina hurricanekatrina Library of Congress Subject Headings: Emergency management Hurricanes Natural disasters LII Database Information: Record 1615 created by Maria Brandt on 08/28/2005 Last modification on 09/02/2005 Published: 08/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1615