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Hurricane Ike Tracking Towards Texas
We are currently getting a lot of visitors to Hurricane Tracking Sites from Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches. This site originates in the Florida Keys. We often find ourselves in the “Cone of Uncertainty” so we understand what it feels like. Last Friday, we were in the middle of the cone with a projected category 4 storm. This is what the Friday 8 PM track from Ham Weather looked like.
By the time Monday came around, the storm had jogged well to the South and we ended up with Tropical Storm winds for a couple of days. My advice is to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. The storm could jog, fall apart, stall, or weaken. It could also have a significant negative impact like it has accross the Caribbean.
Living on a tiny Island, and having been through Cat 1 and 2 storms, having driven through the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in Miami and Homestead (A category 4-5 storm that we evacuated the Keys for) the realization of what a Category 4 could do had caused us to pack up everything we considered valuable and we were ready to evacuate. Then the storm weakened and went South. We were spared this time, but many people are dealing with the impact of the storm.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in the “Cone of Uncertainty”. Take the advice of your local Emergency Management Professionals. We have listed some of the best hurricane tracking sites on the Internet on this site to keep you up to date with the latest information. New updates come every six hours from the National Hurricane Center at 5:00 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm, and 11:00 pm. Once hurricane warnings are issued, the updates come every three hours. Most of the hurricane tracking sites we have listed update very quickly. Stay informed and make good decisions. If you have any questions, use the Contact page and we will try and answer them for you. Also feel free to add any comments about what you are going through.
National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov)
The National Hurricane Center site is the site that sets the standard for all the other hurricane tracking sites. The site is simple in it’s presentation, but contains all of the information available from the National Hurricane Center. The site is quick to reflect the latest updates and also provides excellent satellite images. There are graphics available for both three and five day cones, and wind and storm surge probabilities. All you need to do when you go the site is scroll down to the storm you are interested in and click on the icon for what you need. Below is an example of what you will see:
I like to think of this site as old faithful. It is not as flashly as some of the other sites, but it is filled with all of the most current information on every hurricane. You should check out the National Hurricane Center site at www.nhc.noaa.gov.
