National hurricane center to provide storm surge maps beginning this year

The National Hurricane Center is making a few changes to the information it provides when hurricanes form.

Beginning with the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, NHC will issue the Potential Storm

Surge Flooding Map for areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United

States at risk of storm surge from a tropical cyclone.

The maps will let you know which area could get hit hardest by storm surge and the

height above ground that the water could reach.

The Hurricane Center said the maps are based on the latest forecast track

and intensity for the tropical cyclone will provide a reasonable worst-case scenario for individual locations under threat from a major storm.

The maps would be issued whenever a hurricane watch or, in some cases, with a tropical storm watch first takes effect and change every six hours as new information becomes available.

Hurricane season begins June 1^st.

This is the time of year when emergency management officials recommend people begin preparing for storm season.

Tips on how to prepare can be found on-line at franklincountyemergencymanagement.com

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