Hurricane
- 2017 South Carolina Hurricane Guide
(SC Emergency Management Department)
- The official South Carolina Hurricane Guide from the SC Emergency Management Division. Guide includes information on how to prepare for a hurricane, evacuation tips and routes, emergency alert stations, shelter information and returning home after evacuation.
- http://www.scemd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142:south
-carolina-hurricane-guide&catid=21:public-information - Charleston County Emergency Management Department
- Provides information on what residents should do in the event of a tropical storm or hurricane. Includes the annual Hurricane Preparedness Guide, which has information on how to prepare for a storm, evacuation routes, shelter information and bus pickups for shelters. The guide is also provided in Spanish and a guide is available for people with disabilities and other special needs.
- https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/emergency-management/index.php
- Emergency Information (Hurricanes)
(Charleston County)
- This site has general hurricane preparedness information. You can also find Charleston County Shelters, evacuation maps and routes for the whole South Carolina coastal region, and an animal friendly hotel list for South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Look at the column on the left under Additonal Resources; select Hurricane Assistance.
- https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/emergency-management/hurricane
.php#defining - Enviro-Health Links- Hurricanes: Links to Health Information
(National Library of Medicine)
- This site has been created to bring together information that covers health needs after a hurricane. Topics include Environmental Cleanup and Recovery, Drinking Water, Food Safety, Mold, Farming and Agriculture, Animals in Emergencies, and Informacion en Espanol. Each topic leads to links to helpful information.
- https://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
- Hurricane Preparedness
(SC Department of Health & Environmental Control)
- Get a map and driving directions from your address to the closest hurricane shelter. This site will help you find the shelters nearest your home or business. Look for DHEC Hurricane Shelter Locator- Open Shelters at the bottom of the page and click on it. Enter your address on the next page to get a list of shelters and driving directions. This would be a good resource to use BEFORE a hurricane strikes. Add maps and directions to your hurricane preparation kit.
- http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/DisasterPreparedness/Hurricanes/
- Hurricane Preparedness: A Guide to Eating Healthy in an Emergency
(Everyday Health)
- Provides information on what residents should do in the event of a tropical storm or hurricane to plan for healthy eating. The guide is a food preparedness resource for hurricane and natural disasters.
- https://www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-home/hurricane-preparedness-guide-to
-healthy-eating.aspx - Hurricane Season: Be Prepared
(Food and Drug Administration)
- Read about food safety, drug and medicine safety, tips for people who use medical devices, protection of biological products like blood, vaccines, and others. There is also a link to information abotu protecting pets in a disaster. Learn how to manage these important health issues during the loss of electricity, heat, humidity, and flooding.
- https://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm403865.htm
- National Hurricane Center
(National Weather Service)
- This is a good site to visit for information of all kinds about hurricanes. You can find out about current active storms, past storms, frequently asked questions, and more topics on the science of hurricanes. Select Hurricane Awareness from the left menu to get to the National Hurricane Awareness Web site. Topics on this site include storm surge, marine safety, high winds, tornadoes, floods, preparation tips, and a section for kids. Look in the Helpful Links section to find a Hurricane Guide for the public in both English and Spanish.
- https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
- News2 Charleston SC
(WCBD/NBC Affiliate)
- Select Hurricane Center from the menu on the left for general information about hurricanes and hurricane preparedness, as well as local closings, shelters, and evacuation maps.
- http://counton2.com/category/254628/hurricane-central/
- NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit
(National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- This Website provides information to help libraries and other institutions plan for pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, and other disasters. There is information about training, emergency supplies, and clean-up. Included are tables giving steps to follow during before, during and after a disaster, templates and other tools.
- https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/scr/files/nnlmeprtoolkitfinal.pdf
The link above requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you are unable to view or download this article, get Acrobat Reader here.- NOAA Weather Radio
(National Weather Service)
- This site explains the National Weather Service's Specific Area Messager Encoding (SAME) system. You can find out how to tune an NWR SAME receiver to get local weather alerts, look at maps to see coverage areas for transmitters, and get codes for local areas and message types.
- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
- South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD)
- The SCEMD's Website includes evacuation routes and maps, Emergency Alert System and NOAA radio frequencies, general preparation tips and what to do during and after a hurricane, information for people with pets or animals, shelters by county, and important web sites and phone numbers. Select the current guide from the list. Also available in Spanish.
- http://www.scemd.org/
- South Carolina Traffic Information Network
(South Carolina Department of Public Safety)
- This site has information and maps on evacuation routes, emergency phone numbers for the Department of Transportation and about shelters. There are also preparation tips, including how to make a family emergency plan and a disaster supplies kit.
- http://www.sctraffic.org/
Last Modified: Monday October 30, 2017 10:04 AM