Hurricane

Hurricane

Experts: Insure for all-peril

A coalition of experts in hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters warned on Tuesday that the U.S. would experience another major disaster and called on the incoming Congress to quickly approve national catastrophe insurance.

Evacuation plan

Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area.
- Link: Harrison County Evacuation Zones
- PDF: Hurricane Evacuation Map

Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LINKS

Tropical depression - A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 38 mph or less.
Tropical storm - A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 39-73 mph.
Hurricane Watch - An announcement for an area that a hurricane or hurricane conditions may pose a threat to coastal areas within 36 hours.
Hurricane warning - A warning that sustained winds of 74 mph or higher associated with a hurricane is expected within 24 hours or less.

Hurricanes leave havoc in their wake. The 10 costliest to hit the U.S. mainland:

Galveston, Texas, 1900, 8,000 to 12,000 dead.

Lake Okeechobee, Fla., 1928, 1,836.

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 2005, 1,605 (Katrina)

Florida Keys and South Texas, 1919, more than 600 to 900.

New England, 1938, 600.

Florida Keys, 1935, 408.

Southwest Louisiana and North Texas, 1957, 390 (Audrey)

Northeast U.S., 1944, 390.

Grand Isle, La., 1909, 350.

New Orleans, 1915, 275.

Galveston, Texas, 1915, 275.

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