Weather

Important Emergency Phone Numbers

Emergency Weather Information

• Learn about Virginia’s preparedness efforts and how to keep your family prepared and safe during natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods and man-made disasters like bioterrorism.

• Visit www.weather.com for severe weather information.
• Find information on supply kits, extreme heat, flooding, hurricanes, lightening, tornadoes, winds, wildfires, and winter weather.

• Find Hampton Roads evacuation routes and Interstate lane reversal plans.

• Visit www.vdem.state.va.us to find statewide emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery effort information and information on Special Needs, Animal Safety, and Preparing Your Home.

• Visit www.redcross.org
• Terms & Planning
• Generator Safety
• Chainsaw Safety (PDF)
• Treating Water
• Blackout Safety
• Food Safety in a Power Outage

• Visit www.nws.noaa.gov
• National Radar Map
• Hurricane Basics, Downloads, & Links
• Historic Hurricanes Path Tracker
• Hurricane Names
• About Hurricanes (PDF)
• Printable Hurricane Tracking Charts

• Visit www.fema.gov to identify your risk and protect your home and learn about the various types of disasters. Learn why you need flood insurance. Apply for assistance.
• Severe Weather Terminology