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Year 2009 Tropical Storm -- Hurricane Ida Diary
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Why Talk About Hurricanes?
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Northern Atlantic Ocean regional imagery, 2009.05.07 at 1545Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 32:35:17N Longitude: 73:29:19W.

Subtropical Storm Ida regional imagery, 2009.05.09 at 1545Z. Centerpoint Latitude: 31:40:21N Longitude: 79:24:14W.

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November 10, 2009 -- The center of Tropical Storm Ida made its first landfall around 5:40 AM CST on Dauphin Island Alabama, and at around 8:30 Tropical Storm Ida was near Mobile Alabama with sustained winds of 45 mph. The NHC is predicting that 3 to 6 inches of rainfall will fall, with isolated maximum rainfall amounts of 8 inches, and is forecasting a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center 5 day precipitation forecast is now calling for 6 inches of rainfall over Alabama, and over 8 inches of rainfall near the coastal border between North and South Carolina, where computer model show the remnant of Ida stalling.

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Evacuation
Disaster & Emergency Insurance Claim Reporting Information
FEMA tele-registration – 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (For Individuals) Call TTY 1-800-462-7585 for people with speech or hearing disabilities -- www.fema.gov
Red Cross call center - 800 HelpNow or 800 Get-Info (nationwide)
Salvation Army – 800 SAL-ARMY (800.725.2769)
Shelters

Find Loved Ones
American Red Cross         877.568.3317 www.familylinks.icrc.org or www.redcross.org
Find Family National Call Center           866.326.9393
Lost Children:      Children’s Assessment Center 713.986.3300
Salvation Army's Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Activated Send an online request to locate missing family and friends. If you can't connect to the site immediately, please try again.

Search and Rescue, U.S. Coast Guard Requests for rescues of missing or stranded persons will be entered into the system, viewed by command center and prioritized as received.

Red Cross Alert for Persons with Emergency Medical ConditionsThe Red Cross is only accepting phone calls to search for missing persons in these emergency circumstances: insulin dependant diabetics, oxygen dependant, dialysis patient, blind, recent heart attack or stroke victims, mobility challenged, broken leg, foot or ankle, or paralyzed.

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HHS - Disasters and Emergencies: Hurricanes
SAMHSA's Disaster Mental Health Resource Kit 1-800-789-2647 for bilingual information services (1-866-889-2647: TDD) Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
National Incident Management Situation Report by NICC -- PFD
US Army Corps of Engineers - New Orleans District Task Force
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
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Preparedness
Why Talk About Hurricanes?
The "Standard" Family Disaster Plan
Broward Florida's -- Hurricane Prep. Fact Sheets
Florida's DEM -- Hurricane Retrofit Guide
FEMA: Are you Ready -- Hurricane Preparedness
Weathering the storm : How safe is your home?
American Red Cross — Hurricane Readiness Guide
NOAA Hurricanes Natures Grea Ida Storms
THE Hurricanes FAQ
Hurricanes: The Basics

US Fire Administration -- Hurricane and Tornado Fire Safety Factsheet
FEMA Agaist the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane and Wind Damage -- PDF
FEMA After a Flood: The First Steps
Standard Family Disaster Plan.
Community Hurricane Preparedness.
Education Hurricanes - CotF
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USGS -- Hurricane Risk in United States
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Atlantic Hurricane Archive -- Storm Archive: Java™ Animated Plots and ASCII Data files, 1886 - 2005
Hurricane Hunters - 53 WRS
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Mitigation
Hurricane Damage to Residential Structures: Risk and Mitigation
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Flooding
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nowCOAST: GIS Mapping Portal to Real-Time Environmental Observations and NOAA Forecasts
National Flood Insurance Program
National Weather Service Precipitation Idalysis
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Satellites and Radar
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Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division Tropical Cyclone Information
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Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature

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Track Analysis/Best Track
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Predictions Center Archive of Past Hurricane Seasons
Historical Hurricane Tracks
Continental US Landfall of Hurricanes 1950 - 2004
Atlantic Hurricane Archive
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Shoreline Change
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server
USGS Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
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NOAA Coastal Services Center Topographic Data
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Environmental Affects
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
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Health Affects
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports
For the CDC index on hurricane information (including fact sheets in English and other languages), please see:
CDC"s Hurricane Index
For CDC information specific to healthcare professionals
Hurricane-Related Documents and Resources Recently Released or Updated
Drive Safely
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/pdf/flyer-drive-safely.pdf
Returning Home After a Hurricane: Be Healthy and Safe
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/returnhome.asp
Cleaning and Sanitizing With Bleach after an Emergency
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/bleach.asp
Varicella Info from NIP
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/varicella/
Addition of Safe Water Tips to Announcer Read PSAs
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa_announcerreads.asp#rita
Disposal of Contaminated Medical Devices – FDA site
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/emergency/disposal.html
Natural Disaster Response – FDA site
http://www.fda.gov/cder/emergency/
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Hurricane Katrina --- Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, August--September 2005 – MMWR Article
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm54e930a1.htm

The following documents have been recently UPDATED:
Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Children's Blood Lead Levels
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/katrina/leadkatrina.asp

Translations for the following documents are now available:

Spanish Translation of "Disinfecting Wells Following an Emergency"

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Damage Assessment and Post-Storm Impact Data
Recovering From and Coping With Flood Damaged Property after Returning Home
The Disaster Assistance Process for Individuals
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Other sites

The Hurricane Watch Net
HurricaneTrack.com
Caribbean Hurricane Network
Hurricane Strike! Hurricane Science & Safety For Students

DURING A HURRICANE WATCH
(A Hurricane Watch is issued when there is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24-36 hours.)
1. Listen to a battery-operated radio or television for hurricane progress reports.
2. Check emergency supply kit.
3. Fuel car.
4. Bring in outdoor objects such as lawn furniture, toys, and garden tools and anchor objects that cannot be brought inside.
5. Secure buildings by closing and boarding up windows. Remove outside antennas.
6. Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest settings. Open only when absolutely necessary and close quickly.
7. Store drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, bottles, and cooking utensils.
8. Store valuables and personal papers in a waterproof container on the highest level of your home. 9. Review evacuation plan.
10. Moor boat securely or move it to a designated safe place. Use rope or chain to secure boat to trailer. Use tiedowns to anchor trailer to the ground or house.
Source: floridadisaster.org/ Florida's Division of Emergency Management
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Year 2009 Hurricane Ida Diary
November 9, 2009 -- Ida has been downgraded to Tropical Storm status. The NHC predicts that Ida's landfall will most likely be at the Mississippi/Alabama/ coastal border at around 6 AM Tuesday. The NHC is forecasting that Ida will travel eastward along Florida's northern border gradually decreasing in strength to tropical depression status by 6 AM Wednesday. The NHC is predicting that 3 to 6 inches of rainfall will fall with isolated maximum rainfall amounts of 8 inches, and is forecasting a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center 5 day precipitation forecast also implies a Louisiana/Mississippi coastal border landfall, with about 6 inches of rainfall forecast to fall within the next 5 days. Thereafter, it's forecast implies a more northern path with the largest rainfall amounts falling in northern Alabama, northern Georgia, northern South Carolina, and North Carolina. The Climate Predication Center's forecast implies a Louisiana/Mississippi coastal border landfall with heavy precipitation in Louisiana and Mississippi the 9th to the 10th and Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and southern North Carolina the 10th to the 11th. northern Florida, Our page with its links: Tropical Storm and Hurricane Ida After Ida reaches the Atlantic there is some disagreement between the models about where its remnants will go. Some models show a large storm traveling up the coast, while others take the storm out to sea. For emergency guidance follow the advice of your local emergency management agency and your local National Weather Service office.
November 8, 2009 -- The National Hurricane Center forecast is for Ida to become a category 2 hurricane today. The NHC predicts that Ida's course will gradually shift towards true north over the next few days and the most likely place and time for its US landfall is at the Alabama/Florida coastal border at around 8 AM Tuesday, when it will most likely be a strong tropical storm. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center 5 day precipitation forecast also shows an Alabama/Florida coastal border landfall, with about 6.5 inches of rainfall forecast to fall within the next 5 days. Thereafter, the peak rainfall pattern runs from theAlabama/Florida coastal border landfall to the coastal border of North and South Carolina, where 5.2 inches of rainfall is forecast to fall. After Ida reaches the Atlantic there is some disagreement between the models about where its remnants will go. Some models show a large storm traveling up the coast, while others take the storm out to sea.
November 7, 2009 -- The National Hurricane Center is confident that it is correct about it forecast for Ida for the next 36 to 48 hours, but after that there is a great deal of uncertainty. In 44 hours the NHC puts Ida about a hundred miles southeast of Louisiana or about 125 miles directly south of the Mississippi/Alabama coastal border. There after it shows Ida moving east, but it is important to note that change in movement is uncertain. Some models show Ida continuing to move north and then north northeast through the mid-Atlantic states, some making landfall and then moving east through the southern states. The NHC is also not certain about the strength of Ida after 48 hours, except that it only gives a less than 4% probability that Ida will be a category 2 or greater hurricane. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center seems to be giving a nod to a Mississippi/Alabama landfall based on its 5 Day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast. The HPC is forecasting about 4 1/2 inches of rainfall at the point of Ida's landfall through around 5PM on the 11th. The Climate Prediction Center appears in favor of a Mississippi/Alabama landfall followed by movement to the east with rainfall affecting the southeastern states.
6 November 2009 -- Hurricane Ida has degraded to Tropical Depression Ida as a result of its interaction with land. Ida is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 7inches along the coasts of eastern Honduras and Nicaragua and the islands off the coast of Nicaragua with maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Maximum rainfall accumulations of 15 to 20 inches are possible over regions of elevated terrain in Honduras and Nicaragua. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting that Ida will return to Tropical Storm status after reentering the western Caribbean, where Ida is forecast to move northward and pass over Cancun. Ida is then forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico where, by Wednesday morning it is forecast to be located 250 miles west of Florida and 250 miles south of Alabama. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center seems to be giving a nod to a Mississippi, landfall based on its 5 Day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast.
5 November 2009 -- Hurricane Ida has formed off the coast of Central America. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting that Ida will pass over Nicaragua and Honduras over the next five days degrade to a tropical depression, before reentering the Caribbean Sea. Ida is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday morning as a Tropical Storm. Where it will go after that and what its wind speed will be is anyones guess at this time. The 9 Panel GFSx 500mb Hght/SL Pres Plot show a week low off the coast the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.