FEMA IS 324.A- Community Hurricane Preparedness

If HURREVAC indicates that your community has a 15% probability of having hurricane winds when landfall is expected 72 hours from now, you can be reasonably confident that you will probably only have tropical-storm-force winds.

False, because the probabilities may increase as the storm comes closer

HURREVAC is used to

Help make decisions about who should evacuate and when

When should you be most alert for hurricanes?

June 1 - November 30

A typical hurricane can bring:

MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF RAIN

Which is NOT a source of forecast error in NWP?

O A. Incomplete understanding of atmospheric physics

What does the Saffir-Simpson scale describe?

POTENTIAL DAMAGE EXPECTED WITH DIFFERENT WIND SPEED RANGES

What is storm tide?

THE STORM SURGE + ASTRONOMICAL TIDE

A Hurricane Evacuation Study collects data on community characteristics, vulnerabilities, transportation, and hazards

TRUE

Which quadrant of a hurricane typically has the strongest winds?

Right-front

The storm surge atlas provides information on:

The maximum storm surge flooding expected from any category hurricane