SC Emergency Management's "Know Your Zone" tool looks up your evacuation zone by exact address. Zones are typically lettered A (highest risk) through D, and evacuation orders are issued zone-by-zone ahead of a storm.
- Look up home, work, and any other property separately β zones can change block to block
- Zone-based evacuation orders are announced via SCEMD, local news, and Alert SC
- Bookmark your zone result so it's ready offline if needed
Puerto Rico Emergency Resources
Puerto Rico's emergency management agency (AEMEAD / NMEAD) coordinates hurricane response for the island. NWS San Juan issues tropical forecasts and warnings specific to PR and the US Virgin Islands.
- Follow @NWSSanJuan on X/Twitter for real-time PR-specific warnings
- NWS San Juan covers Puerto Rico, USVI, and surrounding Caribbean waters
NHC's Storm Surge Risk Maps show potential flooding from storm surge for an "average" hurricane in each category. They're a planning reference for what surge could look like here β not a forecast for any specific storm.
- Search or zoom to your address to see local surge depth by category
- Compare against your evacuation zone for the fuller picture
- During an active storm, follow NHC's storm-specific surge forecast instead
What's Going On
NHC's interactive Tropical Weather Outlook (Atlantic basin focus) plots every active disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane, with formation chances out to 7 days.
Open Atlantic 7-Day Outlook βLive Storm Status
Forecast Models
Tip: arrange the two new tabs side by side (or on separate monitors) for a quick model comparison.
Regional Logistics
NHC's interactive Tropical Weather Outlook map plots every active disturbance and cyclone, with formation chances out to 7 days. The live storm status panel on this page already pulls the text version of this product automatically β open the map for the visual layout and storm-specific graphics.
Open Tropical Weather Outlook βText Outlook + Alerts
Zoom Earth overlays live satellite imagery with storm tracks, forecast cones, and radar in one interactive map β a useful second opinion alongside the GOES satellite view and NHC products on this page.
Open Zoom Earth βReference + Media
2026 Hurricane Names β the official list of Atlantic storm names for this season, maintained by NHC.
2026 Storm Names βHurricane News Coverage
Hurricane Hunters Plan of the Day β NOAA's WP-3D and other reconnaissance aircraft missions.
View Plan of the Day β NHC Data Archive β