Carolina Weather

National Weather Headlines

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• Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone
• FEMA, EPA visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town

What Do I Need?

• North Carolina Hurricanes
• 2007 Hurricane Names

Local Shelters

2007 Hurricane Watch Features

• Always ready, always there
• Hurricanes can bring unwanted visitors
• Crops left to twist in the wind
• Cell phones can be invaluable during a hurricane
• Computer programs aid EOC effort
• Heading for higher ground

Before the Storm

• Farm preparations
• Financial planning a vital part of readiness
• For some, bigger is better when it comes to generators
• High and dry
• Storms can cause financial damage before landfall
• Planning in the present
• FAQ: Frequestly asked questions about hurricanes

Local Red Cross Chapters

• Wilmington
  

  1102 S. 16th Street

  Wilmington, NC 28401

  Phone: 910-762-2683 or 1-866-343-5846

  Fax: 910-343-5850

  
  http://www.arccapefear.org
  
  
• Lenoir County
  

  1500 North Queen Street

  Kinston, NC 28501

  Phone: (252) 523-4528

  Fax: (252) 523-9759

  
  http://www.lenoirredcross.org
  
  
• Craven (surrounding) County
  

  1916 S. Glenburnie Road

  New Bern, NC 28562

  (252) 637-3405

  
  http://www.ccc-arc.org/