Storm-related Twitter hashtags are an easy way to find important hurricane information.
Twitter Lists is a necessity when it comes to weather. Please check out the list below. It will only be active during specific Hurricanes and Tropical Storms that effect the Gulf Coast.
National, State and Local News and Weather Coverage
The list below is fluid, and not all accounts are updated on a regular basis. For listings of State specific emergency information click here.
- U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)
- Weather Nation
- The Weather Channel
- ForceThirteen
- NOAA
- NOAA Satellites
- NASA’s Hurricane Web Page
- NWS National Hurricane Center
- FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FEMA Region 3 -Serving:
- FEMA Region 4 –Serving: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN.
- FEMA Region 6 -Serving: TX, OK, AR, NM, LA & 68 federally recognized tribal nations
Red Cross Twitter accounts
Alabama
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
Florida
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
- FOX 13 News – Tampa Bay (Tropical Updates)
- WPTV News | West Palm Beach Florida
- ABC Action News – WFTS – Tampa Bay
- WFLA News-Tampa
Georgia
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
- WSAV3 Weather
- WJXT4 The Local Station / News4JAX (*covers southern GA and Jacksonville FL)
Louisiana
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
- WAFB CH 9 Baton Rouge »
- WBRZ CH 2 Baton Rouge »
- WWL CH 4 New Orleans »
- WVUE CH 8 New Orleans »
- WDSU CH 6 New Orleans »
- WGNO CH 26 New Orleans »
- HTV CH 10 Houma »
Mississippi
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
North Carolina
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
South Carolina
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
Texas under countruction
Virginia
(Click here for State specific Emergency Information)
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