Watch vs Warning - Know the Difference
A HURRICANE WATCH issued for your part of the coast indicates the possibility that you could experience hurricane conditions within 36 hours. This watch should trigger your family's disaster plan, and protective measures should be initiated, especially those actions that require extra time such as securing a boat, leaving a barrier island, etc.
A HURRICANE WARNING issued for your part of the coast indicates that sustained winds of at least 74 mph are expected within 24 hours or less. Once this warning has been issued, your family should be in the process of completing protective actions and deciding the safest location to be during the storm.
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
CATEGORY
Category 5 =
Category 4 =
Category 3 =
Category 2 =
Category 1 =
Tropical Storm =
Tropical Depression =
WIND SPEEDS
155 mph or more
131 - 154 mph
111 - 130 mph
96 - 110 mph
74 - 95mph
39 - 73 mph
38 mph or less
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ALABAMA HURRICANE WEBCAMS
HURRICANE IVAN
September 16, 2004
Category 3
Gulf Shores
The storm result in 25 deaths in the United States. Orange Beach, Alabama reported severe damage to 60 percent of its wooden structures >>> Go
HURRICANE GEORGES
September 30, 1998
Category 1
Galveston, Mobile, Alabama received 13.0 inches of rain >>> Go
Alabama Major Hurricane History