Explore hurricane data and other resources for the Southeast U.S. If we are missing a resource, please email abbey@secoora.org to get it included! Jump to a resource:
- SECOORA Real Time Data
- Hurricane Tracking
- Storm Surge, Flooding, and Coastal Change
- Partner Data and Data Products
- IOOS Regional Associations and Other
Eyes on the Storm
Eyes on the Storm is an interactive portal that connects you to live and past hurricane and tropical storm data. The tool pulls data from within 50 miles of a hurricane’s path and showcases the highest wind speeds and wave heights and lowest barometric pressure. Click here to follow a hurricane!
SECOORA Real Time Data
SECOORA Data Portal
The SECOORA Data portal allows users to explore, download and visualize ocean and coastal data in the SECOORA domain. When a storm is approaching, check out the sensors map to see the storm data in real time.
Buoy Data – Carolinas
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program, operates 9 mooring stations in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Buoy and Coastal Data – West Florida Shelf
University of South Florida’s Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System consists of an array of instrumentations along the West Florida Shelf. The information collected provides real time updates on the storm’s wind speed and more.
SECOORA partners operates 13 High Frequency radars (HFR) in the Southeast. HFR provide surface current direction and speed.
Improving Hurricane Forecasting with Gliders
During the 2023-2025 hurricane seasons, gliders are deployed in the Southeast and beyond to provide valuable data for hurricane intensity modeling. Glider deployments collect temperature and salinity profiles needed to accurately represent ocean features in ocean-atmosphere coupled models used for hurricane intensity forecasts.
Webcams for Coastal Observations and Operational Support (WebCOOS)
This new observing system allows users to stream live camera feeds in real-time in some locations, and see snapshot images in other locations. The cameras are being used to remotely monitor flooding, document the timing, duration, and extent of dune impacts, and predict rip currents.
Hurricane Tracking
NOAA National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the trusted source for hurricane information. Resources include predicted storm tracks and wind speed probabilities.
NOAA’s nowCOAST is a GIS-based online web mapping service which provides frequently updated weather and ocean observations, coastal and marine weather warnings and forecasts, and National Hurricane Center potential storm surge flooding maps.
Visit the SECOORA Marine Weather Portal (MWP) for up-to-date weather hazards, tropical cyclone forecasts, and observations as hurricanes and tropical storms approach the southeast. The new National Weather Service Hurricane Threats and Impacts map has been added to the MWP which indicates worse case scenarios for planning purposes.
StormTrack allows you to see the latest predicted track of an identified storm. By using their wealth of real time observations, meteorological tools, and precision models, you can see exactly how each storm is progressing. Each storm page grants access to premium level data for the duration of the storm.
Real Time Florida Coastal Guidance
Real time coastal wind, wave, and water level guidance is presented for the east central Florida coast, focusing on the Indian River Lagoon and Brevard County. Model products available on the site include: ADCIRC+SWAN numerical model using NOAA’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) model and the latest forecast/advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Explore near-real-time state of the atmosphere satellite images of hurricanes in a variety of band combinations and short loops. A new “Storms” tab highlights the active and past storms. These images are one input used to predict weather.
Storm Surge, Flooding, and Coastal Change
Storm QuickLook for Hurricanes
When NOAA issues a tropical storm warning for the U.S. or its territories, the Storm QuickLook is activated. This online tool is a snapshot of near real-time coastal and weather observations, the latest National Weather Service advisories, and time-series plots of water level and meteorological data at selected locations.
The USGS Flood Event Viewer (FEV) is the public data discovery component of the Short-Term Network (STN) database. It features 200+ USGS storm surge sensors and rapid deployment real-time gauges.
Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment (CERA)
CERA is a component of the Advanced Surge Guidance System (ASGS). Based on the Advanced Circulation and Storm Surge model (ADCIRC), coupled with the SWAN Wave model, the ASGS generates real-time storm surge guidance for updating emergency response groups during a tropical or hurricane event.
U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Coastal Change Hazards Portal is an interactive portal that allows you access to forecasts on the probability of dune erosion, overwash, and inundation/flooding. The portal also allows you to view previous storm impacts. The portal is updated regularly as new NOAA surge forecasts are issued and include the impacts of waves and wave runup.
Partner Data and Data Products
Indian River Lagoon LOBO Systems
The Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch operates Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory (LOBO) units in the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie Estuary on the east coast of Florida.
Altimeter-Derived Atlantic Oceanic Heat Content Variability
Ocean heat help fuel storms. The satellite derived sea surface temperature maps represents the integrated heat from the surface to the seafloor. Operated by Nick Shay, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
IOOS Regional Associations and Other
MARACOOS Storm Resource Center
The IOOS region in the Mid-Atlantic, MARACOOS, operates a storm resource page for the East Coast.
The IOOS region in the Gulf of Mexico, GCOOS, has a one-stop location for Gulf of Mexico data and information on extreme weather event such as hurricanes.
CariCOOS Hurricane Season Page
The IOOS region in the Caribbean, CariCOOS, has a Hurricane Season page the produces the most up to date information on hurricanes in the Atlantic.
A fun and educational blog concerning tropical storms and witty weather forecasting. From baby blobs to hectic hurricanes, this blog combines science and humor to inform and entertain.
NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks Tool
This interactive tool can be used to view, analyze, and share historical hurricane tracking information for over 13,000 storms dating back to the 1800’s. Search hurricanes by location, name, year, or basin, and customize your search using filters to view technical reports and storm details.
