HURREVAC now highlights active selections in the Toolbox, which is located in the lower left corner of the workspace. For example, this behavior indicates whenever the Tropical Weather Outlook is turned on by default when the program loads. Other tools like Text Advisories, Evacuation Timing and Training are also highlighted when clicked and their respective […]

The recent change from daylight saving time to standard time means that products from the National Hurricane Center and other forecast agencies are available one hour earlier. These changes are automatically reflected in HURREVAC, but users tracking late-season tropical activity should be aware of the following times. Regular (complete) advisories are now issued at 4 […]

We invite HURREVAC users to take advantage of two new ways to learn how to use the program or brush up on skills: YouTube videos and in-app training modules. Quick Guide to HURREVAC on YouTube New to the program and short on time? We’ve condensed all the basics into a five-part YouTube video series. To […]

Starting with the 2024 season, the National Hurricane Center extended tropical-storm-force wind radii forecasts out to days four and five. Previously, this forecast information only went out to day three.HURREVAC now incorporates this extended forecast data, which lets users gather more information about when tropical-storm-force winds could arrive. This change is reflected in several areas […]

Default behavior when HURREVAC opens The Tropical Weather Outlook (TWO) map layer is now turned on by default when you log into HURREVAC. This change is intended to help users maintain situational awareness of emerging hazards, even when there are no active systems. Active storms are also loaded when you log into HURREVAC, but with […]

Emergency managers in North Carolina now have access to an updated SLOSH basin in HURREVAC. The associated high-resolution MEOWs are available in the Storm Surge (SLOSH) Explorer to help users understand their storm surge risk for both planning and operational decision-making. The North Carolina basin, identified as nc1, was updated by the National Hurricane Center […]

Here’s a summary of upgrades implemented in HURREVAC during April 2024. 24-hour clock option Do you want HURREVAC to display the time as “17:00” instead of “5 PM?” You now have the option to show a 24-hour time format. Open User Preferences, click the Map Settings tab and change the new Time Clock row to 24-hour. […]

Registration is open for the National Hurricane Program’s annual HURREVAC webinar series. Government emergency managers are invited to join us each day from June 10 to June 14, 2024. Instructors will cover a wide range of topics to help new HURREVAC users gain a comprehensive understanding of the program. Returning users can also look forward […]

Here’s a summary of changes and improvements implemented by the HURREVAC team in recent weeks. Behavior of exercise storms and simulated storms Exercise and simulated storms now show the first (or earliest) advisory when initially loaded onto the tracking map. This helps make training and exercises more realistic by avoiding a premature reveal of the […]

Here’s a summary of improvements made by the HURREVAC development team during late 2023 and early 2024. New way to manage simulated storms Managing your list of simulated storms in the Storms tab no longer requires a right-click. To add a simulated storm, left-click the three dot menu icon to the right of the folder […]