Tool

Historical Hurricane Tracks

Description

Find and display observed tropical cyclone data from around the world. Users can query storms by the storm name, ZIP Code, city, state, geographic region, or latitude/longitude coordinates. Custom queries can track storms of interest and allow for data extraction and download. The site also

  • displays coastal population data and hurricane strike data for coastal counties from Maine to Texas
  • provides access to storm reports written by hurricane specialists at the National Hurricane Center
  • builds custom Uniform Resource Locator (URL) strings that users can follow from personal websites to the online mapping application with specific storm tracks