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Isaias is now a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane. See attached for more details on potential impacts, critical layers, advanced analytics, and more!
Continue to monitor DisasterAWARE and the Disaster Alert mobile app for the latest updates as this events unfolds.
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org). The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Tennessee Emergency Management Authority
The National Guard
American Red Cross
Isaias has intensified into a hurricane in the central Gulf. Isaias is forecast to continue strengthening into a Category 2 hurricane later tonight before reaching the northern Gulf Coast late Friday into early Saturday.
A life-threatening storm surge is expected from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to Suwannee, Florida. Damaging hurricane force-winds are expected over portions of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi where a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Damaging wind gusts are possible over much of central and northern Alabama and portions of western and northern Georgia, especially in areas of higher terrain. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central U.S. Gulf coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Considerable flash and urban flooding, along with significant river flooding, will be possible.
Get the full picture at DisasterAWARE.pdc.org—including updates and alerts, potential impacts (e.g. wind, rainfall, storm surge), exposure analytics, critical infrastructure, live cameras, and more!
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org). The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
The National Guard
American Red Cross
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
Tropical Storm Isaias is currently located in the southern Gulf near the Yucatan of Mexico. Isaias is forecast to rapidly strengthen over the next few days into a Category 2 hurricane before reaching the northern Gulf Coast by the end of week.
There is a high risk of dangerous wind and storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches have been issued for portions of the northern Gulf coast. Tropical Storm Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central U.S. Gulf coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Flash and urban flooding, along with isolated river flooding, will be possible.
Get the full picture at DisasterAWARE.pdc.org—including updates and alerts, potential impacts (e.g. wind, rainfall, storm surge), exposure analytics, critical infrastructure, live cameras, and more!
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org). The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
The National Guard
American Red Cross
Sending aloha and a big mahalo (thank you) to our long-time partners at the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD)! The team was excited to be back in Manila recently to upgrade PhilAWARE and provide advanced administration training. We also commend OCD for its continued commitment to leveraging the latest technology and data to strengthen early warning, preparedness, and resilience across the region.
PhilAWARE serves as a mission-critical tool within OCD's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for hazard early warning and decision support. These enhancements and training efforts reflect our ongoing collaboration with OCD and help ensure continued access to real-time situational awareness, advanced analytics, hazard information and alerts, and actionable risk insights. Together, these capabilities support informed decision-making, resource prioritization, and coordinated disaster planning and response when it matters most.
PhilAWARE is part of PDC’s advanced DisasterAWARE ecosystem and a custom version created for the Philippines. Learn more!
• DisasterAWARE: www.pdc.org/disasteraware/
• PhilAWARE in action: www.pdc.org/empowering-readiness-before-impact-m7-8-mindanao-earthquake-response-case-study/
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Nolo remains a Category 2 hurricane and is currently located about 145 miles south of South Point Hawaii. Forecasts indicate that Nolo is expected to remain south of the Big Island of Hawaii today before turning westward and moving away from the island. Tropical storm conditions are occurring on the Big Island, especially in areas of steep terrain, and hurricane conditions are possible in those areas today. Heavy rain is expected to expand across the Big Island and eastern Maui through the weekend.
Significant, life-threatening flooding and mudslides are possible, especially in areas of steep terrain across the eastern and southern portions of the Big Island and Maui. Lesser rainfall totals are expected across the rest of Hawaii. Large and damaging waves are likely along portions of the Big Island's coastline this weekend.
Continue to monitor DisasterAWARE for updates as Hurricane Nolo progresses.
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org).
The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Maui County Emergency Management Agency
County of Kaua'i
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
Hawaii Army National Guard
Hawaii Red Cross
As Hawai‘i continues to recover from the recent impacts of Hurricanes Lala and Lowell, Hurricane Nolo is moving toward the Big Island of Hawai‘i as a Category 2 Hurricane. PDC continues to offer disaster managers the latest impact analysis and key information about the status of critical infrastructure and recovery across Hawai‘i through its DisasterAWARE Pro platform
The public can access all the latest updates on our free Disaster Alert mobile app and is encouraged to check the 6-hour updates from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center available on the app as uncertainty remains about the track and impacts of Nolo.
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
Maui County Emergency Management Agency
County of Kaua'i
Honolulu Department of Emergency Management@
Hawaii Army National Guard
Hawaii Red Cross
The spirit of collaboration and partnership was evident throughout this exceptional workshop sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance and hosted by the Government of Lao PDR.
We are grateful to have been invited to participate in the event and to advance the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment in partnership with our friends and colleagues in Laos.
We look forward to the continued collaboration and to sharing the final results of our analysis!
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Hurricane Nolo is currently located about 220 miles south of South Point Hawaii. Forecasts indicate that Nolo is expected to remain south of the Big Island through Saturday before turning westward and moving away from the island. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin on the Big Island Friday night with hurricane conditions possible on Saturday, particularly in areas of steep terrain. Heavy rain increases in both coverage and intensity on Friday and will continue across the Big Island and Maui through the weekend.
Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding and mudslides are possible, especially in areas of steep terrain across the eastern and southern portions of the Big Island and Maui. Across the remainder of Hawaii, lesser rainfall totals are expected, with isolated flooding possible. Large and damaging waves are likely along portions of the Big Island's coastline into the weekend.
Continue to monitor DisasterAWARE for updates as Hurricane Nolo progresses.
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org).
The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Maui County Emergency Management Agency
County of Kaua'i
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
Hawaii Army National Guard
Hawaii Red Cross
A powerful Nor’easter will impact the Eastern United States this weekend. A strong coastal low over western Atlantic will continue to intensify by late week and will bring strong onshore flow across the Mid-Atlantic northward into the New England by the weekend. Rain will become heavier and more persistent by late Friday into early Saturday. Several days of rainfall could produce locally high rainfall totals, particularly across southern New England and eastern Massachusetts. Impacts will include wind gusts will be in excess of 45 mph, moderate to major coastal flooding, high surf, rip currents, and beach erosion.
Monitor DisasterAWARE Pro and the Disaster Alert app for updates and alerts!
>>> Are you a Disaster Manager? Access DisasterAWARE Pro at DisasterAWARE.pdc.org—including live cameras, animated forecasts, advanced analytics and more!
>>> Download the free Disaster Alert app, available on Google Play and the iOS App Store (Search "Disaster Alert" in the app stores)
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American Red Cross
The National Guard
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
Team Rubicon
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
NYC Emergency Management
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Tropical Storm Nolo is currently located about 285 miles south of South Point Hawaii. Forecasts indicate that Nolo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Thursday night as it moves northward to north-northeastward, potentially making its closest approach to the Big Island of Hawaii as a major hurricane on Saturday. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the Big Island.
Heavy rain and flooding will impact the Big Island by Thursday and Friday and will likely to continue across the Big Island and Maui through the weekend. Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding and mudslides are possible, especially in areas of steep terrain across the Big Island and Maui. Across the remainder of Hawaii, lesser rainfall totals are expected, with isolated flooding possible. Large and damaging waves are possible along portions of the Big Island's coastline into the weekend.
Continue to monitor DisasterAWARE for updates as Tropical Storm Nolo progresses.
Disaster managers and humanitarian assistance professionals can request access to DisasterAWARE Pro (disasteraware.pdc.org).
The public can download our free Disaster Alert mobile app for updates and hazard alerts.
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Maui County Emergency Management Agency
County of Kaua'i
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
Hawaii Army National Guard
Hawaii Red Cross