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📅 Thursday, June 4, 10-11 am ET
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- Have you ever wondered how and why hurricanes and tropical storms get names? @NWSNHC Hurricane Specialist Elizabeth Adams talks about the history of naming hurricanes, how hurricanes names are used today, and what happens when a name is retired.
00:00 - Mark your calendars! @NWS meteorologists from Florida are providing free, virtual training from July 27-30 to help you be ready for hurricane season. For more information and to register for sessions, visit weather.gov/jax/FTTW2026New to Florida? Need a refresher on tropical cyclone impacts & safety? Your local National Weather Service meteorologists are providing free, virtual tropical training 3x daily from July 27th-30th on Google Meet. Register and learn more at: weather.gov/jax/FTTW2026
- It was an all-Florida @NWS team effort today at @FloridaGHC, leading a workshop on effective hurricane messaging for our partners in emergency management. @NWSKeyWest @NWSMiami @NWSTampaBay @NWSMelbourne @NWSJacksonville @NWSTallahassee @NWSMobile @NWSNHC
- Thank you for inviting us to participate this week! We encourage all of our friends in North Carolina to prepare for this hurricane season like you would any other and follow the advice of local officials in your state.This week, 75 first responders attended “The Voices in the Storm Symposium” in New Hanover County, focusing on hurricane preparedness, coordination, and communication. The event emphasized lessons learned and practical strategies for emergency management. #ReadyNC
- Thank you to @NWSLakeCharles and @ChennaultCWF for hosting an excellent event for the Hurricane Awareness Tour in Lake Charles, Louisiana! As always, we couldn’t do it without our partners and friends at @NOAA_HurrHunter and @53rdWRS.
- Check out our discussion about storm surge with @NWSNHC Storm Surge Specialist Cody Fritz, and Lt. Nico Osborn from @NOAA_HurrHunter about aerial surveying of the damage in Jamaica from last year’s Hurricane Melissa with the King Air aircraft.
- All lined up for today’s event at the Hurricane Awareness Tour @ChennaultCWF with @NWSLakeCharles, @NOAA_HurrHunter , and @53rdWRS. Public tours start at 1 pm. More info: weather.gov/lch/hat
- What a great showing for the Mobile stop of the Hurricane Awareness Tour! Thank you to @NWSMobile for hosting today’s event! Next stop: Lake Charles, Louisiana, with @NWSLakeCharles on Wednesday.
- A 9-foot storm surge is no joke! @NWSMobile built their own storm surge pole to show how high storm surge can get, and how much surge some hurricanes have caused in the area. The colors match those used in NHC’s storm surge products. Nice work!
- We’ve got some show offs this morning! Today is day 2 of the Hurricane Awareness Tour with @NWSMobile, @53rdWRS, @NOAA_HurrHunter, and @FederalAlliance. Public tours are this afternoon at Mobile International Airport. More info: weather.gov/mob/2026HAT#:~….
- Great day today in Sarasota for the Hurricane Awareness Tour! Thank you to @NWSTampaBay, @scgovEOC, @MCGPublicSafety, & @SRQAirport for hosting! Now off to Mobile, AL, for the tour on Tuesday with @NWSMobile. More info: weather.gov/mob/2026HAT#:~….
























