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Hurricane and Flood Resources

This site provides information to help you prepare for and recover from a hurricane with or without excess water (flooding). It is not designed to be a primary source of information about storm warnings. Please tune your radio or television to local weather or National Weather Service information for the most up-to-date weather information in your area.

Food Safety and Flooding

• Food Safety After a Flood (from University of Vermont Extension)
• Produce from flooded areas: Considerations for growers, packing houses, and processors (PDF from Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture)
• The Questions on Salvaging Flooded Crops (PDF from North Carolina Cooperative Extension)
• Safely Using Produce from Flooded Gardens (PDF from Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture)

New Jersey Resources

• Dealing With Disasters Fact Sheets
• Rutgers Weather Center
  • NJ Agricultural Weather Advisory
• NJ Guide to Hurricane Preparedness
• NJ Special Weather Statements
• NJ State Climatologist

National Resources

• First Steps to Flood Recovery (Extension Disaster Education Network)
• Floods: Steps to Reduce Flood and Water Damage (eXtension)
• AccuWeather
• American Red Cross
• Creating a Healthy Home: A Field Guide for Flooded Home Cleanup (PDF from the Center for Healthy Housing)
• The Disaster Handbook (U. of Florida Extension)
  
  • Chapter 7: Hurricanes
  • Chapter 9: Floods
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• National Weather Service
• USDA Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
• USGS WaterWatch