On the Web: Hurricanes, typhoons and other tropical storms
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/cphc/pages/cphc_homepage.html
Based in Honolulu, issues all tropical cyclone warnings,
advisories and statements for cyclones in the central Pacific.
FAQ: Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) listing maintained by
Christopher Landsea at NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division.
Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
An excellent introduction to the science of tropical storms,
including development, lifecycle and destructive aspects.
Information on Tropical Cyclones
http://www.info.gov.hk/hko/informtc/informtc.htm
Range of information regarding historic typhoon impacts,
scientific background, warning systems and forecasts from the Hong
Kong Observatory.
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
http://www.npmocw.navy.mil/npmocw/prods/jtwc.html
Covering the Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, the
current situation, warnings and satellite imagery from the Naval
Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center West.
Lowe’s Storm98 Hurricane Central
http://www.storm98.com/
Site provides abundant material concerning active storms as well
as background material, book recommendations, and other resources.
National Hurricane Center, Tropical Prediction
Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Listing of forecast products, satellite imagery, aircraft
reconnaissance, historical records and many other products from the
NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Storm Watch
http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.htm
Federal Emergency Management Agency site covering current storm
information, historic data, disaster preparedness and other topics.
Some information is also available in Spanish.
Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/sec2/sec2cyclone/sec2cyclone.html
Forecasts, charts of past and present storms, images and movies
as well as research news from the UK Met. Office. Also contains links
to major storm warning centres in Guam, Miami and Honolulu.
Tropical Storms Worldwide
http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html
Excellent summary in table and map form of current and past
storm conditions.