Develop Your Family's or Business's Disaster Preparedness Plan: Visit the Florida Department of Emergency Management's disaster preparedness website and use their interactive online tool to prepare and print your family's or business's plan. This useful tool allows you to answer a series of questions and create a plan customized for you. You can also visit Palm Beach County website for emergency information. For a pdf list of Publix stores with generators, click here. For a pdf list of Palm Beach County gas stations with generators, click here.
Tropical Storm Warning: (39 to 73 mph winds) The period of time, 24 to 36 hours, prior to a possible threat of tropical storm conditions. Hurricane Watch: (74 mph sustained winds) The period of time, 24 to 48 hours, prior to the predicted landfall of hurricane conditions. Hurricane Warning: The period of time, 0 to 24 hours, prior to the predicted landfall of a hurricane.
Storm Categories: - Category (1): winds 74 to 95 MPH - 4 to 5 foot storm surge
- Category (2): winds 96 to 110 MPH - 6 to 8 foot storm surge
- Category (3): winds 111 to 130 MPH - 9 to 12 foot storm surge
- Category (4): winds 131 to 155 MPH - 13 to 18 foot storm surge
- Category (5): winds 156 MPH and above - 18 foot and above storm surge
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Hurricane, Flood and Disaster Information Center
In the event of a pending storm, please check this page often for updates on Town closures, park closures, trash collection schedule updates, and other storm related info, or call the Resident Information Line at 561-743-7013. Click below to download a printable 2010 Hurricane Guide.
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