HURREVAC (short for Hurricane Evacuation) is a storm tracking and decision assistance computer software tool for government emergency managers. The program tracks hurricanes, using the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center Forecast/Advisory product, and combines this information with data from the various state Hurricane Evacuation Studies (HES) to assist local emergency managers in determining a proper evacuation decision time The last possible time at which a decision to evacuate or not can be made and still allow sufficient time to complete the evacuation before tropical storm winds begin. and the arrival time of various storm effects such as wind and storm surge.
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