Barnes, Jay
Florida's Hurricane History
University of North Carolina Press, 1998
The former director of the National Hurricane Center posits the
average forecast error in a twenty-four hour period is now about
110 miles, but the long evacuation time in coastal areas presents
hazards to communities that have undergone explosive population
growth. Barnes recommends new coastal residents prepare for such
events by becoming familiar with Florida's history, the effects
of storm surges and evacuation routes in their area.
551.552 BARNES
Calhoun, Jeanne A.
The Scourging Wrath of God: Early Hurricanes in Charleston,
1700-1804
The Charleston Museum, 1983
Correspondence of witnesses to the events provides a brief overview
of what it was like to be in Charleston in hurricane season.
[SCR] 551.552 CALHOUN
Carpenter, Sharon Maddux and Carpenter, Toni Garcia
The Hurricane Handbook: A Practical Guide for Residents
of the Hurricane Belt
Tailored Tours Publications, Inc. 1993
Two survivors of Hurricane Dora outline the ways to prepare family
and property in the pre-hurricane period, during the hurricane,
and through the rebuilding process in the aftermath of a hurricane.
363.3492 CARPENTE
Davies, Pete
Inside the Hurricane: Face to Face with Nature's Deadliest
Storms
Henry Holt, 2000
The biggest evacuation in the history of the United States took
place in September 1999 when three million people fled from the
path of Hurricane Floyd. This account takes the reader from apocalyptic
devastation in Central America to the race against time in Miami.
551.552 DAVIES
Finkl, Charles W. and Pilkey, Orrin H.
"Impacts of Hurricane Hugo: September 10-22, 1989,"
Journal of Coastal Research,
Special Issue No. 8, Spring, 1991.
Analyses the effects of Hugo on beaches, coastal birds, forests
and wildlife in South Carolina.
[SCR] 551.552 IMPACTS
Jordan, Laylon W.
A History of Storms on the South Carolina Coast
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, 1984
Provides a chronological summary of significant tropical storm
activity on the South Carolina Coast starting with the great
hurricane of 1752.
[SCR] 551.55 JORDAN
Longshore, David
Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones
Facts On File, 1998
Tropical cyclones in science, history and culture are treated
in detail in this reference. Comprehensive bibliographies of
primary and secondary research materials are included along with
a "how-to" section on tracking a tropical cyclone.
R551.552 LONGSHO
Macchio, William J.
Hurricane Hugo: Storm of the Century, September 1989
B.D. Publishing, Inc. and J.R. Rowell Printing Company, Inc.
1989
Presents interviews with survivors andDr. Jim McFadden of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who flew
into the eye of this tropical cyclone.
975.7915 HURRICAN
McCann and Shand, Betsy
Surviving Natural Disasters
DIMI Press, 1995
Two principals in a home maintenanance, repair and contracting
business provide a suggested list of insurance questions, a family
plan, and supplies to store as part of a general preparedness
plan that enable families to protect themselves and minimize
damage to their homes.
613.69 MCCANN
Pielke, Roger A.
The Hurricane
Routledge, 1990
Assesses the climatology, forecasting and physical processes
associated with tropical cyclones and is illustrated with 200
charts and photographs.
R 551.552 PIELKE