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bullet VDEM News Release for Coastal Communities:
Active Hurricane Season Predicted: Virginians Getting Ready - VDEM News Release, May 2005

bullet VDEM News Release for Inland Communities:
Active Hurricane Season Predicted: Virginians Getting Ready - VDEM News Release, May 2005

bullet Governor's Proclamation – May 15-21, 2005 is Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Week in Virginia

bullet  VDEM Web Site Offers Hurricane Preparedness Information:
Hurricane and Flood Preparedness Week set for May 15-21 in Virginia – VDEM News Release, May 2, 2005

bullet  Governor Warner Announces New Online Toolkit to Help Businesses to Prepare for Disasters – Governor's News Release, June 1, 2005

bullet  SCC's Bureau of Insurance Urges Virginians to Plan Ahead for Hurricane Season – State Corporation Commission, May 16, 2005

bullet  Virginia Department of Health Encourages Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Season – Virginia Department of Health, June 1, 2005

bullet Key Messages

bullet Hurricane Preparedness Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

English:

For Coastal Communities

Spanish:

Governor's Office audio file PSA:

bullet Flood Preparedness Public Service Announcements - 30 seconds (download PDF version, 57k)

bullet Generator Safety - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Public Service Announcements from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention: English | Spanish
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Virginia Hurricanes

2004 Hurricane Season Recap – A compilation of statistics from the 2004 hurricane season

Isabel Facts and Figures – A compilation of statistics from Hurricane Isabel's 2003 visit to Virginia

Virginia Hurricane Tracks – Paths of Virginia Hurricanes from 1851 – 2003 (356k PDF)

Virginia's Coastal Hurricanes – A history

Hurricane Names for this season

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

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