This fast draw video, created in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), provides a Spanish-language explanation of storm surge. Storm surge is what officials use when determining whom to evacuate. Remember, when officials say it is time to evacuate... go!
More information about hurricane preparedness can be found here: http://www.hurricanes.gov/prepare
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NOAA/National Weather Service
National Hurricane Center
Miami, FL