Behind-the-Scenes at the National Hurricane Center
MIAMI -- There's only one building in Florida that can withstand the biggest and baddest of all hurricanes -- the Category 5, with winds of at least 165 mph (266 kph) -- and it's a concrete bunker along an unglamorous stretch of road in South Florida called the National Hurricane Center (NHC).The NHC never closes. Here, weather forecasters work around the clock, 365 days a year, tracking threatening storms in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They watch radars, issue storm warnings, and command their airplane-- named Miss Piggy -- on airborne hurricane hunter missions. [More] Presented By: Is your business ready for emergencies? Grainger has thousands of products that help plan and execute your readiness plans. We take preparedness seriously in our operations and are committed to partnering with you to plan and prepare for, respond to and...