Updated as of June 19, 2019
There are 17 states that have Atlantic and/or Gulf coastlines. Since most evacuations will be in those areas, I did extensive research on sources of information for each state. Every state and county/parish seems to have similar hurricane information, but the quality and type varies wildly. Some have amazing interactive or PDF maps.
I hope this gives you a starting point to find out if you are in a hurricane evacuation zone, as well as giving you information on evacuation routes and shelters. If you don’t see maps or search tools for your community, contact your state or local officials at these official emergency management organizations.
Maine
https://www.maine.gov/mema/hazards/natural-hazards/hurricanes
Hurricane info and links
New Hampshire
https://www.readynh.gov/disasters/hurricanes.htm
Main info pages with links
https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/hsem/
Department of Safety – but not much info, not finding evac zones or maps
https://www.readynh.gov/
Good info site – not seeing zone or maps
Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/hurricane-evacuation-zones
Evac zones info – links to maps
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5nTDl9asWH1VVlJUlktQjVlYWc
Detailed local PDFs
Rhode Island
http://www.riema.ri.gov/resources/citizens/prepare/evacuation.php
links to PDF maps at local level
Connecticut
https://portal.ct.gov/DEMHS/Emergency-Management/Resources-For-Individuals/Summer-Weather-Awareness/Know-Your-Zone-Evacuation-Maps
Links to county level PDF maps with evac zones and shelter locations
New York
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/em/html/know-your-zone/knowyourzone.html
Know your zone – cool info graphic looking site with lots of info and links
http://maps.nyc.gov/hurricane/
Interactive evac zone map
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/em/downloads/pdf/hurricane_evacuation_zones_map.pdf
NY City evac zones and shelters map PDF
New Jersey
http://ready.nj.gov/plan-prepare/evacuation.shtml
State Office of Emergency Management
http://ready.nj.gov/plan-prepare/evacuation-routes.shtml
Links to tons of PDF evac route maps, storge surge maps, etc
http://ready.nj.gov/plan/pdf/070214_hurricane_survival_guide.pdf
PDF with lots of good info and links
Delaware
https://dema.delaware.gov/
general info with links
https://dema.delaware.gov/services/disaster_prep.shtml
main disaster agency page
https://deldot.gov/information/projects/tmt/evac_map.shtml
evac routes maps
https://dema.delaware.gov/brochures/delhurrbro.pdf
Colorful game-like coastal storm plan and lists – interesting
https://sussexcountyde.gov/hurricane-information
lots of PDFs, maps links, info
https://maps.dnrec.delaware.gov/FloodPlanning/default.html
State of Delaware Flood Planning Tool – interactive map of zones
Virginia
https://www.vaemergency.gov/hurricane-evacuation-zone-lookup/
links and info – interactive evac maps, routes, etc.
North Carolina
https://readync.org/EN/Informed_NatHaz_Hurricane.html
Info, some links broken
Could not find a county zones or links
https://flood.nc.gov/ncflood/
Search by address, brings up interactive – building level with hazrds, impact, insurance details
https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/maps/Pages/evacuation-routes.aspx
Evacuation routes from NCDOT
South Carolina
https://www.scemd.org/prepare/know-your-zone/
Interactive evac zone maps, plus list of coastal county links at bottom
– very nice – besides zone finder, has plans, shelter openings, and a twitter feed
Georgia
http://ready.ga.gov/
Lots of info
http://ready.ga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GeorgiaGA-HUR-GDE-APRVDHR.pdf
A PDF guide with evac map – large scale
Coastal areas are organized into evac zones, decisions made at local and state level
http://www.dot.ga.gov/DS/Emergency/Hurricane#tab-3
for routes during evacs
http://www.dot.ga.gov/drivesmart/emergency/Documents/Hurricane/HurricaneBroch.pdf
GDOT safety brochure
Florida
https://www.floridadisaster.org/knowyourzone/
click on your county. Evac zones by county
Alabama
https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/images/Alabama/AL_Evac_Routes.pdf
Evac zones – state level, Alabama Emergency Management Agency (PDF on red cross site)
https://ema.alabama.gov/
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
blog style info posts
https://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/rdn/www/activities/weather-ready-nation/newis/documents/Alabama.pdf
PDf loaded with linsk to counties, etc
Mississippi
http://www.msema.org/
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
http://www.msema.org/preparedness/hurricanes/
Hurricane specific info – linsk to surge mapping at county level at bottom
Updated Hurricane Guide PDF (massive) – good info
Louisiana
http://emergency.la.gov/
A very redish website good links and info
http://gohsep.la.gov/ABOUT/PARISHPA
Detailed Parish level for contact and links
This site has loads of info on all sorts of prevention, recovery, etc
https://maps.redcross.org/website/maps/images/Louisiana/LA_state1_evac.pdf
PDF with big evac maps and lots of info links
Texas
https://gov.texas.gov/hurricane
High level info wityh lins at bottom
https://www.texasprepares.org/
Interesting site with lists and info, detailed lists and downloads
http://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/ThreatAwareness/hurricaneAwareness.htm
Almost nothing of relevance
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/traffic/safety/weather/hurricane.html
Maps with regional evac routes
http://www.h-gac.com/hurricane-evacuation-planning/default.aspx
Houston-Galveston Area Council – very detailed evac zones, routes, other info
National Level Resources
These are some national level resources that also had hurricane evacuation information:
FEMA
https://www.fema.gov/
very overwhelming site
Low lying areas prone to flooding:
https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home
put in your address and an interactive map will appear – you can flood hazards – download an image of the map
American Red Cross
Register your name with Safe and Well
https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
Tropical Hazard Center – weather info for all basins
https://maps.redcross.org/website/Tropical/ARC_Tropical_Links.html
Federal Level
https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
Found link on Texas site – but all coastal states
http://flash.org/EvacuationZoneSurvey.pdf
These are under Flash.org – Federal Alliance for Safe Housing
http://flash.org/
http://flash.org/hurricane-season/
They do online and phone survey of 222 communities in USA
http://flash.org/EvacuationZoneSurvey.pdf
http://flash.org/pdf/2019EvacuationZones.pdf
Links to all coastal states and some have county level links or links to arcgis or PDFs
Did not test all of them, but says updated Feb 19, 2019
