The Internet can be used for any number of purposes, and getting information on pending storms is just one of them.
You can look up just about anything online these days, and detailed information to prepare for a natural disaster is no different. With Hurricane Gustav preparing to hit the United States, there are any number of places to get information that may be important to people in the path of the storm, or those who have loved ones in the line of fire.
Flickr.com -Popular photo sharing site that allows you to tag your photos with keywords, making it easy to see images associated with Gustav.
Google Earth Overlay - The popular Google Earth tool for looking at satellite imagery of the world from Google has an overlay that shows you the path of Gustav. The data is updated every 10 minutes.
Technorati.com - The leading blog index aggregates entries from thousands of blogs and makes it easy to look up those tagged with Gustav.
Twitter.com - People can mark messages related to Gustav with #gustav, and then using a tool such as Twemes.com, you can see all the messages being posted about it. You can also follow GustavAlerts for automatic alerts from the weather services.
YouTube - People will be posting videos of the hurricane and it’s aftermath as it happens.
FEMA.gov -The Federal Emergency Management Agency site in case it is needed once the storm has passed.
Gustav Information Center - A quickly assembled social network on the Ning network is laboring to bring you information.
RedCross.org - If you are in the path of the storm, the Red Cross can tell you where to go, and if you just want to assist with donations, their site can help you with that also.
AccuWeather.com - Hurricane center on AccuWeather.com has numerous maps and projections.
Intellicast.com - Has a wide assortment of maps specific to winds, precipitation, storm tracks and more.
MyFoxHurricane.com - A sub-site of the Fox affiliate station in Tampa provides lots of information on incoming storms.
Weather.com - The website of the Weather Channel has detailed analysis and maps.
Weather.gov - The official website of the National Weather Service.
WeatherBug.com - A popular desktop client for weather information offers information on their site and mobile devices.
WeatherUnderground.com - The popular weather site has a page set up dedicated to maps and projections of where the hurrican will land and with how much force.
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