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Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Air Force (USAF) will visit five cities this spring, flying aboard a USAF Reserve WC-130J hurricane hunter aircraft and a NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft. The main purpose of this event is to raise awareness of the impacts from tropical cyclones and the danger of being caught without a personal hurricane plan...and they are kicking off this tour right here in Portland!

Event Information

What: 2024 Hurricane Awareness Tour

Where: Portland Jetport - Portland, ME 

                Westbrook St.

When:  Monday, May 6th, 2024

             1:30 - 4PM (Gates close at 3pm to new entries)

Admission: FREE!
 

Things To Do: 

• Tour Hurricane Hunter aircraft
• Meet the pilots & flight crew
• Speak with hurricane forecasters
• Meet with local National Weather Service meteorologists
• Walk through exhibits from various agencies & organizations
• Learn about weather safety & preparedness

Schedule

Directions & Parking

The address of this event is: 1081 Westbrook St., Portland, ME 04102

If you plan on attending, please provide us with how many people are coming in your group and arrival time by going Here!!

***Important Parking Information!***

• Public Parking is very limited for this event!  Once the free parking lot is full, hourly paid parking is available at the Jetport (first hour is free, $2 dollars per hour after the first hour).  Please car pool if coming with friends.  
• Event accessibility: A limited number of handicapped parking spaces will be available close to the gate. Non-handicapped parking spots are located approximately 300 to 400 yards from the event. For those who are not able to travel this distance, drop-off at the gate will be permitted but parking in designated handicapped spaces is limited on a first-come, first-served basis to vehicles with a handicapped parking permit.    

The primary parking location will be the Cell Phone Parking Lot as seen in the image below.  Secondary parking will be the Paid Short Term Parking lot at the Jetport (first hour is free, $2 per hour after). 
We will have signs and helpers directing you where to go as you get near.

Directions:

• Take exit 46 off I-95
• Turn right onto Skyway Drive
• Continue straight through the light to Jetport Blvd
• Turn right onto Westbrook St.
• Turn right onto Loop Rd and turn into the Cell Phone Lot 

Participants

List of Booths:

• nws Gray Maine

• Northeast River forecast center

• noaa nos office for coastal management

• united states geological survey

• united states coast guard

• neracoos

• gulf of maine research institute

• fema region 1

• maine emergency management agency

• york county emergency management

• cumerland county emergency management

• portland emerency management

• maine geological survey

• maine forest service

• FLASH - fEDERAL aLLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES

• american red cross

Hurricane Information and Safety

2024 National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 5-11, 2024

Be ready for hurricane season. Take action TODAY to be better prepared for when the worst happens. Understand your risk from hurricanes, and begin pre-season preparations now. Make sure you understand how to interpret forecasts and alerts, and know what to do before, during, and after a storm.

Links:

• NWS Gray Tropical Page
• National Hurricane Center
• NOAA Hurricane Hunters
• Hurricane Safety
• National Hurricane Preparedness

Portland is just one stop on the 2024 Hurricane Awareness Tour!

Check out the other locations below: