You are here: Home / Water Availability / Drought and Weather / Hurricanes and Extreme Storm Events                                                                                                                                                  Printable Page Disaster Assistance Programs USDA. Farm Service Agency. Assistance from Farm Service Agency for losses from natural disasters including extreme storm events. Current Disaster Declarations: Rural Development Disaster Assistance USDA. Rural Development. USDA's Rural Development helps program participants (Rural Development borrowers) who are victims of disasters. Contains brief descriptions of the disaster assistance options for borrowers. Emergency Watershed Protection USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. "Undertakes emergency measures, including the purchase of flood plain easements, for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood or any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden impairment of the watershed." Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. NRCS cooperates with States and local agencies to carry out works of improvement for flood prevention; conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water; and conservation and proper utilization of land. Flood Prevention Program (PL 78-534) USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Authorized to prevent floods in eleven watersheds. NRCS and the Forest Service (FS) carry out this responsibility with assistance from other bureaus and agencies within and outside USDA. National Hurricane Center NOAA. National Weather Service. With a mission to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather, the National Hurricane Center increases the understanding of these hazards. Natural Events and Disasters Environmental Protection Agency Outlines for extreme storms recommended preparations, actions during events, and recovery. Hurricanes EPA. Region 6. Offers information on disaster preparedness as it applies to environment risk when hurricanes strike, including food and water safety, protection from hazardous substances and community cooperation. Hurricane Health and Safety DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides information on drinking water safety, sanitation, and hygiene following hurricanes and other natural disasters. Hurricanes Louisiana State University. Extension Disaster Education Network. Covers a range of topics including financial assistance, recovery, safe drinking water and emergency sanitation. Last Modified: Feb 22, 2011     Drought and Weather Drought Prediction and Monitoring Tools Drought Reports, Papers, Articles and Services Hurricanes and Extreme Storm Events State and Regional Information on Drought   Water Conservation   FEMA: Learn About the Types of Disasters   FEMA: Recover and Rebuild   Tools and Resources to Help Communities Prepare for Hurricane Season

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