FEMA Joins NOAA Hurricane Hunters for Preparedness Tour, Making Final Stops in Florida

FEMA Joins NOAA Hurricane Hunters for Preparedness Tour, Making Final Stops in Florida

WASHINGTON -- FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters continue the 2023 Hurricane Awareness Tour in Tallahassee, Fla. on Thursday, May 4. The tour will make its final stop in Marathon, Fla. on Friday, May 5. These events follow previous stops in Houston, New Orleans and Jackson, Miss. earlier this week. The events are free and open to the public.  At each stop, media and the public can meet FEMA and NOAA hurricane experts, scientists and crew members. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to tour aircrafts that help forecasters keep us safe, including NOAA’s WP-3D and the U.S. Air Force Reserve WC-130J.  Tallahassee, Fla. Hurricane Awareness Tour When: Thursday, May 4, 2023 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. Media briefing 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. VIP/Partners tour of USAF/NOAA aircraft 9:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Media interviews 1 - 1:30 p.m. Media, VIP and partner tour of USAF/NOAA aircraft 1:30 - 4 p.m. Public tours of aircraft 3:30 p.m. Gates close Where:            Tallahassee International Airport           3240 Capital Circle SW, Tallahassee, FL 32310           https://ww.talgov.com/airport/airport   Who:   FEMA Region 4 Regional Administrator Gracia B. Szczech NOAA National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan  Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie National Weather Service Meteorologist in Charge Felecia Bowser Federal Alliance of Safe Homes CEO Leslie Chapman Henderson  Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox Mayor of Tallahassee John Dailey Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis   Marathon, Fla. Hurricane Awareness Tour When: Friday, May 5, 2023 9 - 9:30 a.m. Media briefing 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Media and VIP/Partners tour of USAF/NOAA aircraft 9:45 a.m. - 3 p.m. Media interviews 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Public tours of aircraft Where:            Florida Keys Marathon International Airport             9400 Overseas Hwy. Suite 200, Marathon, FL 33050           https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/109/Florida-Keys-Marathon-International-Airp Who: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Product Delivery Division Director Greta Richardson NOAA National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan National Weather Service Key West Meteorologist in Charge Kennard “Chip” Kasper