Following are some of the many tools you may wish to explore in your work to reduce your community’s risks. Know of a tool you think should be here? Please let us know.

Hurricane Tracker

Storm Pulse screenshot

A closer look at potential extreme weather.

Hurricane Tracker

Narragansett Beach Cam

Narragansett Beach Cam

A constantly-refreshing camera pointed at the Narragansett coast.

Narragansett Surf Camera

Similar ones on Newport, Port of Galilee, and Watch Hill.

USGS WeatherWatch

USGS WeatherWatch

Live streamflow data for Rhode Island.

iCAT Damage Estimator

ICat Damage Estimator

Users can easily provide a little input and view any storm or combination of storms overlaid on a map of the North Atlantic basin. The application generates a table showing how much damage the storm caused when it hit AND how much the same storm would likely cause if it hit today (taking into account inflation, wealth, and population changes).

You can view our overview here, or visit the site directly here.

NOAA Tides Online

NOAA Tides Screenshot

NOAA provides real-time water-level and tidal predictions.

Visit NOAA Tides Online.

NOAA National Buoy Center: Block Island Data

Block Island Buoy

Data, including wave height, from the NOAA buoy located off Block Island.

Visit the National Buoy Center’s Block Island page.