2024 Hurricane Season | Normal

Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1 to November 30

Current HURCON Condition: HURCON Normal

Please be aware of the following information:

  • Mission-essential personnel and students are the only personnel authorized to shelter on Keesler AFB. 
  • Dependents and retirees are encouraged to seek shelter in a local community shelter or evacuate outside of the affected area. 
  • Mission-essential personnel are encouraged to plan ahead to account for dependent evacuation. 
  • Grab your disaster kit, pets and family and leave no earlier than directed by the Wing Commander.
  • Finance will reimburse you for a specified evacuation radius. 
  • Things to note when evacuating - main routes will be congested, tune to radio for traffic information, become familiar with secondary roads as backup.
  • Be sure to identify yourself as an evacuee when making hotel reservations.
  • Military/Civil Service may be recalled before dependents.
  • 4-TIERED APPROACH FOR PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY - Upon arrival to primary/alternate evacuation points or up to 24 hours after notice of evacuation contact your supervisor (or the person above them on the recall roster)

 

For Hurricane Town Hall transcriptions, please click here. Transcription for BLUE: Episode 8 - Katrina Ten Years Later can be accessed here.

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