Hurricane Resource Center

GCSAA has gathered a variety of resources to assist golf facilities that have been impacted by the damaging effects of hurricanes. Please use the following links to find information about hurricane preparation, damage and repair to golf courses.

Hurricane Preparation

Two years, Three Hurricanes: A lot of lessons
Carolina Greens, July/August 2006
Steve Wright, CGCS

Hurricane Recovery

• Hard Lessons – Hurricane-battered supers share survival tips
  Golf Course Management, April 2006
  Terry Ostmeyer
• Running on fumes
  Golf Course Management, January 2006
  Terry Ostmeyer
• After the storm - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita take their toll on golf courses all along the Gulf Coast
  Golf Course Management, November 2005
  Seth Jones and Terry Ostmeyer
• After the deluge
  Golf Course Management, February 2005
  Teresa Carson
• Hurricanes set record nobody wants broken
  The Florida Green, Winter 2005
  John H. Foy
• 'Grand' flood recovery: Hurricane Isidore was no match for the team at Grand Bear
  Golf Course Management, February 2004
  Brad Rounsaville
• Branching out
  Golf Course Management, July 2003
• Goodnight, Irene: Florida's The Falls Country Club survives and thrives after a hit from 1999's Hurricane Irene
  Golf Course Management, March 2000
  Stephen M. Pearson, CGCS
• Salinity and Turfgrasses after a Disaster
  Virginia Cooperative Extension, August 1996
• Eye of the storm: Superintendents clean up after Hurricane Fran hammers golf courses in North Carolina
  Golf Course Management, November 1996
  Kay Hawes

Hurricane information on the Web

EPA Hurricane Web site – The EPA is providing information for people, businesses and state and local governments on preparations to make before hurricane force winds or storm flooding may occur. EPA's hurricanes Web site includes information for business operators on preventing and reporting chemical releases due to severe weather - which can be required by law. The Web site also includes general disaster response information.

EPA offered information flyers in Spanish for residents returning to hurricane impacted areas in 2005 – EPA posted on the agency's Hurricane Katrina Web site five informational flyers in Spanish on potential environmental and health issues in impacted areas.

Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes – Information on avoiding hazards and safely cleaning up after a hurricane is available from the OSHA Web site to help workers who are involved in recovery and restoration efforts.

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Hurricanes – The Center for Disease Control Web site describes actions you can take to help maintain your personal health and safety during and after a hurricane.

Latest hurricane advisories – Read the latest hurricane advisories and track hurricane activity on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site.

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Hurricane Response: Storm and Flood Cleanup – Links to information about hazards associated with storm and flood cleanup can be found on the NIOSH Web site. This information is intended to help employers and workers prepare in advance for anticipated response activities and to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses in the field once rescue, recovery, and clean-up begin.