"The tool helps determine if and when public safety agencies should evacuate neighborhoods when a hurricane is approaching."
"A tool thousands of communities at risk for hurricanes use to decide when to evacuate residents is set to expire Friday because the acting Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator has held up its full renewal, according to emails reviewed by The Washington Post, as well as four current and two former officials familiar with the situation.
The system, called Hurrevac, has more than 30,000 users according to its website, including emergency managers for cities, states and U.S. territories as well as some National Weather Service offices. The group of current and former FEMA officials, all but one of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, described it as an invaluable tool that overlays evacuation, storm history and forecast data to determine whether and when public safety agencies should clear neighborhoods when a hurricane is approaching.
In a statement, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security said “claims that critical hurricane evacuation tools are set to expire are categorically false. The contract for these systems remains active, fully operational, and under no threat of interruption.”"
Brianna Sacks reports for the Washington Post March 24, 2026.
