Emergency managers could lose access to hurricane evacuation tool when contract lapses

With the start of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season being just three months away, emergency planners around the U.S are about to lose access to a critical hurricane evacuation planning tool.

This is all due to a lapse in the federal contract governing the web-based tool known as Hurrevac.

Meteorologists and emergency managers use the tool for making critical decisions, including ordering evacuations. It is also used for training between meteorologists with the National Weather Service and Emergency Management Officials for when a hurricane strikes.

Hurrevac is owned and paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but administered by the Army Corps of Engineers through an interagency agreement. However, that agreement has not been renewed, holding up the contract as well.