Hurricane Paloma made landfall in southern Cuba this weekend, bringing 120 mph winds and heavy rain. Where can you turn for the latest updates on the storm? The web, of course.
During the onslaught of Hurricane Fay we dug deep into the best storm-tracking resources online. Today, an updated refresher with great additions from Mashable readers. Without further ado...our favorite 6 tools for chasing the storm.
1. Weather.com Hurricane Central
Let's start with the easy stuff: Weather.com Hurricane Central serves up the latest hurricane news, provides a live tracker and even lets visitors upload videos.
2. MyFoxHurricane
MyFoxHurricane serves up a veritable smorgasbord of storm tracking maps, satellite imagery, video and even live chat with other visitors to the site.
3. AccuWeather Hurricane Center
AccuWeather prides itself on being one of the few sites that doesn't follow the government forecast: these folks make their own. Features include radar data, video updates and analysis.
4. Stormpulse
You could while away hours playing with Stormpulse's interactive storm mapping...and we just did. Be sure to switch it to "Full Screen" mode to get the full effect. What's more, bloggers can embed Stormpulse maps into their sites using the Stormpulse API.
5. Wunderground Wundermap
Wunderground serves up historical data and predictions in its storm center. But for a visual treat, we like the Hurricane Paloma Wundermap, a Google Maps mashup that overlays a wealth of data. Jeff Master's Wunderblog is good for constant updates, too.
6. Twitter and FriendFeed
Is there nothing Twitter can't do? Sign up for the messaging service and follow @hurricanes and @hurricanealerts to get regular - if a little sporadic - updates sent to your phone.
And if one Twitter feed just isn't enough, early adopters can hop into a hurricane-focused FriendFeed room, which aggregates RSS and Twitter feeds from around the web. Expect updates until November 30th, when hurricane season comes to a close.