Humboldt COAD | Record Year, Ready Network: Humboldt’s El Niño Winter

COAD Quarterly Network Meeting 
Record Year, Ready Network: Humboldt’s El Niño Winter
Monday, October 19, 2026, 3:00 to 4:30 PM Pacific
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96627109439 

This winter is shaping up to be something we've never experienced before, and no single agency in Humboldt is built to handle it alone. That is what the COAD network is for.  Join us on Zoom for the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and what it means for us on the North Coast, COAD’s plan to prepare our vulnerable communities for the season, what to expect when recovery begins, and what your organization can do this month so your community isn’t caught off guard.

• El Niño: the latest numbers and what they mean for Humboldt (Ryan Aylward, National Weather Service Eureka). The current forecast, how El Niño drives sea level and storm patterns on our coast, and what to watch for between now and spring.
• Community engagement plan. The community preparedness forums, sandbag stations and flood fighting trainings, the king tide walk, and how member organizations plug in.
• Prepositioning recovery: what to expect when the water recedes. How the network will stand up damage assessment, intake, and case management, how community needs are collected and shared, and how your organization requests assistance.
• Emergency housing and sheltering (with partners). What options exist when congregate shelters are not activated, how partner programs fit together, and how referrals will flow.
• Household flood fighting basics. Sandbags, drainage, and simple protective steps, taught so your staff can pass them along to the households you serve.
• Storm supplies locator map. A preview of COAD's new storm supplies map, launching soon: how to find sandbag stations and storm supplies, and how to share it with your community.
• Member and partner spotlights. Short updates from several COAD member and partner organizations on their winter readiness and services.

Who should attend: every COAD member organization and partner agency, plus the staff who will be answering phones, running programs, and checking on clients when the storms arrive.  Forward freely.

Questions or a partner update to share: info@humboldtcoad.org or head to www.humboldtcoad.org