The realities of the community colleges along any coastal region involve the constant threat of a hurricane crisis. One of these realities is that colleges near the coast in North Carolina will face another hurricane; it's just a matter of when and how severely. In turn, this means that community colleges need to be prepared and especially for the added complexities of handling a hurricane crisis while dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 health pandemic. The purpose of this study was to analyze the hurricane preparedness and crisis communication during a pandemic at five community colleges along the coastal region of North Carolina. There were three research questions that this study examined; RQ1: In what ways do community colleges follow Fox and Savage's seven recommendations for campus safety and violence prevention when responding to a hurricane? RQ2: What are the connections between hurricane preparedness and the level of communication maturity between institutions? RQ3: According to community college communication directors, how does being in a pandemic affect planning for a hurricane? To answer these research questions this study conducted semistructured interviews with community college communication directors and examined the federally mandated campus Annual Security Reports (Clery Act) and websites of five community colleges. The data was examined use a qualitative multiple-case study methodology to analyze the data. The analysis of the data indicated that Fox and Savage (2009) recommendations for campus safety can be applied to hurricanes and other college crises. This study found that community colleges are no longer the least likely to have a multi-layered communication approach like Siemens (2011) found. Finally, the pandemic has had a lasting impact on higher education, some of which has been positive like the lessons learned about crisis management for colleges during a hurricane. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]