Weather & Emergency Preparedness
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Disaster Relief / Recovery

Disaster/Emergency Preparations
  • Ready.gov (DHS)
  • Emergency Preparedness & Response (Centers for Disease Control)
  • The Ultimate Home Emergency Preparedness Guide (My Move.com)
    Disaster Recovery Organizations/Agencies
    | Individual Disaster Assistance (FEMA) | Disaster Assistance & Emergency Relief Program for Individuals & Businesses (IRS) | Business Disaster Loans (SBA) | Guide to Post-Hurricane Safety and Relief |
    | Hurricane Beryl Recovery Resources (ReadyHarris.org) | Hurricane Beryl Recovery Fund (Greater Houston Disaster Alliance) |
    | Red Cross | Salvation Army |
  • FEMA | Disaster Assistance (FEMA) |
  • Red Cross | Greater Houston Area Red Cross |
  • Click2Houston.com (KPRC-Ch.2 NBC) | KTRK-Ch.13 (ABC) | KHOU-Ch.11 (CBS) |
  • ReadyHarris.org (Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
  • See Also Charities
    | Center for Texas Beaches & Shores at A&M-Galveston [hazardous risk assessment by street address in Harris or Galveston Counties] |
    National Weather Service (Weather.gov)
    Ready.org (Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
  • The Weather Channel
  • Weather Underground [Wunderground.com]
  • Nat. Weather Service (main URL) | Natl Weather Service (HOU/GAL) |
  • NOAA Extreme Weather Information Sheets
  • KTRK ABC-Ch. 13 Live Doppler Radar
  • U.S. Naval Oceanography Portal: Data Services (Ephemeris-type data. Sunrise/sunset. Eclipses. Moon phases. Etc.)
    Weather History
  • Weather History (by zip code)
  • Past Weather (By Day) (Old Farmer's Almanac) [back to 1945])

    FREEZING WEATHER / POWER OUTAGES IN TEXAS

  • FERC/NERC Staff Report on the 2011 Southwest Cold Weather Event (August 16, 2011)
  • Great Texas Blackout / Winter Storm Uri (February 2021)

    Hurricanes

    ReadyHarris.org (Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
    Space City Weather (Hype-free forecasts for greater Houston with Eric Berger and Matt Lanza, powered by Reliant)
  • Evacuation Zip Zone Map
  • Together Against the Weather [If you will need transportation assistance, dial 211 to register for help) | Evacuation Maps |
  • TX Div. of Emergency Management (TDEM)
  • Hurricane Names List (by year) (NOAA)
    Emergency Preparedness for Seniors
  • How to Prepare for Emergencies: Seniors (Red Cross)
  • Make a Plan: Seniors (Ready.gov)
  • ReadyHarris.org (Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
  • Harris County Flood Warning System (Click gauge on map to see if creek is over its banks)
  • What is a Potential Tropical Cyclone? (Weather Underground)
  • The Weather Channel
  • Natl. Hurricane Center
  • Natl. Weather Service (Official Site)
  • Hurricane & Tropical Cyclones (Weather Underground)
  • DisasterAssistance.gov (Access to Federal Govt. Disaster Help & Resources)
  • Disaster Recovery Organizations/Agencies
  • Space City Weather
  • Hurricanes (Houston Chronicle)
  • Hurricane Preparedness (NOAA)
  • NOAA Extreme Weather Information Sheets
    Hurricanes in History (1900-2008)[Not a comprehensive list]
  • Most Extreme Tropical Cyclones (1851-2010)

    Hurricanes/Significant Tropical Storms which impacted the greater Houston/Galveston/Southeast Texas area

    1900
    1900 Galveston hurricane [Category 4 equivalent] (Wikipedia)
    | Galveston Hurricane of 1900 | Galveston Hurricane of 1900 | Galveston Hurricane of 1900 | How the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Became the Deadliest U.S. Natural Disaster | Galveston Hurricane of 1900 |
    1957
    Hurricane Audrey [Category 3] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Audrey (NWS)
    1961
    Hurricane Carla [Category 4] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Carla (NWS)
  • Hurricane Carla (abc13.com / KTRK)
    1983
    Hurricane Alicia [Category 3] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Alicia (ABC13.con / KTRK)
  • Hurricane Alicia (August 14-22, 1983) (NOAA)
  • Remembering Hurricane Alicia (Click2Houston.com / NBC) |
  • Hurricane Alicia hit the Houston area 36 years ago this week (Houston Chronicle) |
    2001
    Tropical Storm Allison [Rain quantity, not wind, was issue] (Wikipedia)
  • Remembering Tropical Storm Allison (NOAA)
  • This is what happened when Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston area 19 years ago (Click2Houston.com/NBC)
  • Progress and lessons 10 years after Tropical Storm Allison
    2005
    Hurricane Rita [Category 3 at landfall] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Rita (NWS)

    Mass Evacuation prior to Hurricane Rita landfall

  • How Hurricane Rita anxiety led to the worst gridlock in Houston history (Houston Chronicle)
  • Here's What It Was Like to Evacuate Houston During Hurricane Rita (Texas Monthly)

  • Hurricane Rita Recovery Information
    2007
    Hurricane Humberto [Category 1] broke record with fastest intensification (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Humberto
    2008
  • Hurricane Ike (NWS)
  • Hurricane Ike Recovery
    2017
    Hurricane Harvey[Category 4] (Wikipedia)
  • Historic Hurricane Harvey's Recap (The Weather Channel)

    Texas Medical Center flooded during Tropical Storm Allison

  • The world’s largest medical city is ready for the storm [TMC now has flood gates]

    Hunker Down / Shelter in Place

  • Why Didn't Officials Order The Evacuation Of Houston? (NPR)

    Hurricane Harvey Recovery

    2020
    Hurricane Laura [Category 4] (Wikipedia)
    [NOTE: Hurricane Laura ALMOST hit Houston but turned more towards Louisiana at the last minute. Very close call for Houston.]

  • Hurricane Laura's track (NOAA)
  • Hurricane Laura (The Weather Channel)
  • Saturday morning tropics: Laura and Marco on course to impact Texas and Louisiana [First time overlapping forecast cones for tropical storms in Gulf of Mexico headed for TX/LA coast area]

  • After A Close Call From Hurricane Laura, Houston Renews Calls For A Storm Barrier The Ike Dike would help protect the region against a massive storm surge event.
    | By Jen Rice, Houston Public Media | September 1, 2020 10:12 AM |

    2024
  • Hurricane Beryl Recap (Weather Channel) [As of July 13, 2024]
  • Hurricane Beryl (Houston Chronicle photos)
  • Hurricane Beryl Recovery

    NOTABLE HURRICANES THAT DID NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT HOUSTON / SOUTHEAST TEXAS

    2005 Hurricane Katrina [Category 5] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Katrina (Natl. Weather Service) |

    Failed Levees and Drowned City of New Orleans

  • The Broken Promise of the Levees That Failed New Orleans
  • 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans (Wikipedia)

    Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information

    2008
    Hurricane Gustav [Category 2 when it struck LA] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Gustav
    Hurricane Ike [Category 2 when it struck Galveston] (Wikipedia)
    2020
    Tropical Storm Beta (Wikipedia)
  • Tropical Storm Beta (NOAA)
  • Tropical Storm Beta Brings Threats of Flooding Rainfall and Storm Surge to Texas, Louisiana (The Weather Channel)
    Hurricane Delta [Category 4 but Cat 2 when it struck LA] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Delta bears striking resemblance to Wilma, the Atlantic's most intense hurricane on record (CBS News)
  • Hurricane Delta Fastest on Record to Rapidly Intensify From Tropical Depression to Category 4 in Atlantic Basin (The Weather Channel)
  • Hurricane Delta's track (NOAA)
    2021
    Hurricane Ida [Category 4] (Wikipedia)
  • Hurricane Ida Recovery
  • Hurricane Names (Current, Future, Retired, etc.)[NOAA] | Retired Names (NOAA) | With #Alpha, 2020 Atlantic tropical storm names go Greek [2005 was first time] |
    Hurricane Nicholas [Category 1]
  • Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened to barely a Category 1 Hurricane at landfall and quickly lost strength.
    Floods (FEMA)
    | NOTE: Please click Hurricane Harvey Recovery for information relating to Harvey flooding in Texas, Louisiana, etc. [but in particular the greater Houston area]. |
    | NOTE: Please click Tropical Storm Imelda Recovery for information relating to Imelda flooding in Texas, Louisiana, etc. [but in particular the greater Houston area]. |
  • DriveTexas.org (TxDOT Road conditions map)
  • FloodWarn | FloodAware (both Natl. Weather Serv.) |
  • FloodSmart.gov (Natl. Flood Insurance Program)
  • Public Flood Map (FEMA Map Service Center)
    [Make a FIRMette - create your own Flood Insurance Rate Map online]
  • [NOTE: FIRM map ONLY shows flood risk from bayous & streams, NOT from street flooding!]
  • HarrisThrives.org (Harris County addresses flood control issues)
  • Harris County Flood Warning System [creek flood gauges]
  • Harris County Flood Control District
    Flooding: Cypress Creek Watershed
    Greenways [North Harris County / South Montgomery County]
  • Spring Creek Greenway / Nature Trail (Bayou Land Conservancy) | Spring Creek Greenway (Harris County Parks, Pct. 4) |
  • Cypress Creek Greenway (Harris County Parks, Pct. 4) | Cypress Creek Greenway Project (Community Impact) | Development continues for Cypress Creek Greenway Project (Houston Chronicle)
  • Timeline of Houston (1836-2017) [including Significant Houston Area Floods]
  • Water & Water Safety (including flood control plans)
  • Floods & Floodplains | Floods! (NOVA) |
    Fire (including Wildfires)
    | Disaster Relief (including fires) (Red Cross) | Find an Open Shelter | ReadyHarris.org (Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management) |
    El Nino
  • El Niño & La Niña (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) (Climate.gov)
    Winter Storms/Blizzards
  • Blizzards (NOAA)
    Earthquakes
  • Earthquakes for students & teachers (EarthGuide)
  • Great Alaska Earthquake & Tsunami of 1964 [Magnitude 9.2] (USGS)
  • Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 [Magnitude 7.7-7.9] (USGS) | San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 (Encyclopaedia Britannica) |
  • New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 [Magnitude 7.5-7.9] (USGS)
    Wilderness Survival
  • Wilderness Survival (Wilderness Awareness School)
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    Perpetual Beta
    Last Modified: 4/7/2022 AND 7/20/2024