This page is adapted from the extremely useful NOAA Extreme Weather Information Sheets. We strongly recommend downloading and printing the PDF-version of this information here so it is accessible if you are unable to access this website during a storm event.
For more “during the storm” information, see the mobile-phone optimized Gulf Storms site.
FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 911 IN ALL AREAS
FOR NON-EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, CALL 211
Jump to: County Emergency Contact Information, Radio Stations, Additional Information
Near Real-Time Storm Surge Conditions
Close NOAA PORTS: Sabine Neches, Houston/Galveston, Lower Mississippi, Lake Charles
State/Federal Emergency Contact Information
TexasOnline.com Emergency Portal: www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency
Texas Department of Public Safety: www.txdps.state.tx.us | 512-424-2000
Texas Division of Emergency Management: www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/ | 512-424-2138
Texas Department of Transportation: www.dot.state.tx.us | 1-800-558-9368
Texas Travel Information Center: www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions.htm | 1-800-452-9292
National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Offices:
NWS Houston/Galveston: www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx | 281-337-5074
NWS Brownsville: www.srh.noaa.gov/bro | 956-504-1432
NWS Corpus Christi: www.srh.noaa.gov/crp | 361-289-0959
NWS Lake Charles: www.srh.noaa.gov/lch | 337-477-5285
Office of Tourism Information & Referral: www.traveltex.com | 1-800-888-8TEX (8839)
Texas Department of Agriculture: www.agr.state.tx.us | 1-800-TELL-TDA (835-5832)
Texas Highway Patrol: www.txdps.state.tx.us/tle | 512-424-2000
Texas Highway Patrol Roadside Assistance: 1-800-525-5555
Texas Rangers: www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/texas_rangers | 512-424-2160
Governor’s Office: www.governor.state.tx.us | 1-800-843-5789 (in-state only) or 512-463-2000
Texas Animal Health Commission: www.tahc.state.tx.us | 1-800-550-8242
Texas Attorney General: www.oag.state.tx.us | 1-800-621-0508 or 512-463-2100
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: www.tceq.state.tx.us | 512-239-1000
Texas Department of Insurance: www.tdi.state.tx.us | 1-800-578-4677 or 512-463-6169
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department: www.tpwd.state.tx.us | 1-800-792-1112
Texas Department of State Health Services: www.dshs.state.tx.us | 1-888-963-7111 or 512-458-7111
Brownsville Public Utilities Board: www.brownsville-pub.com | 956-983-6300
US Coast Guard, 8th District: www.uscg.mil/D8 | 504-589-6225
Utilities
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric: www.centerpointenergy.com | Emergency Line: 1-800-752-8036
CenterPoint Energy East/South Texas: www.centerpointenergy.com | 1-888-876-5786
Entergy: www.entergy-texas.com
Customer Service and Emergencies: 1-800-ENTERGY (368-3749)
Power Outage: 1-800-9OUTAGE (968-8243)
Houston County Electric Cooperative: houstoncountyelec.com
Customer Service: 1-800-657-2445
Power Outage: 1-800-970-HCEC (4232)
Nueces Electric Cooperative: www.nueceselectric.org | 1-800-NEC-WATT (632-9288)
San Patricio Electric Cooperative: www.sanpatricioelectric.org | 1-888-740-2220 or 361-364-2220
AEP – American Electric Power: www.aep.com | 1-877-373-4858
County Emergency Contact Information
Brazoria County
Emergency Management: 979-864-1801 | www.brazoria-county.com/em
Sheriff: 979-388-2392
Calhoun County
Emergency Management: 361-553-4400 | www.calhouncotx.org/emgmt.html
Sheriff: 361-553-4646
Cameron County
Emergency Management: 956-547-7000 | www.co.cameron.tx.us/emergency
Sheriff: 956-554-6700
Chambers County
Emergency Management: 409-267-2445 | www.co.chambers.tx.us/offices/emermgmt
Sheriff: 409-267-8318
Galveston County
Emergency Management: 1-888-384-2000 | www.gcoem.org
Sheriff: 409-766-2322 or 281-534-3515
Harris County
Emergency Management: 713-881-3100 | www.hcoem.org
Sheriff: 713-221-6000
Jefferson County
Emergency Management: 409-835-8757 | www.co.jefferson.tx.us/em/jcemhls.htm
Sheriff: 409-835-8411
Kenedy County
Emergency Management: 361-294-5205
Sheriff: 361-294-5205 | www.co.kenedy.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html
Kleberg County
Emergency Management: 361-595-8527
Sheriff: 361-595-8500 | www.co.kleberg.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html
Matagorda County
Emergency Management: 979-323-0707 | www.co.matagorda.tx.us/ips/cms/Emergency_Preparedness
Sheriff: 979-245-5526
Nueces County
Emergency Management: 361-826-1100
Sheriff: 361-826-2900 | www.co.nueces.tx.us/Sheriff
Orange County
Emergency Management: 409-882-7895 | http://j.mp/kXooHN
Sheriff: 409-883-2612
San Patricio County
Emergency Management: 361-364-9650 | www.co.san-patricio.tx.us/ips/cms/othercountyoffices/safety.html
Sheriff: 361-364-2251
Victoria County
Victoria Office of Emergency Management: 361-485-3362 | www.victoriatx.org/oem/index.asp
Victoria County Sheriff Office: 361-575-0651
Willacy County
Emergency Management: 956-689-5456 | www.co.willacy.tx.us/ips/cms/othercountyoffices/emergencyManagement.html
Sheriff: 956-689-5576
Radio Stations
Texas
KTRH 740 AM (Houston)
KZFM 95.5 FM (Corpus Christi)
KLAT 1010 AM Española (Houston)
KNCN 101.3 FM (Corpus Christi)
KUHF 88.7 FM (Houston)
KQXY 94.1 FM (Beaumont)
KOGT 1600 AM (Orange)
KLVI 560 AM (Beaumont)
Louisiana
WWL 870 AM (New Orleans)
WFMF 102.5 FM (Baton Rouge)
WLMG 101.9 FM (New Orleans)
WJBO 1150 AM (Baton Rouge)
KHLA 99.5 FM (Lake Charles)
KTDY 99.9 FM (Lafayette)
Additional Information
American Red Cross: 1-866-GET-INFO (1-866-438-4636) | www.redcross.org
Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) | www.fema.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : www.noaa.gov
National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
National Data Buoy Center: www.ndbc.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center*: www.nhc.noaa.gov
National Oceanographic Data Center: www.nodc.noaa.gov
National Coastal Data Development Center: www.ncddc.noaa.gov
NOAA Coastal Services Center: www.csc.noaa.gov
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information: www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml
US Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic
Mobile National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service Weather
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook RSS/XML feed: hurricanes.gov/gtwo.xml
Website for PDAs and Smartphones: hurricanes.gov/mobile
Mobile NHC home page in WAP (WML)* format: www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.wml
*The National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov) normally issues public advisories on their website and to the media for Atlantic tropical cyclones every six hours at 4:00AM CDT, 10:00 AM CDT, 4:00 PM CDT, and 10:00 PM CDT. Intermediate public advisories may be issued every 3 hours when coastal watches or warnings are in effect, and every 2 hours when coastal watches or warnings are in effect and land-based radars have identified a reliable storm center. Additionally, special public advisories may be issued at any time due to significant changes in warnings or in the cyclone.