Redcross Hurricane Apps & Other Information about Who to Contact, Websites to Visit & Twitter Accounts for Hurricane Information

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DATE: Aug. 26, 2017, 6:45 a.m.

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  1. ★★★ UPDATES: HOUSTON RESIDENTS - HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND - FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURING - CBS NEWS ADVISING TO GO TO YOUR ROOFTOPS IF YOUR HOUSE IS FLOODING - TAKE AN AXE & BREAK THRU THE ROOF AND SHELTER ON TOP - DO NOT STAY IN ATTIC - THIS IS A KATRINA LIKE SITUATION. 911 IS OVERWHELMED, BUT STAY ON THE LINE & YOU WILL BE PUT IN QUEUE. RAIN MAP AS OF 6AM
  2. https://i.imgur.com/Rqk0xKT.jpg
  3. LISTEN TO CBSN HOUSTON NEWS LIVE ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/BTXQVOtroIQ FOR HOUSTON TWITTER ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW, SCROLL TO BOTTOM AND SEE "Texas Specific Emergency Accounts" -- STAY HOME TODAY - DO NOT TRY TO LEAVE HOUSE, DO NOT DRIVE, DO NOT GO TO WORK/SCHOOL. *** HOUSTON: BOIL WATER BEFORE DRINKING *** THE CITY IS UNDER FULL CLOSURE
  4. UPDATES STILL CONTINUING... COMMENTS SECTION IS OPEN AT THE BOTTOM ★★★
  7. ★★★ CORPUS CHRISTI RESIDENTS: BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE DRINKING IT ★★★
  8. http://news.cctexas.com/news/releases-20170826-6631391
  10. This is a list of helpful apps, Twitter accounts, emergency websites and etc for #HurricaneHarvey - If you know of anything I missed, please leave a comment below in the Disqus comment section at the bottom or tweet me @pogue25 and I will add it here. Thanks and please pass this along and RT!
  12. Let your family know you are safe with either the Google People Finder System: https://google.org/personfinder/global/home.html
  13. Or the Facebook Safety Check System: https://www.facebook.com/about/safetycheck/
  15. OR BOTH! All the Red Cross Apps listed below also have the capability to notify your family if you are safe.
  17. * Redcross Hurricane App for iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hurricane-by-american-red-cross/id545689128?mt=8
  18. * Redcross Hurricane App for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.hfa&hl=en
  20. Important Weather Apps with the Best Information
  21. ------------------------------------------------
  22. * MyRadar NOAA Weather Radar, Forecasts & Storms for iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myradar-noaa-weather-radar-forecasts-storms/id322439990?mt=8
  23. * MyRadar Weather Radar for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.android.myradar&hl=en
  24. * MyRadar for Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/myradar/9wzdncrfhzn6
  25. --- Shows realtime radar information of the stormtrack moving across the state ---
  27. * Weather Underground: Custom Forecast & Local Radar https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-custom-forecast-local-radar/id486154808?mt=8
  28. * Weather Underground: Forecasts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderground.android.weather&hl=en
  29. --- This is my go to weather app, it has frequent updates, lots of options, a radar, times, dates and hours of weather and it's generally very accurate ---
  31. The Red Cross also has an Emergency app for ALL major emergencies, including:
  32. - Hurricane Warnings
  33. - Hurricane Watch
  34. - Tropical Storm Warning
  35. - Tropical Storm Watch
  36. - High Wind Warning
  37. - High Wind Watch
  38. - Earthquake Warning
  39. - Flash Flood Warning
  40. - Flash Flood Watch
  41. - Coastal Flood Warning
  42. - Coastal Flood Watch
  43. - Flood Warning
  44. - Flood Watch
  45. - Coastal Flood Advisory
  46. - Flood Advisory
  47. - Tornado Warning
  48. - Tornado Watch
  49. - Blizzard Warning
  50. - Blizzard Watch
  51. - Lake Effect Snow Warning
  52. - Lake Effect Snow Watch
  53. - Winter Storm Warning
  54. - Winter Storm Watch
  55. - Winter Weather Advisory
  56. - Snow Advisory
  57. - Tsunami Warning
  58. - Tsunami Watch
  59. - Tsunami Advisory
  60. - Fire Weather Watch
  61. - Red Flag Warning
  62. - Dense Smoke Advisory
  63. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  64. - Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  65. - Excessive Heat Warning
  66. - Excessive Heat Watch
  67. - Heat Advsory
  68. - Ashfall Warning
  69. - Volcano Warning
  70. - Ashfall Warning
  71. - Air Quality Alert
  72. - Hazardous Materials warning
  73. - Evacuation Immediate
  74. - Shelter In Place Warning
  75. - Wind Advisory
  76. - Red Cross Notifications
  78. So with this app, you are basically covered for EVERY POSSIBLE EMERGENCY, except maybe UFOs! :)
  80. You can also set locations for family members to see what the weather & emergency conditions are in there zip code/city/area.
  82. Redcross Emergency iOS/iPhone App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emergency-alerts-notifications/id954783878?mt=8
  84. Redcross Emergency Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.hzd&hl=en
  86. Redcross has many more apps, one more I will mention is their First Aid app. This will help you administer first aid to people who need medical attention, but you don't know how to perform it. It will walk you through step by step how to perform First Aid.
  88. Redcross First Aid iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-aid-by-american-red-cross/id529160691?mt=8
  90. Redcross First Aid Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.fa&hl=en
  93. If you are on Twitter, Twitter has certain specific accounts you can follow that will send you push notifications about alerts. Here is a list of them:
  95. * American Red Cross: https://twitter.com/redcross/alerts
  96. * Centers for Disease Control: https://twitter.com/CDCemergency/alerts
  97. * Federal Amergency Management Agency: https://twitter.com/fema/alerts
  98. * US Geological Survey: https://twitter.com/usgs/alerts
  99. * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: https://twitter.com/noaa/alerts
  101. Other accounts to follow:
  102. * National Weather Service Hurricane Center: https://twitter.com/NWSNHC
  103. * National Weather Service: https://twitter.com/NWS
  104. * BuzzFeedStorm: https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedStorm
  105. * The Weather Channel Breaking Weather Alerts: https://twitter.com/TWCBreaking
  106. * Accuweather Breaking Weather: https://twitter.com/breakingweather
  107. * National Hurricane Center Atlantic Operations Center: https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic
  109. Texas Specific Emergency Accounts:
  110. * Texas Division of Emergency Management - https://twitter.com/TDEM
  111. * Texas Weather Alerts: https://twitter.com/TexasStormAlert
  112. * FEMA Region 6 Serving TX: https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6
  113. * Texas Department of Transportation: https://twitter.com/TxDOT
  114. * Texas Department of Public Safety: https://twitter.com/TxDPS
  115. * National Weather Service Corpus Christi: https://twitter.com/NWSCorpus
  116. * Texas Tribune: https://twitter.com/TexasTribune
  117. * Houston Chronicle Newspaper: http://twitter.com/HoustonChron
  118. * Houston Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/HoustonOEM
  119. * Texas Department of Transportation US 290 Houston: https://twitter.com/my290Houston
  120. * Alert Houston: https://twitter.com/AlertHouston
  121. * National Weather Service Houston https://twitter.com/NWSHouston
  122. * Houston County Sheriff's Office: https://twitter.com/HCSOTexas
  123. * KHOU 11 News Houston TV Station: https://twitter.com/KHOU
  124. * Harris County Homeland Security & Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/ReadyHarris
  125. * Houston Police Department: https://twitter.com/houstonpolice
  126. * Houston FBI: https://twitter.com/FBIHouston
  127. * Red Cross Houston: https://twitter.com/RedCrossHouston
  128. * Texas Department of Transportation Houston District: https://twitter.com/TxDOTHoustonPIO
  129. * City of Houston Emergency Twitter Account, Mayors Office, & All Emergency Departments Up to Date Information: https://twitter.com/HoustonTX
  130. * Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner: https://twitter.com/SylvesterTurner
  131. * Corpus Christi Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/@ReadyCC
  132. * City of Corpus Christi: https://twitter.com/cityofcc
  133. * Information about the US Weather Services tweet out on Twitter and how it should be best utilized: http://www.weather.gov/twitter
  135. Misc/Other:
  136. * Texas Emergency Preparedness Hurricane Harvey Center: https://emergency.portal.texas.gov/
  137. * Texas Hurricane Center https://gov.texas.gov/hurricane
  138. * Texas Department of Transportation - Statewide News & Events: https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/statewide-news.html
  139. * Texas Department of Public Safety - Live Situation Reports: https://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/sitrep/default.aspx
  140. * Central & South Texas Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/local/texas/central-and-south-texas
  141. * Live feed of CBSN Corpus Christi Hurricane Harvey News online: https://youtu.be/BTXQVOtroIQ - (May go on and off frequently due to weather & electrical conditions)
  142. * Oncor Texas Electricity: http://www.oncor.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx - Sign up for power alerts to know if your power goes out, when it is estimated that it will be fixed. You can sign up via voice, SMS or email: http://www.oncor.com/EN/Pages/My-Oncor-Alerts.aspx
  143. * Oncor Outage Map: http://stormcenter.oncor.com/external/default.html
  144. * Oncor Report an Outage (you need your power bill of the last 7 digits of the ESID which is on the first page of your power bill OR YOUR TEN DIGIT PHONE NUMBER): https://oncor.ifactornotifi.com/ui/m/outage-reporting If you need to download a Flashlight app:
  146. * Tiny Flashlight Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight&hl=en
  147. * Tiny Flashlight iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashlight-tiny-flashlight/id377459147?mt=8
  149. * Call Oncor: http://www.oncor.com/en/pages/i-need-to.aspx (Looks like they are closed at night - great idea, Oncor. But try this number if all else fails - 888-313-6862 - found here: https://gethuman.com/phone-number/Oncor )
  151. ☆☆☆ HOUSTON EMERGENCY SITES ☆☆☆
  153. * City of Houston: http://www.houstontx.gov/
  154. * Houston Emergency Website & Flood Information - http://www.houstonemergency.org/
  155. * Traffic Houston - High Water & Flooded Locations - AVOID THESE LOCATIONS: http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/roadclosures/#highwater
  156. * American Red Cross Shelter Locations & Information - http://www.houstonemergency.org/mayor-sylvester-turner-requests-opening-of-red-cross-shelters/
  157. * City of Houston Emergency Twitter Account, Mayors Office, & All Emergency Departments Up to Date Information: https://twitter.com/HoustonTX
  158. * Houston Texas Coast Guard Emergency Rescue - https://www.uscg.mil/vtshouston/ If you are stuck on a rood call (281)464-4851
  159. * NPR Houston Public Radio Web Broadcast https://tunein.com/radio/Houston-Public-Media-News-887-s35884/
  160. * Houston Public Media from the University of Houston: http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/
  161. * Houston TranStar Street Maps: https://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/
  162. * NWS Houston Weather Information: http://www.weather.gov/hgx/
  163. * National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
  164. * Harris County Flood Warning Center: https://www.harriscountyfws.org/ [Site Offline at time of Checking - https://isitdownorjust.me/harriscountyfws-org/ )
  165. * CenterPoint Power Alert Service: http://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/residential/services/electric-utility/outage-center/power-alert-service?sa=ho&WT.mc_id=VanURL_PAS_On
  166. * Power Outage Tracker: http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/
  167. * Houston ISD School Closures: http://safeschoolalerts.com/
  168. * Fire & Police Incidents (City of Houston): http://cohweb.houstontx.gov/ActiveIncidents/Combined.aspx
  169. * CBSN Houston Live Stream: https://youtu.be/BTXQVOtroIQ
  171. So, don't wake up in Kansas! Know what to do when a Hurricane hits: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/hurricane
  172. Or a Tornado hits: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/tornado
  174. I had forgotten a lot of the stuff I was taught in grade school Texas about what to do in a tornado. In a school, it's pretty easy, because most schools in Texas were built in the 60s like a nuclear bunker, so they could withstand a hurricane, tornado or Nikita Khrushchev. But at home or elsewhere, you have to be more cautious.
  176. *** IF YOU KNOW ANY MORE SITES, TWITTER ACCOUNTS, EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS, OR OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR HURRICANE EVACUEES OR SURVIVORS PLEASE POST THEM IN THE DISQUS COMMENTS SECTION BELOW OR TWEET THEM TO ME @pogue25 ON TWITTER - THANKS FOR YOUR HELP - PLEASE PASS THIS URL ALONG TO OTHERS & RT ***
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