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 -- IF YOU ARE STUCK ON A ROOF, CALL THE US COAST GUARD (281)464-4851 **OFFICIAL VERIFIED NUMBER** HERE IS A LIST OF MORE COAST GUARD NUMBERS IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH TO ONE, TRY THE NEXT https://twitter.com/USCG/status/901863774013009920
  4. * 281-464-4851
  5. * 281-464-4852
  6. * 281-464-4853
  7. * 281-464-4854
  8. * 281-464-4855
  10. UPDATES STILL CONTINUING... COMMENTS SECTION IS OPEN AT THE BOTTOM ★★★
  12. ★★★ CORPUS CHRISTI RESIDENTS: BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE DRINKING IT ★★★
  13. http://news.cctexas.com/news/releases-20170826-6631391
  15. 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!
  17. Let your family know you are safe with either the Google People Finder System: https://google.org/personfinder/global/home.html
  18. Or the Facebook Safety Check System: https://www.facebook.com/about/safetycheck/
  20. OR BOTH! All the Red Cross Apps listed below also have the capability to notify your family if you are safe.
  22. * Redcross Hurricane App for iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hurricane-by-american-red-cross/id545689128?mt=8
  23. * Redcross Hurricane App for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.hfa&hl=en
  25. Important Weather Apps with the Best Information
  26. ------------------------------------------------
  27. * MyRadar NOAA Weather Radar, Forecasts & Storms for iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myradar-noaa-weather-radar-forecasts-storms/id322439990?mt=8
  28. * MyRadar Weather Radar for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.android.myradar&hl=en
  29. * MyRadar for Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/myradar/9wzdncrfhzn6
  30. --- Shows realtime radar information of the stormtrack moving across the state ---
  32. * Weather Underground: Custom Forecast & Local Radar https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-custom-forecast-local-radar/id486154808?mt=8
  33. * Weather Underground: Forecasts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderground.android.weather&hl=en
  34. --- 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 ---
  36. The Red Cross also has an Emergency app for ALL major emergencies, including:
  37. - Hurricane Warnings
  38. - Hurricane Watch
  39. - Tropical Storm Warning
  40. - Tropical Storm Watch
  41. - High Wind Warning
  42. - High Wind Watch
  43. - Earthquake Warning
  44. - Flash Flood Warning
  45. - Flash Flood Watch
  46. - Coastal Flood Warning
  47. - Coastal Flood Watch
  48. - Flood Warning
  49. - Flood Watch
  50. - Coastal Flood Advisory
  51. - Flood Advisory
  52. - Tornado Warning
  53. - Tornado Watch
  54. - Blizzard Warning
  55. - Blizzard Watch
  56. - Lake Effect Snow Warning
  57. - Lake Effect Snow Watch
  58. - Winter Storm Warning
  59. - Winter Storm Watch
  60. - Winter Weather Advisory
  61. - Snow Advisory
  62. - Tsunami Warning
  63. - Tsunami Watch
  64. - Tsunami Advisory
  65. - Fire Weather Watch
  66. - Red Flag Warning
  67. - Dense Smoke Advisory
  68. - Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  69. - Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  70. - Excessive Heat Warning
  71. - Excessive Heat Watch
  72. - Heat Advsory
  73. - Ashfall Warning
  74. - Volcano Warning
  75. - Ashfall Warning
  76. - Air Quality Alert
  77. - Hazardous Materials warning
  78. - Evacuation Immediate
  79. - Shelter In Place Warning
  80. - Wind Advisory
  81. - Red Cross Notifications
  83. So with this app, you are basically covered for EVERY POSSIBLE EMERGENCY, except maybe UFOs! :)
  85. You can also set locations for family members to see what the weather & emergency conditions are in there zip code/city/area.
  87. Redcross Emergency iOS/iPhone App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emergency-alerts-notifications/id954783878?mt=8
  89. Redcross Emergency Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.hzd&hl=en
  91. 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.
  93. Redcross First Aid iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-aid-by-american-red-cross/id529160691?mt=8
  95. Redcross First Aid Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.fa&hl=en
  98. 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:
  100. * American Red Cross: https://twitter.com/redcross/alerts
  101. * Centers for Disease Control: https://twitter.com/CDCemergency/alerts
  102. * Federal Amergency Management Agency: https://twitter.com/fema/alerts
  103. * US Geological Survey: https://twitter.com/usgs/alerts
  104. * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: https://twitter.com/noaa/alerts
  106. Other accounts to follow:
  107. * National Weather Service Hurricane Center: https://twitter.com/NWSNHC
  108. * National Weather Service: https://twitter.com/NWS
  109. * BuzzFeedStorm: https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedStorm
  110. * The Weather Channel Breaking Weather Alerts: https://twitter.com/TWCBreaking
  111. * Accuweather Breaking Weather: https://twitter.com/breakingweather
  112. * National Hurricane Center Atlantic Operations Center: https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic
  114. Texas Specific Emergency Accounts:
  115. * Texas Division of Emergency Management - https://twitter.com/TDEM
  116. * Texas Weather Alerts: https://twitter.com/TexasStormAlert
  117. * FEMA Region 6 Serving TX: https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6
  118. * Texas Department of Transportation: https://twitter.com/TxDOT
  119. * Texas Department of Public Safety: https://twitter.com/TxDPS
  120. * National Weather Service Corpus Christi: https://twitter.com/NWSCorpus
  121. * Texas Tribune: https://twitter.com/TexasTribune
  122. * Houston Chronicle Newspaper: http://twitter.com/HoustonChron
  123. * Houston Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/HoustonOEM
  124. * Texas Department of Transportation US 290 Houston: https://twitter.com/my290Houston
  125. * Alert Houston: https://twitter.com/AlertHouston
  126. * National Weather Service Houston https://twitter.com/NWSHouston
  127. * Houston County Sheriff's Office: https://twitter.com/HCSOTexas
  128. * KHOU 11 News Houston TV Station: https://twitter.com/KHOU
  129. * Harris County Homeland Security & Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/ReadyHarris
  130. * Houston Police Department: https://twitter.com/houstonpolice
  131. * Houston FBI: https://twitter.com/FBIHouston
  132. * Red Cross Houston: https://twitter.com/RedCrossHouston
  133. * Texas Department of Transportation Houston District: https://twitter.com/TxDOTHoustonPIO
  134. * City of Houston Emergency Twitter Account, Mayors Office, & All Emergency Departments Up to Date Information: https://twitter.com/HoustonTX
  135. * Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner: https://twitter.com/SylvesterTurner
  136. * Corpus Christi Office of Emergency Management: https://twitter.com/@ReadyCC
  137. * City of Corpus Christi: https://twitter.com/cityofcc
  138. * Information about the US Weather Services tweet out on Twitter and how it should be best utilized: http://www.weather.gov/twitter
  140. Misc/Other:
  141. * Texas Emergency Preparedness Hurricane Harvey Center: https://emergency.portal.texas.gov/
  142. * Texas Hurricane Center https://gov.texas.gov/hurricane
  143. * Texas Department of Transportation - Statewide News & Events: https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-center/statewide-news.html
  144. * Texas Department of Public Safety - Live Situation Reports: https://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/sitrep/default.aspx
  145. * Central & South Texas Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/local/texas/central-and-south-texas
  146. * 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)
  147. * 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
  148. * Oncor Outage Map: http://stormcenter.oncor.com/external/default.html
  149. * 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:
  151. * Tiny Flashlight Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight&hl=en
  152. * Tiny Flashlight iOS/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashlight-tiny-flashlight/id377459147?mt=8
  154. * 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 )
  156. ☆☆☆ HOUSTON EMERGENCY SITES ☆☆☆
  158. * City of Houston: http://www.houstontx.gov/
  159. * Houston Emergency Website & Flood Information - http://www.houstonemergency.org/
  160. * Traffic Houston - High Water & Flooded Locations - AVOID THESE LOCATIONS: http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/roadclosures/#highwater
  161. * American Red Cross Shelter Locations & Information - http://www.houstonemergency.org/mayor-sylvester-turner-requests-opening-of-red-cross-shelters/
  162. * City of Houston Emergency Twitter Account, Mayors Office, & All Emergency Departments Up to Date Information: https://twitter.com/HoustonTX
  163. * Houston Texas Coast Guard Emergency Rescue - https://www.uscg.mil/vtshouston/ If you are stuck on a rood call (281)464-4851 *OFFICIAL VERIFIED NUMBER*
  164. * NPR Houston Public Radio Web Broadcast https://tunein.com/radio/Houston-Public-Media-News-887-s35884/
  165. * Houston Public Media from the University of Houston: http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/
  166. * Houston TranStar Street Maps: https://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/
  167. * NWS Houston Weather Information: http://www.weather.gov/hgx/
  168. * National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
  169. * Harris County Flood Warning Center: https://www.harriscountyfws.org/ [Site Offline at time of Checking - https://isitdownorjust.me/harriscountyfws-org/ )
  170. * 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
  171. * Power Outage Tracker: http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/
  172. * Houston ISD School Closures: http://safeschoolalerts.com/
  173. * Fire & Police Incidents (City of Houston): http://cohweb.houstontx.gov/ActiveIncidents/Combined.aspx
  174. * FEMA Disaster Assistance: https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey?utm_source=hp_promo&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=disaster
  175. * CBSN Houston Live Stream: https://youtu.be/BTXQVOtroIQ
  177. 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
  178. Or a Tornado hits: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/tornado
  180. 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.
  182. *** 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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