Harris County Flood Control District: Flood Preparedness
Site has Learing Center where watersheds, flood plains and drainage networks are explained.
www.hcfcd.org/famfloodprepare.html

Harris County Home Land Security and Emergency Management

Harris County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Flood Alert System: Harris County Interactive Rainfall Map
www.hcoem.org
Monitors rainfall effect on bayou and stream water levels.
Readings updated periodically as they change.
Directions: Go to Flood Data, select Rainfall Map ( http://www.hcoem.org/HCRainfall.aspx)
Hover on a rectangle to get an overview and select either the View Stream Level or
View Rainfall Data link to get details for that specific location.
Example: Click View Stream Level for B104 Horsepen Bayou @ Bay Area Blvd.to see staff gauge, stream elevation and water level graphic. Click View Rainfall Data for rainfall amounts. If you have difficulty clicking on a link, zoom in on the map or select a different location from the drop-down list at the top of a Stream Level or Rainfall Data page.

In addition to the Harris County interactive rainfall map, the home page has excellent local links to USGS water level maps for houston, National Weather Service, Ozone Levels, Traffic Map, School Alerts, Amber Alerts, Links to OEM Neighbors and describes The City of Houston 311 Service Helpline.

national weather service hurricane evacuation and risk maps

National Weather Service (NWS)
Southeast TX River and Reservoir Summary
www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=HGXRVAHGX
Main hydrology page includes links related to river statements, warnings, predictions, stream flow conditions and river authority sites.
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/hydrology.htm

http://www.tsarp.org     Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project - TSARP
Excellent tool for flood information including family preparedness, rainfall maps, residential flood map and other resources
www.tsarp.org
TSARP Floodplains Interactive Viewer     TSARP Floodplains Interactive Viewer
Search Harris County floodplain areas by address and zip code.
maps.tsarp.org/viewer.htm

Hurricane

American Red Cross Hurricane Information     American Red Cross Hurricane Information
www.redcross.org/general/0,1082,0_253_4427,00.html
NOAA Hurricane Preparedness     NOAA Hurricane Preparedness
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml
national weather service hurricane evacuation and risk maps

NWS: Southeast Texas Tropical Weather Information
Tropical weather outlooks and local area hurricane statements
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical.htm

NWS: National Hurricane Center
Typically updated 4 times a day.
www.nhc.noaa.gov

NWS: Evacuation and Risk Maps
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/maps.htm

Southeast Texas Evacuation Zones and Routes
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/workshop06/HurricaneEvacuationMap.pdf
Southeast Texas Evacuation Corridors
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/workshop05/SETXEvacCorridors.pdf
Evacuation Zones - Explanation of Map
www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/tropical/mapdetails.htm

cllick 2 weather's local evacuation zones

Local Evacuation Zones by Hurricane Category
html.click2weather.com/sh/idi/weather/hurricanes/Houston/index.html

Hurricane Storm Surge

storm surge graphics news report for bay area     Watch Storm Surge Graphics - Bay Area Information
In Fall 2005, when hurricane Rita was heading toward Texas, Click2Weather described potential storm surges for the local area. Ignore the beginning part of the video which is a discussion of 2005 hurricane Rita before forecasters knew where Rita would make landfall. The second part of the video is a good discussion of storm surge for this area.
www.click2houston.com/video/4998700/index.html
storm surge map for Galveston, number 1
Individual Storm Surge map (.pdf)
Courtesy of UHCL Risk Management
Surge map for Galveston 1
storm surge map for Galveston, number 2
Individual Storm Surge map (.pdf)
Courtesy of UHCL Risk Management
Surge map for Galveston 2
storm surge map for Galveston, Texas City
Individual Storm Surge map (.pdf)
Courtesy of UHCL Risk Management
Surge map for Galveston, Texas City
storm surge map for Galveston Bay, Clear Lake and Taylor Lake
Individual Storm Surge map (.pdf)
Courtesy of UHCL Risk Management
Surge map for Galveston Bay, Clear Lake, Taylor Lake
all about storm surge - general introduction     All About Storm Surge - General Introduction
www.click2weather.com/idipopup/weather/5008290/detail.html

Texas and Houston Government Websites

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/     Governor's Division of Emergency Management
www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/
http://www.hcoem.org

Harris County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Includes flood alert rainfall and water level maps, latest/breaking news, radar and weather and traffic links
www.hcoem.org

city of houston

City of Houston Office of Emergency Management
www.houstonoem.org
City of Houston
www.houstontx.gov

houston transtar     Houston Real-Time Traffic Map
traffic.houstontranstar.org or for mobile devices traffic.houstontranstar.org/mobile
harris county metro     METRO - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
www.ridemetro.org
galveston county office of emergency management     Galveston County Office of Emergency Management
www.gcoem.org

Current Conditions - Info on weather, traffic, climate sensors, webcams
www.gcoem.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=39
Planning and Preparedness > Hurricane
www.gcoem.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=35
Links > Local Government - Galveston county city government websites. Most cities, like the City of League City, have links for city emergency management.
http://www.gcoem.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=2&Itemid=23

texas department of transportation     TxDOT - Texas Department of Transportation > Travel
www.dot.state.tx.us/travel
texas online     Texas Online
www.state.tx.us

World Disaster Information

CBS News Disaster Links     CBS News Disaster Links
Extensive list of links including Severe Weather, Tornadoes, Drought, Landslides, Volcanoes, Lightning, Earthquakes, Disaster Agencies
www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.htm
RSOE Alert Map     RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information
Havaria Information AlertMap
Global map with icons identifying emergencies. Text below map indicates events.
visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=⟨=eng

Date Updated: 05-AUG-2008

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