Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

[BlueJay]

Thank you Texaspirate11. I did not know this!

[Texaspirate11]

This is an HISTORIC EMERGENCY FLOOD event
Please get your things together if you have to move.
Flooding is extensive throughout our area.
Call 311 if your home is flooding but 911 for life and death emergencies.
I hope you all get through this and please continue to monitor KHOU all day long.

Stay safe and weather aware.

There are two shelters open in the WALLER AREA
Royal High School and PINE Baptist Church.
I'm sure these two places are accessible.

[Texaspirate11]

The following SHELTERS are OPEN

Greenspoint Mall
Pine Island Baptist Church, 36573 Brumlow Rd., Hempstead, Texas
Royal High School, 2550 Durkin Rd., Pattison, Texas
Jersey Village - 16518 Jersey Drive
1865 ALDINE BENDER shelter just opened as of noon
St John United Methodist church 8787 North Houston Rosslyn for the BINGLE/249/LITTLE YORK residents
10410 Manhatten off of Chimney Rock- Johnston Middle School for the Meyerland residents
.
AUSTIN COUNTY:•KC Hall, 1390 US-90, Sealy, Texas
PARKER COUNTY:•Weatherford H.S. Ninth Grade Center, 1007 South Main Street, Weatherford, TX

These should all be accessible.

IF YOU GO TO SHELTER:
Please remember to take your meds and any thing else you may need to try and lead your independent lifestyle
You may take your animal
Make sure your pets are up to date on shots and can prove it - bring food for them also.
take blankets, pillows, clothes, toys for children to occupy them
ID's for everyone
Medical Information

stay safe and weather aware.

[Texaspirate11]

Continuous evacuations are ongoing in the NW area today
Cypress VFD have evacuated several apartment buildings and an assisted living center.
Kudos to them. They are not revealing the shelter as it is designated for these residents only.
I know the staging area is at a Loews in the area.

This event is a wake up call as to how fast an emergency can occur
and how fast you need to decide what to take, where to go, and where to get your information.
Also, the fact that it takes time for our responders to RESPOND - as they are taxed to the limit also.

With Hurricane season looming- and we still have Spring surprises to get through-
I urge you to take the lessons of those who were caught off guard and plan not to
be caught off guard (as much as Mother Nature will allow) and get that plan going.

I pray for those that are suffering now - to the 6 people who have lost their lives - and
much thanks to those that have stepped up - Houston Proud, indeed.
#TURNAROUNDDON'TDROWN

[Texaspirate11]

State Bar of Texas is offering a legal hotline for those that have flooding issues

800.504.7030

[Stormrider]

Thanks for the heads up on the Tax Free Holiday., Texaspirate 11.

[Texaspirate11]

Thanks for the heads up on the Tax Free Holiday., Texaspirate 11.

So good to see you again, Stormrider! Hope all is well in your world!

[Texaspirate11]

More shelters that are opened

Chinese Community Center, 9800 Town Park Dr., Houston
Willow Meadows Baptist Church, 9800 Town Park Dr., Houston
MO Campbell Education Center, 1865 Aldine Bender Rd., Houston

[Texaspirate11]

U-Haul is offering 30 days of free storage and the usage of U-Box containers to flood victims. Call U-Haul for more information:




U-Haul of East Houston

11202 Antoine Drive

Houston, TX 77066

(281) 377-3380




U-Haul of West Houston

8518 Hwy. 6 South

Houston, TX 77083

(281) 495-6683




U-Haul of Gulf Coast Texas

1617 San Jacinto

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 750-7701




U-Haul Storage Centers of Houston

2415 S. Dairy Ashford Road

Houston, TX 77077

(281) 531-4022

[Texaspirate11]

Another shelter to add to the ones above:

Acres Homes Community Development Corporation

6719 W. Montgomery Rd

Houston, Texas 77091

[Texaspirate11]

This information is from the Mayors Office for People with Disabilities
regarding LEGAL HELP - which will be held tonight:

Tonight, between 5 pm and 9 pm, flood victims can call (713) 759-1133 for advice over the phone. There is also a statewide hotline available at (800) 504-7030.

This Saturday, we will hold an in-person legal advice clinic at the Spring Branch Family Center. Anyone with flood questions is welcome

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e35 ... bb7fd13ee5

[Texaspirate11]

Couple of numbers I would like to pass along to you. Please share

For Price Gouging and Construction Scammers (They especially prey upon the elderly)
Please report this to the Texas Attorney Generals Office: 1-800-621-0508

For Those in Distress - Please call the Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990

[Texaspirate11]

IF you know anyone with disabilities and needs help getting information to them
Please alert them to a particularly dangerous situation unfolding weather wise from Dallas to NTX.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 109
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA
WEST CENTRAL THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 230 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4
INCHES IN DIAMETER EXPECTED
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY FORM IN
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS OVER WESTERN PART OF WATCH...INCLUDING A FEW
STRONG SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND
TORNADOES. THE STORMS SHOULD MERGE INTO BROKEN LINES AND
CLUSTERS...WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS CONTINUING TO POSE A RISK FOR
VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND.. AND A FEW TORNADOES AS THEY
MOVE/DEVELOP EAST-NORTHEAST INTO TONIGHT.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 106...WW 107...WW 108...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.

[Texaspirate11]

Well...here we go again this weekend, friends.
Although not the 15-20 inches some received last weekend, it wont take much to flood.
Our ground is saturated and our bayous are just getting back to their banks.
Where will this happen? It's everyone's guess so that's why YOU need to keep an eye to the sky and listen to
weather reports on KHOU and check on this forum.

Rains begin on Friday and go thru Saturday. Please make sure you alert others who may not know.
And be prepared!

[Texaspirate11]

Here we go, friends- please share and help those that need to know:

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
204 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016


AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-
MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...
CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...GROVETON...
HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...
LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...MISSOURI CITY...
NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...
RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS
204 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...FORT ...
BEND...GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...
POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON
AND WHARTON.

* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* UNUSUALLY MOIST TROPICAL AIR WILL STREAM INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. AN UPPER LEVEL JETSTREAM WILL BRING
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES INTO THE REGION AND SHOULD HELP TO
DEVELOP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA THEN SHIFTING EASTWARD AND
NORTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE
GROUND IS SATURATED AND ANY STORMS WITH HIGH RAIN RATES WILL
LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF AND FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL THREAT
SHOULD PEAK FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AFTER THAT AND THE GROUND WILL BE SATURATED
AND STREAMS AND BAYOUS MAY ALREADY BE SWOLLEN OR FLOODING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD WILL LIKELY
AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.
MUCH OF THESE AMOUNTS COULD COME IN ONLY A FEW HOURS OF HEAVY
RAIN. AS WE APPROACH THE WATCH PERIOD CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND
LOCATION WILL LIKELY IMPROVE THE FOCUS FOR WHERE THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL FALL.

* STREETS...BAYOUS...STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY HAVE THE
GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. MOTORISTS AND PERSONS
WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR WHEN THE HEAVY RAIN
ARRIVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

[Texaspirate11]

Some good news for PWD:

Texas Workforce Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: April 27, 2016



Disaster Unemployment Aid Available for April Storms

Workers affected in four Texas counties may now apply for assistance



AUSTIN – Victims affected by the April 17-24 storms of severe weather, including destructive flooding, may now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) in four counties as a result the Presidential Disaster Declaration (FEMA 4269-DR). Workers who lost their jobs and self-employed individuals who have been unable to work due to storms in Fayette, Grimes, Harris and Parker counties may apply for DUA. Applications for DUA for these four counties must be submitted by May 27, 2016.



Read the entire press release for more information on Disaster Unemployment Assistance.

[Texaspirate11]

PLEASE continue to monitor the weather throughout the day
Remember we're under a FLASH FLOOD WATCH STARTING AT 1 P.M. TODAY

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...FORT ...BEND...
GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN
JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.

* FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* UNUSUALLY MOIST TROPICAL AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
DEVELOP WEST OF INTERSTATE 45 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION LATER IN THE
DAY...OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL SET
UP. HOWEVER...THE GROUND IS SATURATED ACROSS MOST OF THE WATCH
AREA AND ANY STORMS WITH HIGH RAIN RATES WILL LEAD TO RAPID
RUNOFF AND FLOODING. THE PEAK THREAT OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
CURRENTLY APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL ABOUT
MIDDAY SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER THAT AND THE GROUND WILL BE SATURATED AND STREAMS AND
BAYOUS MAY ALREADY BE SWOLLEN OR FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
TOTALS BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY
AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE. MUCH OF THESE AMOUNTS COULD COME IN ONLY A FEW HOURS
OF HEAVY RAIN.

* STREETS...BAYOUS...STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY HAVE THE
GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. MOTORISTS AND
PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR WHEN THE HEAVY
RAIN ARRIVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

[Texaspirate11]

Below is a list of FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers due to the recent floods:
Please share

http://www.readyharris.org/go/doc/1829/2815350/

[Texaspirate11]

This coming Tuesday, the 17th of May
Please come out to meet and greet the HURRICANE HUNTERS
at the Galveston Hurricane Town Forum this year!

This town forum will be different than the previous years as you can see the planes
meet the hurricane hunters (*HEROES!), Mets, etc.

May 17th 2016
SCHOLES AIRPORT
2115 Terminal Drive
Galveston.
2:30-5:00 P.M.

Park at MOODY GARDENS where busses will shuttle you to the Airport!

This is going to be the Hurricane Forum this year for residents of GALVESTON
although EVERYONE is invited!

Get your materials for Hurricane Preparedness/People with Disabilities off the Galveston County OEM table!
Hope to see you there!!!

[Texaspirate11]

Well my friends it's that time a year again when we begin to turn our eyes to the GOM
and plan for Hurricane Season 2016.

No matter the numbers that are being thrown around by experts or weather trolls on social media,
you must remember: IT ONLY TAKES ONE to cause chaos.

The recent flooding brought home the fact that within minutes you may need to leave.

Living an independent life is what people with disabilities and the elderly strive for.
During a disaster, all this could be gone, if you don't plan ahead

NO PLAN IS A BAD PLAN.

It's important that you begin to think about your plan and speak to family and friends about your
decision to either evacuate or stay. Galveston County is a mandatory evacuation zone.

YOU KNOW YOUR DISABILITY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE and what it takes to remain as independent as possible
during disasters.

If you are person who is dependent upon electricity to live (that's a good thing) leave the area.
Go to a place outside the strike zone where you know there will be electricity and you wont be compromised.

Begin to write down your plan of action and share it with others.
Where would I go?
Who would I go with ?
How would I get there?
Have I registered with STEAR (211) if I need a ride to the hubs?
Have I registered with the City of Galveston?
Do I know where my hubs are at in Galveston County?
Do I know what I will take with me?
Do I have my medication in a separate zip lock bag?
Do I know where my important papers are?
Am I aware that Texas is a PET FRIENDLY SHELTER STATE?
Did you know that your service dog is counted as a human and CAN NOT be taken away from you?
Do I know what to take if I have to stay in a shelter?

These are questions you need to start thinking about and planning for.
Any help? PM me I'm here to help you.