Hurricane Harvey and the TX flooding are an ongoing and dynamic crisis. We’re offering a variety of crisis links, tools and resources and will update these resources periodically throughout the crisis, so check back.
Breaking news and updates
- Harvey News – a Twitter list with a live, continuously updated feed. Curated by the Texas Tribune that compiles various TX news services
- New York Times Live Briefing – NYT has dropped the paywall for Harvey news.
- Washington Post has dropped paywall and is open access during Harvey crisis
- CNN Live Updates
- Houston Chronicle
- Senator John Cornyn’s site is curating a list of mandatory evacuations, shelters & other Harvey resources
- Weather updates: National Hurricane Center #Harvey
- Texas road closures – map from TX DOT
- Houston road closures
- Texas Division of Emergency Management – updates via Twitter
Emergency Help
- If you need immediate rescue or have an extreme emergency: Call 911. Officials say stay on the line until answered. There may be a long lag time, but all calls will be responded to. Do not hang up or you go to the end of the queue on callback.
- Hurricane Harvey: FEMA
- Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Hurricane Harvey Disability Hotline (800) 626-4959
Locate loved ones
Shelter
- Red Cross Shelter Finder
- Google Crisis Map for Hurricane Harvey
- Open shelters – list from Sen, Cornyn
- Airbnb – find a place or offer a place for evacuees
Animals
- Texas Animal Holding Facilities and Shelters (PDF) Call 2-1-1.
Other tools and resources
- Download the FEMA app
- Find a local foodbank
- Hurricane Harvey Resources – USA.gov
- Food and Water Safety During Power Outages and Floods
- Red Cross Flood Safety Checklist (PDF)
- FDA Offers Tips about Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters
- Ready.gov on Floods – also in Spanish
- Settling insurance claims after a disaster – how to file a claim, how the claim process works, what’s covered and what’s not
- 7 ‘mythbusters’ from FEMA for Texas flood victims
How you can help
- 5 Tips for Donating After Disasters
- American Red Cross – call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation for those in need
- Global Giving – a $2 million goal for relief to survivors
- Houston Foodbank
- Portlight – Post-disaster relief for people with disabilities
- Texas Diaper Bank
- SPCA of Texas
- GoFundMe’s Hurricane Harvey Relief pages
- United Way of Houston – storm recovery
- Charity Navigator – charities providing assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey