Weather/Emergency Information: Wildfires, Earthquakes, Floods & Winds

Free PDF from the EU Science Hub that summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclone winds, and sea level surge. The exposure focuses on human settlements assessed through two variables: the global built-up and the global resident population

FEMA website that provides in-depth information on specific hazards including what to do before, during and after each hazard type. The following hazards are covered: Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Thunderstorms and Lightning, Winter Storms and Extreme Cold, Extreme Heat, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslide and Debris Flows (Mudslide), Tsunamis, Fires, Wildfires, Hazardous Materials Incidents, Household Chemical Emergencies, Nuclear Power Plant and Terrorism (including Explosion, Biological, Chemical, Nuclear and Radiological hazards).

Texas Forest Service tool to help determine if your property is at risk from wildfires. The public viewer is available for all, but the professional viewer, fire occurrence explorer, and community editor require a rationale for access to view. The application supplies baseline information "to support mitigation and (fire) prevention efforts across the state."

Earthquake maps from the U.S. and around the world, scientific data, FAQs, and archives.

Topic page from the Homeland Security Digital Library that includes general documents, hearings, lessons learned, maps, organizations, preparedness plans and strategies, and websites.

Guide from the Institute for Business and Home Safety covering retrofit ideas for the roof, wall openings (doors, windows, etc.) and the wall to foundation connection. Includes a checklist.

Texas Tech's National Wind Institute's guide with wind protection ideas for the family, house, business, community, and school.

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FEMA P-320 guide to help home or small business owners assess their risk and determine the best type of safe room for their needs.

Special project of the Texas Tribune and Pro Publica pairing "science journalism with cutting-edge technology and on-the-ground reporting to produce an immersive look at why the Texas coast isn’t ready for the next big hurricane."

Provides hurricane preparation guides and resources from NOAA's National Weather Service.

Part of NOAA's National Weather Service, this site contains storm related information and posts advisories through the web page, podcasts, and mobile phones.

Hurricane topic page with general resources, hearings and testimonies, lessons learned, preparedness plans and strategies, reports, and websites.

Contains characteristics of a local workforce affected by a hurricane including affected industries, ages of workers, and workers' earnings. Also includes historical data.

National Weather Service page with information about what to do before, during and after a tornado to stay safe.

from Houston Office of Emergency Management

Find information about flooding and floodplains and programs to combat flooding.

Search by any address in Harris County to find out if it is near or in a floodplain.

This on-line tool allows users to search by watershed, street address and other parameters to access information about specific numbered benchmarks. For each benchmark, the tool includes a description of its site location, plus a photograph and sketch of the site to help in locating the marker within the site.

Uses data from rain gauges to provide a map with rainfall totals all around Houston.

Map provided by the Texas Water Development Board showing where flooding is occurring in the state of Texas in real time. See also TexMesonet for current weather conditions and rainfall.

Created by Baker Botts, the Guide covers a broad variety of topics, such as how to file flood claims, renters’ rights, how to replace your passport and/or credit cards that may have been lost or damaged in the storm, information about schools and about small business administration loans, and tips to avoid home repair fraud. It also contains a broad list of other resources and includes contact information for them.

The Harvey Memories Project is a community-driven digital memory bank created through a partnership between Rice University, Houston Public Library, Harris County Public Library, and the University of Houston Libraries.

The goal of the project is to help create a public archive of the memories of Hurricane Harvey’s effects on the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area and Texas at large. We collect, publish, and preserve images, videos, audio, and text-based stories that document people’s experience of Hurricane Harvey.