Must Read: NWS 2024 SE Texas Hurricane, Severe Weather Guide

7/26/24 – The National Weather Service (NWS) has produced a must-read publication called “The 2024 Official SE Texas Hurricane, Severe Weather Guide.” It puts everything you need to know about dealing with hurricanes and other forms of severe weather that strike this area – into one place. It’s a concise, well-written, easy-to-understand compilation of essential information. And it contains large type for the visually impaired.

All Types of Severe Weather Threats Covered

The Guide contains preparedness and safety tips for dealing with hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, large hail, heat and rip currents. It also includes links to websites that will help you stay informed on the quickly evolving threats. Whether you live inland or near the coast, you must read this 32 page document.

List of Topics

Even long-time Gulf Coast residents will find useful information in the 2024 SE Texas Hurricane, Severe Weather Guide. It contains:

  • Hurricane Names (for the next five years)
  • A Readiness Checklist
  • How to Interpret National Hurricane Center (NHC) Cone Graphics
  • Background Information about Hurricanes (such as tracks of the 62 hurricanes that have hit the Texas Coast since 1851)
  • Surf and Rip Currents
  • How Distant Hurricanes Can Be Deadly
  • Storm Surge
  • Inland Reach of Storm Surge in Cat 1, 2 and 3 Storms for Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay and the Brazoria Coastline
  • Five Practical Ways to Protect Yourself from Inland Flooding
  • Tornadoes and Destructive Winds
  • Mobil Homes in High Winds
  • Hurricane Preparation (Elevation, Mobil Homes, Landscaping, Roofing, Doors and Windows)
  • Preparation for Businesses, Marine Areas, Pets
  • Insurance Tips for Before and After the Storm
  • Contact Info and Supplies
  • Hurricane Supply Kit Checklist
  • Final Checklists
  • When Storms Are in the Gulf
  • Actions to Take When Evacuating
  • Actions to Take if Staying
  • Best Sources for Forecast Information
  • Explanation of Terminology and Graphics used by NHC and NWS
  • How to Set Up Android and Apple Phones to Receive Extreme Weather Alerts
  • Where to Find Local information
  • A Tourist Safety Guide
  • Evacuation Routes (including where to find local maps and actions to take before evacuating)
  • Evacuation Zip Zones (for five different categories of hurricanes)
  • How to Register for State of Texas Emergency Assistance
  • Returning Home (including cleanup, water, disinfection, utilities, generators, sewage)
  • Emergency Management Contacts for 23 Southeast Texas Counties

Best-In-Class Resource

You could find information about each of these topics with a web search. But this guide puts all the essential information together for you in one place. And the guide is localized for this area.

It’s a best-in-class resource. And it’s free.

For easy future reference, I’m posting a PDF of the Guide on ReduceFlooding.com. You can find it on the Links page – the first link under Preparedness.

Hurricane Supplies Depleted by Beryl? Replenish Now!

As if on cue, I received an email from Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner this afternoon while writing this post. It included a graphic from the NHC about a potential area of interest in the Atlantic. They project that the disturbance, if it develops, will move toward the Gulf.

As of 7/26/24, NHC gives the area only a 20% chance of developing.

However, Lindner warns, “Overall, the recently quiet Atlantic will be shifting toward a much more active phase over the next 7-10 days. That will likely continue into the peak of hurricane season in September.”

He added, “Now is the time to make sure supplies utilized during Beryl are restocked and plans in place for the remainder of this season.”

Posted by Bob Rehak on 7/26/24

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