State storm help
Storm help in Texas
Official help for Texas in one place. Every link goes to the agency, utility or program itself.
Links checked September 29, 2026.
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Source: National Weather Service alerts.
County pages
County pages show flood insurance claims, disaster declarations, wildfires and past El Niño rain from official records. We have them for these counties in Texas:
Call 211
Dial 211 to reach local help: food, shelter, and help after a storm.
Get emergency alerts
Phones get Wireless Emergency Alerts on their own. Local sign-ups add warnings and evacuation orders by text, call or email. Texas has no statewide sign-up we could verify; counties run their own.
- County alertsReady Harris (county alerts) (opens in a new tab)
- Wireless Emergency AlertsReady.gov: Emergency alerts (opens in a new tab)
Emergency management
- State agencyTexas Division of Emergency Management (opens in a new tab)
- County emergency officesTDEM: Emergency Management Officials (opens in a new tab)
After a disaster
After a federal disaster declaration, FEMA help opens for the counties it names. You apply at DisasterAssistance.gov.
- State recoveryTDEM Recovery (opens in a new tab)
- Federal disaster helpDisasterAssistance.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Open sheltersRed Cross open shelter finder (opens in a new tab)
Sandbags
Most cities and counties hand out free sandbags only when a storm is close, and the sites change each time. Call 311 or check your county’s emergency page when a storm is forecast.
Power outages
Your bill names your power company. These are the state’s main ones; check your address to see which may serve it.
- Outage pageOncor (opens in a new tab)
- Outage mapCenterPoint Energy (opens in a new tab)
- Outage pageAEP Texas (opens in a new tab)
- Outage pageAustin Energy (opens in a new tab)
- Outage pageCPS Energy (San Antonio) (opens in a new tab)
- Outage mapEntergy Texas (opens in a new tab)
Roads
DriveTexas (TxDOT) has the state’s road closures and conditions. Don’t drive through water over the road.
- Road conditionsDriveTexas (TxDOT) (opens in a new tab)
Drinking water
After a flood, your water system may tell you to boil water. These are the state’s drinking-water pages.
- Drinking waterTCEQ Public Drinking Water (opens in a new tab)
- Boil water noticesTCEQ boil water notices (opens in a new tab)
What about your street?
A state page can’t tell you about your home. Check your address against the official flood, fire and landslide maps and live warnings.