Harris County Office of Homeland
Security & Emergency Management

Hurricane Rita Media Information
from the Joint Information Center

Director of OEM
Judge Eckels

 
Scheduled Press Briefings
Tuesday 9:30am - George R. Brown
Tuesday 12:15pm - City Hall
 
Quick Links
School Closings
NOAA-NHC Hurricane Rita
Strike Probs/Watches/Warnings
Evacuation Map
(1 MB PDF File)
Contra-Flow Map
HC Situation Report
Zip Codes/Storm Surge
(260 KB PDF File)
HCFCD Storm Surge Map
(8.57 MB PDF File)
HCFCD Elevation Map
(4.83 MB PDF File)
HC Hurricane Videos
NOAA - HNC Preparedness
Hou-Galv Hurricane Info
FACT Sheets
Sept 26, 10am (PDF Doc)
Sept 25, 11:30am (PDF Doc)
Sept 24, 5pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 24, 12pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 23, 10pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 23, 6:30pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 23, 3pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 23, 10am (PDF Doc)
Sept 22, 7pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 22, 3pm (PDF Doc)
Sept 22, 7am (PDF Doc)
Sept 21, 3pm (PDF Doc)
 
 
 

 

Shelters

HCOEM urges you to confirm availability before going to a shelter.


HOUSTON AREA:
Barnett Stadium: 6800 Fairway 713-845-5015
Delmar Stadium 2020 Mangum 713-957-7711
Red Cross: 713-313-5480
First United Methodist Church: 4308 W. David Road (Hwy 105)
Spring High School: 281-353-3465
St. Maximilliam Church: 2013 West Road 281-955-7324
Butler Stadium: 13755 South Main St.
Church Baptist Fellowship: 12501 Champion Forest
First Baptist Church: 7401 Katy Freeway, Houston
Church of Houston on the Westside; 1400 Brittmoore / ¼ west of Beltway 8 and ½ north of I-10

LIVINGSTON:
Pine Ridge Elementary: 1200 Mill Ridge Drive, Livingston
Timber Creek Church: 1701 North Willis, Livingston

SPRING:
Spring Creek Baptist Church: 14341 Rayford Road, Spring

KATY:
First St John Lutheran Church: 1613 Keys Street, Katy
Holy Convenant Methodist Church: 2211 Morton Ranch Road, Katy

SAN JACINTO:
(Shelters open at 5pm Friday)

Cold Spring Intermediate: 1510 State Hwy 150
Shepherd Middle School: 1401 Byrd Ave

Special Needs Citizens (already registered), The Senior Citizens Center, East Pine Avenue You have questions call: 936-653-3395

HUMBLE:
The Lambs of God Church: 1400 FM 1960
Methodist Church: 400 Main

CONROE:
Conroe ISD opened three shelters and are already full and turning evacuees away.

WALLER COUNTY:
First Methodist Church: 1206 Smith Street, Waller

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION:
Gateway Center, College Station. But the shelters are full and evacuees are being diverted to Austin

BRENHAM:
Blinn College: 902 College, Brenham

LUFKIN:
Lufkin High School: 309 S. Medford, off Loop 287 East.

NACOGDOCHES:
Fredonia Hill Baptist Church: 1711 South St. (Business U-S 59)

HUNTSVILLE:
Mile marker 101 and a-half on Interstate 45. Pet Shelter:
Walker County Fairgrounds: Highway 30, Huntsville

SAN ANTONIO:
McCreless Mall: 4100 S. New Braunfels Ave. (off I-37)

Red Cross has set up a Hotline number with information about available evacuation shelters locations for Hurricane Rita evacuees. Call Red Cross' local information Hotline number at (713) 313-5480.

 

 
 

 

Important Info
State Shelter Info
(888) 312-4567
Shelter Hot Line (713) 313-5480
Shelters List
Shelters