# Emergency Resources

In an immediate emergency — a medical crisis, a fire, a crime in progress, or water coming into your home — call 911 now. The rest of this page is for everything around that moment: the right number when it's not a 911 call, live flood and road conditions, how to report outages, and where to find help after a disaster.

## Numbers to save

Put these in your phone before you need them. In a widespread storm, calls can fail while text and data still work — 911 also takes texts in Harris County, and most services below have a website.

One thing that trips up new residents: Crosby is unincorporated Harris County, so Houston's 311 line doesn't cover it. For county problems that aren't emergencies — debris, drainage, stray animals — start with the sheriff's non-emergency line or 211.

- [911](tel:911) — police, fire, or medical emergency — call or text (Harris County supports text-to-911)
- [713-221-6000](tel:7132216000) — Harris County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line — the law enforcement agency covering Crosby
- [1-800-222-1222](tel:18002221222) — Poison Control — free, 24/7, interpreters available (poison.org)
- [988](tel:988) — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text, free, 24/7
- [211](tel:211) — 211 Texas — community resources, shelter locations, disaster assistance

## Weather alerts

These are the official warning channels for Crosby and northeast Harris County. Also keep Wireless Emergency Alerts turned on in your phone's settings — tornado and flash-flood warnings come through even when cell networks are congested.

- [crosbynews.com/alerts](/alerts) — active NWS alerts for Crosby, refreshed every 15 minutes — also an RSS feed at /alerts.xml
- [ReadyHarris](https://www.readyharris.org) — Harris County emergency management — sign up for official emergency alerts by call, text, or email
- [NWS Houston/Galveston](https://www.weather.gov/hgx) — the National Weather Service office that issues warnings for Crosby

## Flooding & high water

Crosby floods from its bayous and the San Jacinto River. Never drive into water on a road — turn around, don't drown. Most flood deaths around Houston are people in vehicles.

- [crosbynews.com/water](/water) — live levels for Cedar Bayou, the San Jacinto River, Luce Bayou, and nearby gauges, with NWS flood stages
- [Harris County Flood Warning System](https://www.harriscountyfws.org) — county rainfall and channel gauges with live inundation mapping
- [Harris County Flood Education Mapping Tool](https://www.harriscountyfemt.org) — look up whether an address sits in a mapped floodplain
- [Harris County Flood Control District](https://www.hcfcd.org) — floodplain maps and drainage projects
- [FloodSmart.gov](https://www.floodsmart.gov) — the National Flood Insurance Program — homeowner's policies don't cover flood damage, and a new flood policy typically takes 30 days to take effect, so buy before a storm is named

## Roads & traffic

Check before you drive in severe weather — high-water spots close Crosby's routes fast:

- [Houston TranStar](https://traffic.houstontranstar.org) — real-time Houston-area traffic, incidents, and high-water road closures
- [DriveTexas](https://drivetexas.org) — TxDOT statewide highway conditions and closures

## Power & gas outages

If a power line is down or you smell gas, get clear of the area and call 911 first — then the utility. Most of Crosby gets electric delivery and natural gas from CenterPoint Energy.

- [CenterPoint Outage Center](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/outage) — report an electric outage and track restoration on the outage map
- [713-207-2222](tel:7132072222) — CenterPoint electric — report outages and downed power lines
- [888-876-5786](tel:18888765786) — CenterPoint natural gas — report a gas leak or gas odor after you've left the area

## Industrial incidents

Crosby has chemical plants of its own and sits near the east Harris County industrial corridor. When you see smoke or flaring or hear a boom, the CAER Line carries recorded updates straight from area plants and emergency officials — and any shelter-in-place order comes through ReadyHarris and Wireless Emergency Alerts.

- [281-476-2237](tel:2814762237) — East Harris County CAER Line — recorded industrial-incident and flaring updates, 24/7
- [EHCMA / CAER Online](https://www.ehcma.org) — the same updates on the web, from the East Harris County Manufacturers Association

## Shelter & disaster recovery

When a disaster displaces people, shelters are announced through ReadyHarris, local media, and the organizations below:

- [American Red Cross](https://www.redcross.org) — open shelters, emergency supplies, and recovery help — 1-800-733-2767
- [DisasterAssistance.gov](https://www.disasterassistance.gov) — apply for FEMA assistance after a federally declared disaster — or call 1-800-621-3362
- [211 Texas](https://www.211texas.org) — dial 211 for shelter, food, housing, and disaster recovery programs

## Before the storm

Hurricane season runs June through November. Crosby sits inland of the coastal storm-surge evacuation zones, but coastal evacuations route through northeast Harris County — expect heavy traffic on US-90 and I-10 when zones toward the coast are called. Build a kit (water, food, medicine, flashlights, batteries) before a storm has a name.

- [H-GAC evacuation planning](https://www.h-gac.com/hurricane-evacuation-planning) — the regional Zip-Zone hurricane evacuation maps — check whether an address is in a zone (Crosby isn't, but family toward the coast may be)
- [Ready.gov](https://www.ready.gov) — FEMA's preparedness guides — build a kit, make a family plan
- [crosbynews.com/weather](/weather) — the Crosby forecast — check timing before severe weather arrives

## About this page

Every link and number here was checked when this page was last updated, but services change — if a number stops working, dial 211 and they can route you, and please tell us so we can fix it.

crosbynews.com is an independent project, not a government service. This page is a directory of official resources, not a live status board — in a life-threatening situation, don't read a website: call 911.

- [/contact](/contact) — report a broken link or a number that's changed

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