IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Evacuation Zones TERREBONNE PARISH EMERGENCY NUMBERS Zone 1 www.tohsep.com Emergency...... 911 a.) All areas south of the Pointe-aux-Chenes OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY Terrebonne Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness...... 985-873-6357 Floodgate FEMA...... 800-621-3362 b.) All areas south of the Bayou Terrebonne & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS American Red Cross...... 504-620-3105 Floodgate in Lower Montegut Pre-Disaster Food Stamps Registration...... 1-888-524-3578 c.) All of Isle de Jean Charles HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS GUIDE Road Closure Information...... 1-800-469-4828 d.) All areas south of the Bayou Petit Caillou Louisiana Information...... 211 Floodgate including Cocodrie PUBLIC SHELTER INFORMATION Louisiana State Police Troop “C”...... 985-857-3680 e.) All areas south of the Morganza to the Chabert Medical Center...... 985-873-2200 Gulf levee road ramp on Four Point Road Shelters are operated by trained individuals and ensure that the safety, Terrebonne General Health Systems...... 985-873-4141 in Lower Dulac security, and basic needs of its residents are met. What to bring to a shelter? Poison Control...... 1-800-222-1222 f.) All areas south of the Lower Dularge • Change of clothing, blanket, and pillow for each family member. Terrebonne Parish Community Hotline...... 1-844-916-4737 Floodgate • Your disaster supply kit, including food, medications, comfort items, and LOCAL NUMBERS Zone 2 special items for infant or elderly family members. Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government...... 1-800-35-HOUMA/985-868-5050 a.) All of Pointe-aux Chenes Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office...... 985-876-2500 WHAT NOT TO BRING? b.) All of Montegut south of Pointe-aux • There are no weapons, drugs or alcohol allowed. Houma Police Department...... 985-873-6371 Chenes Road (Hwy 665) Terrebonne Parish Council on Aging...... 985-868-8411 c.) All of Chauvin south of Sarah Road Terrebonne Parish School Board...... 985-876-7400 (Hwy 58) INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS Terrebonne Parish Utilities Department...... 985-873-6755 d.) All of Grand Caillou and Dulac south of “THE FIRST 72 HOURS ARE ON YOU” For residents who have medical special needs, or will need transportation Terrebonne Parish Public Works...... 985-873-6735 the Combon Bridge during an evacuation of Terrebonne Parish, please contact the Terrebonne Terrebonne Parish Animal Shelter...... 985-873-6709 e.) All of Bayou Dularge south of Marmande uring a storm, services may not be available, transportation may be Council on Aging at (985) 868-8411 cutD off and roads may be inaccessible. In some cases, you may be forced . SLECA...... 1-800-256-8826 / 985-876-6880 Canal to evacuate. Be ready to respond to any situation by assembling and Entergy...... 1-800-ENTERGY/800-968-8243 To pre-register for Disaster Food Stamp assistance, please call maintaining a Disaster Supply Kit with enough food, water, and other Zone 3 1-888-LA-HELP-U (1-888-524-3578). ATMOS...... 1-888-286-6700 / 1-800-692-4694 supplies for each person in your family for 72 hours. It may take up to 72 a.) All areas south of the Bourg-Larose Hwy City of Thibodaux Gas...... 985-446-5021 / 985-446-7216 hours for relief supplies to be delivered to Terrebonne Parish. (Hwy 24) and Klondyke Road South Coast Gas...... 985-872-0376 SEVERE WEATHER TERMS TO KNOW… b.) All areas south of the Duplantis Bridge in Upper A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IF PARISH OR STATE DURING A HURRICANE Little Caillou ASSETS THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN HAVE PREPARED. Natural disasters most likely to occur in Louisiana, particularly in OFFICIALS TELL YOU OR TROPICAL STORM c.) All areas of Grand Caillou south of Thompson AN EXAMPLE OF A FULLY STOCKED DISASTER SUPPLY KIT low-lying areas bordering the Gulf of Mexico, include hurricanes and Road and Thompson Road Extension SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: flooding due to heavy rains. Residents should be familiar with several TO EVACUATE WATCH OR WARNING terms that describe severe weather conditions. To learn more visit d.) All areas of Bayou Dularge south of the Dularge (AT MINIMUM, A THREE DAY SUPPLY) www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-ww • Leave as soon as possible. • Listen to radio/television for storm progress Highrise Bridge along Highway 315 Water, non-perishable food, formula, and diapers for infants, first aid kit, • Make a Family Communication Plan. Tell reports. clothing and bedding, tools and emergency supplies, cash or travelers checks, Zone 4 flashlight and extra batteries, non-electric can opener, utility knife; fire STORM SURGE/TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE WATCH someone outside of the storm area where you • Check emergency supplies. Adverse conditions are possible in the specified areas of the WATCH, a.) All areas of East Houma and Bourg, south extinguisher (ABC-type), shut-off wrench to turn off household gas and water, are going. • Fuel your car. sanitation supplies, Official DOTD Highway Map, entertainment, important usually within 48 hours. May be applied to thunderstorms, tornadoes, • Take emergency supplies, clothing, and • Board up windows and check tie-downs of the Intracoastal Waterway family documents, inventory of valuable household goods and important floods, or hurricanes. telephone numbers, and family records (birth, marriage, death certificates). blankets/sleeping bags to shelter. on your travel trailer or mobile home. Zone 5 STORM SURGE/ TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE WARNING • Protect your home by unplugging • Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest FOR HELP BUILDING YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT, a.) All areas south of four-lane U.S. Highway Adverse conditions are expected in the specified area of the WARNING, appliances and turning off electricity and settings. 90, including all of West Houma, Bayou GO TO WWW.GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG usually within 36 hours. May be applied to thunderstorms, tornadoes, water. • Store drinking water. floods, or hurricanes. Black, Gibson, Donner and Chacahoula. • Turn off the main electrical power switch. • Review evacuation plan. Store your kit in a convenient place known to all family members. Keep a • Turn off the main water valve and Zone 6 smaller version of the supply kit in the trunk of your car. Change your disconnect the hose. a.) All areas north of four-lane U.S. Highway stored water supply every six months so it stays fresh. Replace your PREPARING YOUR ANIMALS • Turn propane tanks off. stored food every six months. 90 including Schriever and Gray Making plans for your family is extremely important. Don’t forget to RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEM Re-think your kit and family needs at least once a year. Replace batteries, plan for the animals in your life, too! AFTER A STORM update clothes, etc. LOUISIANA EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM Keep these items in a waterproof container that can be easily transported • The location of your evacuation destination may or may not The following radio stations are key participants in the Louisiana Emergency Alert System. In the • Stay tuned to local radio or television for from your home to your car and your safe place. Assemble your kit now to accept pets, so call ahead and check. Animal shelters will be set Event of an emergency, these stations will broadcast emergency information. information from your local or state officials. allow for immediate action during an emergency. up in various parts of the state on an “as-needed” basis. The - Twitter: www.twitter.com/tohsep ALEXANDRIA CROWLEY LAKE NORTHEAST Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry works year round - Facebook: Terrebonne Parish Office AM 970 (KSYL) FM 102.9 (KAJN) CHARLES AM 540 / FM 101.9 (KNOE) with the Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) to provide of Homeland Security & Emergency AM 580/FM 96.9 (KZMZ) AM 1470 (KLCL) sheltering opportunities. Species-specific disaster preparedness FM 93.1 (KQID) Preparedness HOUMA FM 99.5 (KHLA) RUSTON advice is available at www.lsart.org. FM 106.3 (KXOR) Get emergency notifications AM 1490 (KRUS) - Instagram: TerrebonneOSHEP BATON ROUGE • Create a disaster readiness kit for your animal that includes food, FM 96.7 (KCIL) NEW FM 107.5 (KXKZ) - Youtube: tohsepla AM 1150 (WJBO) AM 1490 (ESPN) via phone, text and email. water, first aid supplies, feeding supplies and other items that are - Website: www.tpcg.org, www.tohsep.com FM 102.5 (WFMF) ORLEANS necessary to keep your animal comfortable for at least 3 - 5 days. • Return home only after state or local officials LAFAYETTE AM 870 (WWL) SHREVEPORT To sign up for EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATIONS FM 99.9 (KTDY) FM 101.9 (WLMG) AM 1130 / FM 94.5 • Remember, animal ownership is a responsibility! Be ready to take advise that it is safe to do so. through TERREBONNE ALERT, visit tohsep.com/terrebonnealert care of your whole family. NOAA WEATHER RADIO (NWR) and click sign up to begin your registration. NOAA Weather Radio is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information direct from a nearby National Weather Service Office. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazardous information 24 hours a day. OH MD TERREBONNE PARISH Atlantic City HURRICANE CATEGORIES Washington D.C. DE N WIND SPEED (MPH) DAMAGE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY WV Ocean City Very dangerous winds will produce some damage & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KY 1 74-95 VIRGINIA Extremely dangerous winds will cause 985-873-6357 96-110 extensive damage Norfolk 2 UNITED 111-129 Devastating damage will occur NC 3 HOW TO TRACK A HURRICANE Cape Hatteras 130-156 Catastrophic damage will occur STATES 4 35° dvisories are numbers consecutively for Wilmington eachA storm, and describe the present and 156 Catastrophic damage will occur SC 5 forecast position and intensity of the storm. Tropical cyclone advisories are issued at MS AL GEORGIA six-hour intervals—at 4am, 10am, 4pm and 10pm Central Daylight Time. Bulletins provide Charleston BERMUDA LA additional information. Each message gives the TEXAS Savannah name, eye position, intensity and forecast Mobile movement of the tropical cyclone. Hurricane eye Gulf positions are given by latitude (for example, Lake Baton Pensacola Port Jacksonville 13.2 degrees North) and longitude (for example, Charles Rouge HOUMA Tallahassee 57.8 degrees West), to the nearest one-tenth of New Orleans 30° one degree. Galveston Apalachicola 50 Daytona Beach 100 FL Cape Canaveral TO PLOT THE LOCATION OF A Tampa STORM: Corpus Christi Palm Beach A. Find the latitude of the storm (the first 200 coordinate in the pair), and locate the Fort Meyers Ft. Lauderdale horizontal line on the map that matches Brownsville Miami BAHAMAS this latitude. 300 Nassau Key West 25° B. Find the longitude (the second coordinate in the pair, usually followed by a W or E), 400 and locate the vertical line on the map that Havana matches this longitude. TURKS & CAICOS IS. C. Find the place on the map where the two 500 lines intersect. This is the location of the Tampico CUBA storm eye. Draw a symbol at this spot, and Merida note the advisory number, eye position, Camaguey intensity, forecast direction of movement, the date and time next to the symbol. Campeche Cozumel 20° YUCATAN CAYMAN IS. Guantanamo Hurricanes can change direction very quick- Veracruz PENINSULA HAITI DOMINICAN BRITISH VIRGIN IS. JAMAICA San Juan ly and can cause damage far away from the Port-au-Prince ANGUILLA REPUBLIC exact landfall location. Residents should Santo ST. MARTIN PUERTO Belize City Kingston Domingo ST. BARTHELEMY pay close attention to the forecast error RICO (U.S.) cone that can be found on the current MEXICO BELIZE ANTIGUA U.S. VIRGIN ST. KITTS hurricane forecast tract from the National & NEVIS Puerto Cortes ISLANDS GUADELOUPE Hurricane Center at www.nhc.noaa.gov. GUATE- DOMINICA The cone contains the probable path of the storm center but does not show the size of HONDURAS Cabo Gracias a Dios 15° MALA MARTINIQUE the storm. Hazardous conditions can occur ST. LUCIA outside of the cone. EL SALVADOR San Andres ST. VINCENT & NICARAGUA ARUBA CURACAO THE GRENADINES BARBADOS HURRICANE WARNING GRENADA TOBAGO CHECKLIST TRINIDAD Freeze-dried food Eyeglasses 100° 95° 90° 85° COSTA RICA 80° 75° 70° 65° 60° 55° Ice chest, Water50° Items for infants and Battery-powered radio elderly Balboa Flashlight Pet food and supplies Batteries Backup of computer on 0 500 mi PANAMA VENEZUELA Fuel, First aid kit external hard drive 0 500 km Sleeping bag Checkbook, cash and Matches, Candles credit cards MERCATOR PROJECTION COLOMBIA Prescription medications Map of area The scale is accurate along the equator. Elsewhere on the map, scale increases toward poles. GUYANA