Hotline Information

• Call the UTMB hotline at (409) 77-ALERT (772-5378) or toll free at (888) 772-5449; or
• Call your supervisor; or
• Call the UTMB main operator at (409) 772-1011.
• Information is also available via the web at http://www.utmb.edu/alert
• Should the UTMB web server go down, a second server is in place as a backup. It is hosted by our colleagues at the Texas Higher Education Network (THEnet), and will be available via UTMB's normal URL: http://www.utmb.edu.  Additionally, an informational site will be activated at http://utmbinfo.com.

If there are problems with the numbers or resources above, listen to the radio or television for information. During a crisis, UTMB provides information to Texas State Network News affiliates throughout the state.

Monitor local televison and radio stations including KTRH/740 AM or KUHF 88.7 FM  in Houston, or TV reports for UTMB announcements.

Check the alert page for information.

If on campus, check the announcements monitors which are distributed in public areas around UTMB, and the bulletin boards which will be set up in the cafeteria.

Additional weather information is available by phone at (409) 74-STORM [747-8676] or toll free at (888) 772-5449.
 

For information specific to hurricane season and about creating a personal hurricane plan for you and your family, and for weather information, visit these web sites:

NOAA Tropical Prediction Center
www.nhc.noaa.gov

National Weather Service hurricane information
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/ hurricane/index.shtml

Galveston.com Hurricane Center
www.galveston.com/weather

UTMB Weather Page
http://webx.utmb.edu/weather/index.shtml