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    Boil water notice Tap water may not be safe to drink yet.

    Utilities issue a notice when pressure drops or a test fails, usually after a main break or power loss. It stays in place until lab samples come back clean.

    Do this
    • Bring water to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then let it cool.
    • Use boiled or bottled water to drink, cook, brush teeth, make ice and fill pet bowls.
    • Throw out ice and drinks made since the notice began.
    Still fine
    • Showering and bathing, as long as you do not swallow water.
    • Laundry and hand-washing with soap.
    • Dishwashers with a heated or sanitize cycle.

    When it is lifted, run cold taps for a few minutes and replace fridge filters.

    Weather: watch, warning, advisory Three words, three different levels of urgency.
    Watch = be ready

    Conditions could produce the hazard. Charge phones, know where you would shelter, keep an eye on the sky.

    Warning = act now

    The hazard is happening or about to. Take shelter or move to higher ground right away.

    • Advisory: less severe, still hazardous. Slow down and plan extra time.
    • Tornado warning: lowest floor, interior room, away from windows.
    • Flash flood: never drive into water over a road. Turn around.
    • Freeze: protect people, pets, pipes and plants.

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    AMBER, Silver and Blue alerts Statewide alerts for missing people and wanted suspects.

    The Texas Department of Public Safety sends these to phones, highway signs and broadcasters in the area where the person may be.

    • AMBER: an abducted child, 17 or younger, believed to be in danger.
    • Silver: a missing older adult with a diagnosed impairment such as dementia.
    • Blue: a suspect wanted for killing or seriously injuring a law officer.
    • CLEAR: a missing adult believed to be in immediate danger.
    If you see something

    Note the vehicle, plate, location and direction of travel. Call 911 or the number in the alert.

    Do not

    Do not follow or confront anyone, and do not share unverified sightings on social media.

    Burn bans and Red Flag days When outdoor burning is off the table.

    Counties set burn bans when it is dry. A Red Flag Warning from the National Weather Service means wind and low humidity could spread any spark fast.

    • No brush piles, trash burning or fireworks while a ban is active.
    • Grilling is usually allowed. Keep a lid, a hose and a clear patch of ground.
    • Do not park on dry grass, and secure trailer chains so they do not drag.

    Numbers to know

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