I didn’t hear a tornado siren. There’s one located directly behind my house. When it sounds, it is deafening. The city of Dallas activates them during severe weather. I’ve lived …
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They Thought They Were Just Handing out Lunch
By Elizabeth Morse, Northern Nevada Chapter Red Cross volunteers know they’ll help people when they work on disasters. Few expect to actually save lives. But that’s exactly what happened to …
Surviving Disaster for the Second Time
Written by Stefanie Arcangelo, American Red Cross for Texas Gulf Coast Blog At 1:45 a.m. on March 10, 2016, Stacey Kellum and her family were watching the creek, fed by …
On the Ground Perspective: Lone Star Response
Post by Richard Reed, Senior Vice President, Disaster Cycle Services They say everything is bigger in Texas. They aren’t kidding. I’m writing to you from here in the Lone Star …
Coping with the Fort Hood Tragedy
This post was co-written written by Liz Fielden, Associate and Diane Manwill, LPC LMFT LCPC-S, Senior Associate, Mental Health for Services to the Armed Forces department at the National Headquarters …
Blizzard
If you use Twitter, be sure to follow the #blizzard hashtag for news and updates and to use the #Imprepared hashtag to share how you got ready for this storm.
Time-lapsed Hermine
See Tropical Storm Hermine in several time-lapse videos
In the News
Find out how your American Red Cross is making news today.
Hermine
Tropical Storm Hermine is bearing down on South Texas and Mexico this evening.
We’re the Pot of Gold
Our disaster tech team is positioned in South Texas for Tropical Depression 2.