(Harris County, TX) – The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and the National Weather Service (NWS) will be monitoring hazardous weather in our area region on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Heavy rain, strong winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible.

Tune into your NOAA radio and be on alert for possible tornadoes resulting from severe thunderstorms.  Some signs of danger include:

• A dark or greenish sky.
• Large hail.
• Dark, low-lying rotating cloud.
• Loud roar, similar to a freight train.

If you encounter of these danger signs, be prepared to take shelter immediately.  Get tornado and additional severe weather safety tips at http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/ThreatAwareness/weather_aware_severe.htm.

Residents can monitor weather conditions through the local media and at NWS www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx.

All watches and warnings issued by NWS will automatically feed to HCOHSEM Twitter and Facebook pages

http://www.facebook.com/hcohsem and http://www.twitter.com/hcohsem.

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For more information visit the Regional Joint Information Center website at www.readyharris.org

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