Wednesday, June 21, 2017: 4:13 p.m.
Tropical Storm Cindy to make landfall overnight
Texas Children’s leadership and the Department of Emergency Management are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico. The Greater Houston area is expecting a potential threat of gusty winds, but rainfall amounts will likely not exceed 1 inch to 2 inches.
At this time, we are continuing operations as normal throughout the Texas Children’s system in the Houston area. Leaders will continue to assess operations and staffing needs over the next 24 hours and will make adjustments accordingly.
As always during inclement weather, people need to be prepared to stay late or arrive early depending on weather conditions. We urge employees to exercise caution when navigating roadways and avoid flooded areas as you head home or make your way into work and when returning home. Please plan for additional travel time and be prepared to identify alternate routes in case roadways are flooded. Also, be sure to communicate with your leaders should your arrival to work be delayed due to the inclement weather conditions.
For more information, including the latest weather, traffic and road conditions, go to the Emergency Management Connect site and the National Weather Service website.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017: 4:34 p.m.
Texas Children’s leadership and the Department of Emergency Management are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico. The Greater Houston area is expecting a potential threat of gusty winds and heavy rainfall between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday.
If the storm continues to track east, the Houston area is expected to receive between 2 and 4 inches of rain on Thursday. If the storm moves west, the area could see between 3 and 5 inches of precipitation.
At this time, we are continuing operations as normal throughout the Texas Children’s system in the Houston area. Leaders will continue to assess operations and staffing needs over the next 24 to 48 hours and will make adjustments accordingly.
As always during inclement weather, people need to be prepared to stay late or arrive early depending on weather conditions. We urge employees to exercise caution when navigating roadways and avoid flooded areas as you head home or make your way into work and when returning home. Please plan for additional travel time and be prepared to identify alternate routes in case roadways are flooded. Also, be sure to communicate with your leaders should your arrival to work be delayed due to the inclement weather conditions.
For more information, including the latest weather, traffic and road conditions, go to the Emergency Management Connect site and the National Weather Service website.