When a hurricane strikes, people often don't know where to turn for help. The following is a list of resources for when your life has been affected by just such an emergency:

Up to the Minute Information

Victoria Advocate - victoriaadvocate.com361-574-1222 or 1-800-456-6696twitter.com/vicadvocteClick the "follow" boxUse #vtxstorm to report or search for hurricane information• Find us on Facebook: VictoriaAdvocate

Power Outages• AEP - AEP.com 866-223-8508

• Victoria Electric Co-op - victoriaelectric.coop 361-573-2428 or 361-582-5555 (frequently updated during emergencies)

Missing Persons• Victoria Police Department - victoriatx.org/police/index.asp or361-573-3221

• Victoria County Sheriff's Office - victoriasheriff.org or 361-575-0651

• Crossroads Chapter of the American Red Cross - 361-573-2671, (8 a.m. -5 p.m.M-F ) or 1-800-red-cross (733-2767) or visit the "Safe and Well List" at redcross.org, which allows family members to search for loved ones who have registered that they are all right after a major disaster.

Cable outages• Suddenlink - suddenlink.com 361-573-6301

Phone outages• AT&T - att.com - 800-246-8464

Closed roads• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - txdot.gov or 800-452-9292

• Victoria Emergency Management - victoriatx.org/oem/index.aspl, or Facebook Victoria OEM

• Victoria Police Department - 361-573-3221

• Victoria County Sheriff's Office - victoriasheriff.org/ or 361-575-0651

Flooded areas•  Victoria Emergency Management - Facebook Victoria OEM

Property damage• Call your insurance company

• Tree trimmers

• FEMA - 800-621-FEMA (3362)fema.gov/

County emergency numbers:• Calhoun County Sheriff's Office - calhouncountysheriff.org/ 361-553-4646

DeWitt County Sheriff's Office - dewittsheriff.org/ or361-275-5734

Goliad County Sheriff's Office - co.goliad.tx.us index.html or 361-645-3451

Jackson County Sheriff's Office - co.jackson.tx.us/ips/cms/ or 361-782-3541

Lavaca County Sheriff's Office - co.lavaca.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html or 361-798-2121

Yoakum Police - cityofyoakum.org/Police.html or361-293-5234

Matagorda County Sheriff's Office - co.matagorda.tx.us/ips/cms/ countyoffices/ sheriff.html979-245-5526

Refugio County Sheriff's Office - co.refugio.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html or361-526-2351

Wharton County Sheriff's Office - whartoncountysheriff.org or 979-532-1550