Williamson County, Texas

Friday, March 25, 2022, is an Ozone Action Day. This means that ozone is forecast to reach levels that are unhealth for sensitive groups or greater than 70 ppb. Sensitive groups include senior citizens, children and teenagers, adults with respiratory illness, and adults who are active outside, such as outdoor workers.

Cleaning up after a natural disaster requires the support of the entire community. Saturday, March 26, there will be a large clean-up effort for those whose homes were damaged by the March 21 tornadoes. One way the community can help is to hold off taking regular yard debris and trash to the Williamson County landfill and give residents with debris from the tornado priority on Saturday.

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is hosting a kitten shower in anticipation of the upcoming kitten season.

If you were impacted by the March 21 tornadoes in Williamson County or would like to help others, please check out this list of resources.

If you need assistance due to the tornadoes, contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 option 4, or the Austin Disaster Relief Network at 512-806-0800.

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell issued an order declaring a local state of disaster for Williamson County due to the severe weather event on March 21, 2022. For a copy of the disaster declaration click here. The Commissioners Court extended the disaster declaration through April 27. View the extended order here. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 16 Texas counties including Williamson County. View the state disaster declaration here. Anyone with damage can report it here: https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/