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Hurricane Guide | Phone numbers, websites for help

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Virginia

All numbers are area code 757

Chesapeake | 382-6464

Norfolk | 441-5600

Portsmouth | 393-8338

Suffolk | 514-4536

Virginia Beach | 385-4111

Franklin | 385-3111

Southampton County | 653-2100

Isle of Wight County | 365-6308

Surry County | 294-5271

Accomack County | 789-3610

Chincoteague | 336-6519

Northampton County | 678-0411

Hampton | 727-6414

Newport News | 269-2910

Gloucester County | (804) 693-1390

James City County | 566-4315

Poquoson | 868-3501

Williamsburg | 220-6220

York County | 890-3600

North Carolina

All numbers are area code 252

Bertie County | 794-5302

Chowan County | 482-8484

Currituck County | 232-2115

Camden and Pasquotank counties and Elizabeth City | 335-4444

Dare County | 475-5655

Gates County | 357-0210

Hertford County | 358-7861

Hyde County | 926-4374

Nags Head | 475-5655

Perquimans County | 426-7029

Tyrrell County | 796-1371

Washington County | 793-4114

Transportation

VDOT Highway Helpline (800) 367-7623 or 511 (in-state)

North Carolina highway information | 511 (in-state)

Service Organizations

All area codes are 757 unless otherwise noted

American Red Cross, Tidewater Chapter | 446-7700

Salvation Army, Tidewater Command | 543-8100

Salvation Army, Portsmouth Corps | 393-2519

Salvation Army, Suffolk Corps | 539-5201

Salvation Army, Williamsburg Corps | 229-6651

Insurance

Virgina State Corporation Commission | (800) 552-7945

N.C. Department of Insurance | (800) 546-5664 (in N.C. only)

Utilities and Communications

(All area codes are 757 unless otherwise noted)

Cox Communications | 222-2222

Charter Communications | (800) 955-7766

Dominion Virginia Power | 888) 667-3000

Cape Hatteras Electric | (252) 995-5616

Ocracoke Island (Tideland Electric) | (252) 928-1020

Virginia Natural Gas | (866) 229-3578

Columbia Gas | (800) 543-8911

Verizon | 611 or (800) 483-1000

CenturyLink | (800) 824-2877

Websites

There is a wealth of information available on the Internet to help you prepare for and learn about hurricanes.

The Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee, www.hremc.org

VDOT Hurricane Evacuation Guide, www.virginiadot.org/travel/hurricane_default.asp

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management, www.readyvirginia.gov and www.vaemergency.com

The National Hurricane Center, www.nhc.noaa.gov

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, www.ready.gov

The Red Cross, www.redcross.org

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/

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