March 2019 – Weather Preppers

Beto O'Rourke kicks off campaign in Texas

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – This week’s panel: Wayne Dolcefino – media consultant, Laura Moser – former Democratic congressional candidate, Bob Price – Associate Editor of Breitbart Texas, Tomaro Bell – Super Neighborhood leader, Keir Murray – Democratic strategist, Ben Streusand – conservative commentator, “Three Amigos”, KSEV Radio, talk with Greg Groogan about presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke declared that immigrants make the country safer as he staged rallies across…

A 2000 tornado in Fort Worth triggered a boom in development

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Published 9:30 am CDT, Sunday, March 31, 2019 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It’s been nearly 20 years since a tornado lumbered through downtown Fort Worth and experts say the deadly storm left behind more than just destruction. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that experts say the twister in 2000, which caused an estimated $400 million in damage, triggered a valuable opportunity for business redevelopment and more housing. Insurance Council of Texas records show the tornado…

Crosby, Penguins to host the Hurricanes

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Carolina Hurricanes (43-28-7, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (42-25-11, third in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh into a matchup against Carolina. He’s eighth in the NHL with 94 points, scoring 33 goals and recording 61 assists. The Penguins have gone 14-8-4 against division opponents. Pittsburgh is seventh in the NHL recording 9 points per game, averaging 3.3 goals and 5.6 assists. FLASH SALE!…

Leland wildfire mostly contained

Posted on March 30, 2019March 31, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

By Ashley Morris StarNews Staff Saturday Mar 30, 2019 at 8:18 PM Officials warn visibility will be low on smoke-filled I-140 in Leland. Fire officials are warning drivers and residents there will be decreased visibility along I-140 Saturday evening after a wildfire burned through nearly 50 acres. Drivers should remain vigilant and expect to see smoke lingering over the roadway. Officials with the N.C. Forestry Service responded to more than 10 wildfires Saturday across Brunswick County, with the largest fire…

Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church lends a hand to a family in Maple Hill still suffering from Florence

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Wrightsville Beach Baptist lends a hand to a Pender County family in need (Photo: Kate Cornell) MAPLE HILL, NC (WWAY) — Imagine having a house in your family for six generations and seeing it damaged or destroyed in a natural disaster, twice. Nancy Schultz and Brian Mott’s family had to do that after Matthew and Florence in Maple Hill, and they both agree that this is not a house you can just give up on….

Wildfires spreading across Southeastern North Carolina

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Wildfire burning in Leland (WWAY/ Amanda Fitzpatrick) SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WWAY)– According to Brunswick County Dispatch their are reports of wildfires that are currently spreading across Southeastern North Carolina. WWAY has a crew on scene off of Industrial Boulevard where one of the fires is burning. – Advertisement – This is a developing story and we will update when we get more information. SHARE Facebook Twitter

DeVos Grilled Over Federal Budget, Special Olympics

Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

You’re reading NPR’s weekly roundup of education news. For the third year in a row, President Trump submitted a fiscal year 2020 budget request to Congress that included cuts to education spending. If the last two years, and well, the last several decades, are any guide, Congress will decide to increase spending instead. One new wrinkle this year: the House, including the Education and Workforce Committee, is now controlled by Democrats. They asked Education Secretary…

A Kentucky fan’s offensive sign about game with Houston involves Hurricane Harvey

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The Kentucky Wildcats are taking on the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Kansas City, Missouri. A photo of a fan sign near UK’s campus in Lexington is going viral after the message said, “We’re gonna finish what Harvey started …. #CatsBy90,” according to Houston’s CBS affiliate KHOU 11. Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on the Houston area in 2017 with record flooding that ultimately claimed the lives of 68 people in the…

A bad sign for Kentucky? Wildcat fan hangs sign, saying they'll finish what Hurricane Harvey started

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — A photo of a sign seen on the University of Kentucky’s campus is going viral – and some Twitter users are not happy about it. The homemade sign hangs from a two-story home and reads, “We’re going to finish what Harvey started…. #CatsBy90” Provided The University of Houston Cougars men’s basketball team is taking on the Kentucky Wildcats tonight in the Sweet 16. The sign suggests the Wildcats will beat the Cougars…

Even after a history of hurricane devastation, Brunswick continues to thrive — and grow

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Four days after Hurricane Florence made official landfall just north of here, Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman Frank Williams set out to update his constituents in the state’s fastest-growing county. Floodwaters had washed out all routes between his house and the emergency services building in Bolivia, the county seat, so he went to Leland Town Hall to meet the small gathering of local reporters who could make it. “The sheriff said I would need…

A bad sign for Kentucky: Wildcat fans hang sign, saying they'll finish what Hurricane Harvey started

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Capitals beat Hurricanes 3-2 to clinch playoff spot

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Nic Dowd scored on a deflection with 4:56 remaining and the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana also scored and Braden Holtby made 24 saves to help the defending Stanley Cup champions reach the 100-point mark for the fifth straight season and wrap up their 11th spot in the playoffs in 12 years. Alex Ovechkin — with 49 goals…

Carolina Hurricanes help out Caps fan who lost meaningful hat during game

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

RALEGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Like most sports fans, Ken Brasington has an attachment to his gear. “It kind of describes who I am and where I’ve been,” said Brasington. “It means the world.” It means the world because the 15-year-old hat has been around the world with the marine, including to Raleigh in December to watch the Capitals play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. All of a sudden, Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick wasn’t the…

Carolina Hurricanes battle the Washington Capitals

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Carolina Hurricanes battle the Washington Capitals By March 28, 2019 09:02 PM Check out photos from the Carolina Hurricanes NHL game against the Washington Capitals at Raleigh, NC’s PNC Arena Thursday night, March 28, 2019.

Flooding prompts criticism of way Missouri River dams run

Posted on March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

After this spring’s massive flooding along the Missouri River, many want to blame the agency that manages the river’s dams for making the disaster worse, but it may not be that simple. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says much of the water that created the flooding came from rain and melting snow that flowed into the river downstream of all the dams, and at the same time, massive amounts of water filled the reservoirs…

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