June 2019 – Page 16 – Weather Preppers

House Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Bill Despite Earlier GOP Efforts To Stall It

Posted on June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Updated at 7:10 p.m. ET The House has approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid package despite earlier objections from Republicans. The legislation was approved 354-58. All those who opposed it were Republicans. The Senate already passed the bill overwhelmingly and it heads to the president’s desk for his signature. President Trump has said he backed the measure, even though it did not include border money he urged Congress to add. He said he would continue…

City of Corpus Christi offering free sandbags to residents during hurricane season

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CLOSE The City of Corpus Christi unveiled its Sandbagger machine. The machine lets residents fill up to six sandbags for free. Alexandria Rodriguez, Corpus Christi Caller-Times CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Need sandbags? Now’s your chance to get them — for free. Solid Waste Services is offering free sandbags to residents, according to a news release from the city of Corpus Christi. The Sandbagger machine will be available for residents from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the JC…

Texas coastal flooding strands about 100 endangered turtles

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Published 1:31 pm CDT, Monday, June 3, 2019 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Experts say coastal flooding associated with May storms that buffeted other parts of Texas stranded about 100 endangered green sea turtles along the Gulf shore. Jesse Gilbert with the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center said Monday that the young turtles “couldn’t beat the waves” last month and were pushed onto Padre Island National Seashore. Officials transported the turtles to the aquarium in…

The Long Road To Tampon Tax Reform In Texas

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Holly McDaniel is the executive director at the Austin Diaper Bank, primarily working to distribute diapers and menstrual products to partner agencies around the city. Usually, she sits in an office or packages supplies in a warehouse overflowing with diapers and menstrual products. But, in the last few months, she headed out to the Texas Capitol to testify at the House Ways and Means Committee. “You have organizations that are starting to lead the way…

Events this week: Florence and the Machine, Italian wine dinner

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

There is a lot happening across the Triangle this week!

Heavy rainfall causes floods in central Serbia

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

BELGRADE, Serbia Torrential rains in the past 24 hours have caused floods in central Serbia that have covered roads and washed into homes, disrupting traffic and damaging bridges. Authorities have beefed up flood defenses along Serbia’s main rivers and introduced emergency measures in several parts of the Balkan nation, including the central town of Kraljevo. Bulging creeks and overflowing sewers flooded dozens of houses Monday in several towns and villages, forcing some residents to flee…

Nearly 400 Missouri roads closed by flooding

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Emily Kientzel empties the water out of her grandmother Joan FitzGerald’s boot that filled with floodwater from the Mississippi River, as they check on the home of a friend outside of Portage des Sioux, Mo., Sunday, June 2, 2019. The pair are standing on the second story balcony of the home that has more than a foot of water in it. St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP David Carson ST. LOUIS The swollen Missouri and Mississippi…

The Latest: O’Rourke tours Oklahoma flood damage

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

In this aerial image provided by Yell County Sheriff’s Department water rushes through the levee along the Arkansas River in Dardanelle, Ark., on Friday, May 31, 2019. Officials say the levee breached early Friday at Dardanelle, about 60 miles northwest of Little Rock. (Yell County Sheriff’s Department via AP) AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. The Latest on flooding in the U.S. (all times local): ____ 3:30 p.m. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke toured some flood damage…

Tornadoes rare, but not unknown in Southeastern N.C.

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

If weather conditions right, they can form — and be dangerous WILMINGTON — Residents can be thankful that tornadoes are relatively rare in Southeastern North Carolina, but when they hit, they can be deadly. A 1,000-foot-wide tornado with winds approaching 200 mph struck the eastern Columbus County community of Riegelwood early on the morning of Nov. 16, 2006, plowing through a mobile home park. Eight people were killed, including two children, and 20 were injured….

Storm Spotter program helps warn of severe weather

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Actress Danneel Ackles ( One Tree Hill, Supernatural ) and designer Edson Enriquez of Limbo Jewelry have unveiled their new collaboration, the Link Collection . The collection will benefit local Austin charity Creative Action , a nonprofit that provides creative learning programs for Central Texas youth. For more information, or to preorder pieces from the collection, visit Limbo Jewelry’s website .

Texas struggles to keep pace with water needs

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

DALLAS (AP) – About 1,000 people arrive in Texas each day, drawn by jobs, newly built homes and other opportunities. But in a state where prolonged drought is a regular occurrence, officials are struggling to ensure they can sate everyone’s thirst. Water experts are trying to determine how “resilient” the state’s water infrastructure is in keeping safe drinking water flowing through the taps. There are indications that the system is more fragile than once thought:…

Beto O’Rourke heading to Oklahoma to tour flood damage

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke waves while being introduced during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Jeff Chiu AP Photo TULSA, Okla. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is heading to northeast Oklahoma to tour communities hit with historic flooding. The former Texas congressman spoke at the Democratic state convention in California on Saturday and had been scheduled to fly home to El…

Remains of century-old schooner done in by a hurricane emerge on Outer Banks

Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

First Look at World War II Shipwrecks Off NC Coast NOAA and its research partners are surveying, for the first time since they sank more than 70 years ago, the remains of two ships that were involved in a convoy battle off North Carolina during World War II. By × NOAA and its research partners are surveying, for the first time since they sank more than 70 years ago, the remains of two ships that…

51 years ago, AstroWorld opened

Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – On June 1, 1968, AstroWorld opened in Houston, and was a hot spot for Houstonians for the next 37 years. Houston’s beloved theme park closed its doors for good on October 30, 2005. Declining attendance, skyrocketing land value due to its prime location, and Six Flags’ climbing debt are all cited as combined reasons for the park’s shutdown. In its decades of impact on local families, AstroWorld left its mark on…

14th annual Public Safety Day kicks off hurricane season

Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Residents participate in activities guided by Coast Guard members. (Photo: Monique Robinson/WWAY) OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — With 2019 hurricane season officially underway, the United States Coast Guard Oak Island station and neighboring public safety agencies want you to prepared. Petty Officer Micheal Roberts calls the 14th annual Public Safety Day at the Oak Island station an open house for the general public to see what the Coast Guard and the other local agencies do…

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