July 2019 – Page 17 – Weather Preppers

FEMA: Gulf, East coast can still prepare for hurricanes

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter NEW ORLEANS (AP) — FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program are urging people on the Gulf and East coasts to act now to prepare for hurricane season and buy flood insurance. They sent news releases to coastal cities on Tuesday. The Hurricane Center said Tuesday that a tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week. – Advertisement – The…

Panovich: Tropical Storm Barry likely to form in Gulf of Mexico

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE, Va. — The chance of Tropical Storm Barry forming in the Gulf of Mexico this week has risen to 80%, WCNC First Warn Weather Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explained Tuesday. The still-yet-unnamed area of circulation causing the concern has moved to the waters south of Panama City, Florida Tuesday. With ocean water temperatures near 85 degrees, Panovich is calling for storm strengthening. “There are still many variables with this system because depending…

Rockport family receives a new home nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey

Posted on July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CLOSE A C-130 touched down at Corpus Christi International Airport as a part of an evacuation drill to prepare for severe weather. David Silva Ramirez, Wochit Almost two years after Hurricane Harvey tore down their Rockport home, the eight-member Robertson family received a new one big enough to accommodate them. Curtis and Cortny Robertson and their six children were welcomed into their furnished, decorated four-bedroom home Tuesday afternoon. The construction of the residence was a part of a collaboration…

Family of eight who lost home to Hurricane Harvey opens door to new home

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Family of eight who lost home to Hurricane Harvey opened door to new home

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

4 things you should do now to prepare for hurricane season

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON – As all eyes are focused on the Gulf of Mexico this week, the time to prepare for whatever the tropics throw at the Houston region is before the storm heads for the coast. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, with the peak of the season typically happening in September. The first named Atlantic storm of the 2019 season was Subtropical Storm Andrea that formed in May. If the system that…

Smithsonian Museum Considers Collecting Drawings Made By Detained Migrant Children

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History may add drawings made by formerly detained migrant children to its famous collection. The drawings depict time spent in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Some of the children’s images appeared to show stick figures with frowns and people on floors under blankets. They made headlines last week, after the American Academy of Pediatrics toured CBP facilities at the U.S. southern border and released the images…

Full Show: Hurricane Season Preparedness, And One Architect’s Dream To Repurpose The Astrodome (July 9, 2019)

Posted on July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Houston Matters begins at noon on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: We continue to monitor a storm system that has been developing over Georgia and the Florida panhandle over the last couple of days. It’s not a hurricane. It’s not a tropical storm. It’s not, at this moment, even a tropical depression. But it does offer the potential to bring some significant rain to…

Four County Electric gets $11M in Hurricane Florence reimbursements

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Photos of NC Highway 53 in Pender County near Mapel Hill taken days following Florence in mid September 2018. (Photo: NCDOT) PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The power company for part of our area perhaps hit hardest during Hurricane Florence is getting reimbursed millions of dollars from the state and federal government. FEMA announced today that Four County Electric Membership Cooperative is getting $11.2 million to reimburse the utility…

Mobile home residents hit with soaring rent after hurricanes

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

By AMANDA MORRIS, Associated Press LUMBERTON, N.C. — For eight years, James Lesane paid what he could for his mobile home lot rental every month — $150. But in February, five months after Hurricane Florence flooded the Lumberton region and shortly after Florida-based company Time Out Communities bought the park, his monthly lot rent more than tripled to $465. With a fixed Social Security disability income of about $791 a month, Lesane said it’s impossible…

Flash floods wash away car, driver found dead in Spain

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

MADRID — Firefighters in Spain on Tuesday found the body of a driver whose car was swept away by flash flooding caused by intense and sudden downpours, authorities in northern Spain said. The Monday evening rainfall, at times accompanied by hail, led to road closures and power cuts in various parts of Spain. In the northern town of Tafalla it caused the overflowing of two local rivers. Social media video shared by the regional police…

New Air BnB deal sends tax revenue to Houston Arts

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – If you rent or rent out your home on Airbnb in Houston, you may have noticed a new local tax show up on your total fees. Last week, a new tax agreement between the popular, home rental platform and local government agency, Houston First Corporation, went into effect. Starting July 1st, Airbnb’s in Houston will pay an additional 7 percent local hotel occupancy tax. The tax will be added to the…

Dark Secrets: Suicide in teens

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

In the United States, nearly 1.5 million Americans attempt suicide every year. In Texas, one person dies by suicide every two hours. Yet, Texas is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to providing care for people with a mental illness. That is why FOX 26 is taking an in depth look at this growing epidemic. Denise Middleton has been working on this project for several weeks. Recent reports from various…

Are you 'Texas Ready' for hurricanes and other natural disasters?

Posted on July 8, 2019July 9, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

TEXAS, USA — Be informed Make a plan Build a kit. These are the three simple steps that The Texas Department of State Health Services is encouraging the community to take part in to ensure preparation for a natural disaster. They are calling it being, “Texas Ready.” “Texas has more declared disasters than any other state, so we all have to be Texas ready at all times,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner. “If you…

2020 presidential candidates

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

2020 Presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and Pete Buttigieg. (Photos by Drew Angerer/Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 2020 Presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and Pete Buttigieg. (Photos by Drew Angerer/Spencer Platt/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES – The field of 2020 presidential candidates is crowded, with 24 Democrats currently making a bid for the White House along with two Republicans — one of whom is President Donald Trump. As campaign season heats up, here’s a look at each candidate…

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