June 2020 – Page 9 – Weather Preppers

As Texas grapples with a pandemic, officials must also prepare for what could be an unusually active hurricane season

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON — More hurricanes and tropical storms than usual could make landfall in the United States this summer, forecasters predict. That is sending Texans and officials who are increasingly facing severe weather events scrambling to prepare for another natural disaster while they still grapple with an ongoing pandemic and continued national unrest spurred by American law enforcement’s use of physical force against residents. “Preparing for hurricane season and knowing it happens annually, that in and…

Tropical Storm Watch issued for southeast Louisiana as Cristobal begins move into Gulf

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Cristobal has restrengthened into a tropical storm. Impacts could start by Saturday night. NEW ORLEANS — 1 PM Update: Cristobal has restrengthened into a tropical storm. The center has moved back over water and will continue to organize more once it gets back over the Gulf waters Friday evening. This will continue all the way through landfall on Sunday night. Cristobal is expected to slowly strengthen as it moves across the Gulf on Saturday, but…

Cristobal regains tropical storm force on track to US coast

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

MEXICO CITY — A storm that appears to be headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast regained tropical storm force on Friday while drenching southern Mexico and Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Cristobal had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving north at 12 mph (19 kph). It was expected to cross the Yucatan Peninsula Friday, regain tropical storm strength and eventually track to the U.S. Gulf…

Charlotte cancels community forum due to threat of severe weather

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Mayor Vi Lyles and other city leaders met with hundreds of people Wednesday night after a video of CMPD’s tactics during protests went viral.

Watch officials brief Gov. Greg Abbott on Tropical Depression Cristobal and hurricane preparedness

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Quality journalism doesn’t come free Perhaps it goes without saying — but producing quality journalism isn’t cheap. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and…

Tropical Storm Watches posted along the Gulf Coast

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Cristobal is the earliest third-named storm on record for the Atlantic basin.

Tropical storm watch issued for Gulf Coast as Cristobal turns north. Here’s the forecast

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Forecasters issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the Gulf Coast Friday as Cristobal moves north over the Gulf of Mexico. The tropical storm watch runs from Intracoastal City, … Click to Continue »

Tropical Storm Cristobal might steer clear of Houston

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Photo: National Hurricane Center Photo: National Hurricane Center Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020….

South Carolina governor addresses hurricane preparedness

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is meeting virtually with emergency management officials from the coast.

Forecast: Active hurricane season ahead

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

CLOSE A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near Corpus Christi on Sept. 14, 1919. The city’s downtown and North Beach were decimated. Wochit An above-average hurricane season lies ahead – but any long-range outlook is missing the most important piece of information, experts say. Where, exactly, those storms will land. People tend to focus too closely on the seasonal outlooks, said John Metz, meteorologist-in-charge of Corpus Christi’s National Weather Service office. Hurricane Hub: Your Guide…

Texas' Top Health Official Spends 30 Hours A Week At Second Job

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

From Texas Standard: Texas’ top state leader in the fight against the coronavirus receives no state salary and is allowed to keep his other 30-hour-per-week paying gig overseeing a nonprofit utility. Texas Tribune health reporter Shannon Najmabadi, who wrote about this unusual arrangement for acting Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Phil Wilson, on Thursday told Texas Standard about how he’s able to keep both jobs. Wilson was tapped by Gov. Greg Abbott to temporarily…

Amid COVID-19 crisis, hurricane season brings new challenges

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

CLOSE Storm surge and flooding are the greatest threats to Corpus Christi in a hurricane. Wochit Prepping for a hurricane amid a subsiding – but still alive – pandemic will mean more than stocking up on water and food this year. It will mean more planning, more supplies and more space – extra accommodations to protect public health from not only wind and water of a storm, but spreading the pathogens of COVID-19. The circumstances…

Watch: South Carolina governor addresses hurricane preparedness

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is meeting virtually with emergency management officials from the coast. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will meet virtually with state and local emergency management officials from Horry, Charleston, and Beaufort Counties on hurricane preparedness procedures. His comments are expected any time after 4 p.m. Thursday. The hurricane season began June 1st and already this year the Atlantic Ocean has seen three named tropical cyclones. The NOAA’s outlook predicts an above-normal…

South Carolina prepares for hurricane season

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical Storm Cristobal tracks toward Louisiana, but ‘there is still uncertainty’

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Tropical Storm Cristobal, which was downgraded to a depression Thursday morning as it spins over the Yucatán Peninsula, is now tracked to make its United States landfall in Louisiana.

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