Month: September 2021

Nicholas caused some damage and flooding in coastal communities when it roared ashore overnight as a Category 1 hurricane. HOUSTON — Nicholas is now a tropical storm again after making landfall overnight as a hurricane. There are widespread power outages across Southeast Texas affecting more than half a million customers.  The worst and damage we’ve seen is in coastal communities but there are trees down all over the Greater Houston Area.  Local authorities have advised…

Marie Davis said it’s the fourth time a storm has caused a tree to fall onto her house. BAYTOWN, Texas — Marie Davis is still in high spirits Tuesday morning after a tree crushed the roof of her Baytown home. It’s the fourth time this has happened during a storm, she said. The homeowner was asleep on her couch as Hurricane Nicholas crept through the area, bringing strong winds and intense rain to the Cedar…

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early Tuesday as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot (30.5 centimeters) of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, drenching storm-battered Louisiana, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and bringing the potential for life-threatening flash floods across the Deep South. Nicholas made landfall on the eastern part of the Matagorda Peninsula and was soon downgraded to…

HOUSTON — A few high-water locations are popping up across Houston due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. Areas along the coast are more impacted, with several impassable roads reported in Galveston early Tuesday. The biggest closure right now is Highway 225 in both directions at Richey, in the Pasadena area. You can see a raw Houston TranStar video feed on this page above right now. Drivers are advised to stay off the roads through at least…

Nicholas is bringing with it a lot of rain and powerful wind. HOUSTON — Nicholas is now a tropical storm again after making landfall overnight as a hurricane. It’s expected to continue to have a significant impact in Southeast Texas, especially along the coast. Local authorities have advised people should stay off the roads through at least the morning hours Tuesday. Even if roads are not flooded, many do not have traffic signals due to…

Gusty winds are reported across the Houston region along with some flooding in coastal communities. HOUSTON — Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early Tuesday morning. The Category 1 storm came ashore near Sargent in eastern Matagorda County, according to the National Hurricane Center. More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in some areas along the coast, where roads will be an issue this morning. Inland, rainfall has been much less —…

Nicholas is bringing with it a lot of rain and powerful wind. HOUSTON — Nicholas is now a tropical storm again after making landfall overnight as a hurricane. It’s expected to continue to have a significant impact in Southeast Texas, especially along the coast. Local authorities have advised people should stay off the roads through at least the morning hours Tuesday. Even if roads are not flooded, many do not have traffic signals due to…

Gusty winds are reported across the Houston region, knocking out power to more than 400,000. HOUSTON — Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early Tuesday morning. The Category 1 storm came ashore near Sargent in eastern Matagorda County, according to the National Hurricane Center. More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in some areas along the coast, where roads will be an issue this morning. Inland, rainfall has been much less —…

Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: We devote the hour to bringing you the latest on what’s now become Hurricane Nicholas, its impact on Greater Houston, and efforts to deal with its aftermath. We talk with meteorologist Eric Berger of Space City Weather, Harris County emergency management officials, and News 88.7 reporters in the field. Audio from…

Gusty winds are reported across the Houston region, knocking out power to more than 300,000. HOUSTON — Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early Tuesday morning. The Category 1 storm came ashore near Sargent in eastern Matagorda County, according to the National Hurricane Center. LIVE VIDEO NOW: KHOU 11 is on the air with extended team coverage / watch live above With the 1 a.m. update, Nicholas had maximum sustained winds of 75…

Gusty winds are reported across the Houston region, knocking out power to more than 300,000. HOUSTON — Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early Tuesday morning. The Category 1 storm came ashore near Sargent in eastern Matagorda County, according to the National Hurricane Center. LIVE VIDEO NOW: KHOU 11 is on the air with extended team coverage / watch live above With the 1 a.m. update, Nicholas had maximum sustained winds of 75…