Month: September 2021

The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Huricane Nicholas could bring life-threatening storm surge to the Texas coast as it makes landfall.  The storm is located 45 miles southwest of Freeport, and is moving north northeast at 10 mph. Weakening is anticipated as it moves onshore late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Here’s what we know. Track the storm:Hurricane Nicholas threatens Texas: Follow the storm, spaghetti models Nicholas storm surge threat in Texas According to the NHC,…

Hurricane Nicholas is strengthening as it makes its way toward the Texas coast, bringing heavy rain, flooding and power outages to the Coastal Bend.  The storm is expected to make landfall near Matagorda Bay Monday night. The tropical storm’s maximum sustained winds are at 60 mph. Hurricane Nicholas is forecasted to approach the Texas coast late Monday and early Tuesday. A hurricane watch remains in effect for areas north of Port Aransas. The National Weather Service also issued…

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As Hurricane Nicholas strengthens as it moves toward the Texas coast, the Coastal Bend is beginning to see heavy rain, flooding and power outages. The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi issued a hurricane watch, a tropical storm warning, a storm surge warning, a tropical storm watch, a storm watch and a flash flood watch in effect through Tuesday morning. AEP Texas said it was monitoring the Tropical Storm See a full list of outages:…

Tropical Storm Nicholas became a hurricane Monday night as it continues its path toward the Texas coast, prompting local school districts to close and the community to brace for substantial rain. According to the National Hurricane Center’s 10 p.m. advisory, the storm currently has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is located 20 miles southeast of Matagorda and is moving north northwest at 10 mph. Nicholas could bring rains of 8 to 16 inches across the coastal area….

Hurricane Nicholas is bringing heavy rains, strong winds and storm surges to portions of the central and upper Texas coast. It’s forecast to make landfall along the central Texas coast late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning. Hurricane Nicholas has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the 10 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The Hurricane Watch south of Port O’Connor is discontinued and the Tropical Storm Warning south of Port Aransas…