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This is what happened when Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston area 18 years ago

Posted on June 5, 2018June 5, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON – Eighteen years ago, Tropical Storm Allison made landfall and left Houston under water. Allison delivered the most devastating rain Houston had ever seen. Tropical Storm Allison started as a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico in June 2001. No one expected it would end up going on record as one of the most devastating rain events in U.S. history. In just days, the storm dumped 80 percent of the area’s average rainfall. VIDEO: Aerials…

Hurricane season starts June 1. Here are some ways Texans can prepare.

Posted on May 25, 2018September 11, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Hey, Texplainer: How can I prepare for the upcoming hurricane season? Hurricane season is coming — and it can be deadly. Texas got its most recent glimpse of that during Hurricane Harvey, a storm that slammed the Gulf Coast in August and left Houston grappling with unprecedented flooding. Dozens of people died. The storm caused an estimated $200 billion in damage. Smaller towns that rely on tourism are still grappling with the aftermath. “If we…

Report: Solving Houston flooding woes will require wholesale strategy overhaul

Posted on April 5, 2018September 11, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

A new report by a group of leading Texas researchers details a variety of shortcomings with the Houston area’s current — and proposed — approach to flood control and calls on civil leaders to pursue a multifaceted and regional strategy that ensures that all communities receive better protection regardless of socioeconomic status. The report by the so-called Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium — a group of scientists from universities and other institutions across the state formed…

NWS issues Tornado Warning for Columbus and Bladen Counties

Posted on March 20, 2018September 17, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) – The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Tornado Warning for Columbus and Bladen Counties. If you are in the warned area, please take shelter immediately in an interior room and cover and protect your head. Stay tuned to WECT on air and online for the latest weather developments. Download the WECT Weather app in the Apple App or Google Play store for interactive radar, hour-by-hour forecasts and watches and…

NWS issues Tornado Warning for Columbus County

Posted on March 20, 2018September 16, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NWS issues Tornado Warning for Pender County

Posted on March 20, 2018September 16, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NWS issues Tornado Warning for New Hanover County

Posted on March 20, 2018September 16, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Live video from WECT News is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts. When WECT News is not airing a live newscast, you will see replays of the most recent newscasts. Internet Explorer users please note compatibility mode may disable display of the live player, disable compatibility mode if you do not see player.

NWS issues Tornado Warning for New Hanover and Pender counties

Posted on March 20, 2018September 15, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NWS issues Tornado Warning for Pender and Sampson Counties until 11:45 am .

Posted on March 20, 2018September 15, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) – The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Tornado Warning for Pender and Sampson Counties until 11:45 a.m. If you are in the warned area, please take shelter immediately in an interior room and cover and protect your head. Stay tuned to WECT on air and online for the latest weather developments. Download the WECT Weather app in the Apple App or Google Play store for interactive radar, hour-by-hour forecasts and…

NEWS NOW: Insurance camps can help hurricane victims file claims

Posted on March 20, 2018September 26, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NEWS NOW: Mobile medical care available in Wilmington for hurricane victims

Posted on March 20, 2018September 25, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

(Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The UnitedHealth Group has set up a mobile clinic in Wilmington to help Hurricane Florence victims and Anita Bachmann, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Community Plan North Carolina, will discuss the medical care the clinic provides with WECT’s Ashlea Kosikowski on News Now at 4:30 p.m. >>Desktop users can see News Now at the top of this story. Mobile users can watch it here.<< Located at the Dreams Center at 901…

NEWS NOW: The latest on Florence recovery efforts in the Cape Fear region

Posted on March 20, 2018September 21, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey's rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find

Posted on December 14, 2017September 11, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NEW ORLEANS — There’s a theme lurking under the giant science meeting here along the Mississippi River: Extreme weather really is getting more extreme because of climate change. The human influence on hurricanes and wildfires is increasingly obvious. For years this has been a subject clouded in uncertainties. But now scientists say they have hard numbers. Wednesday morning two independent research teams, one based in the Netherlands and the other in California, reported that the…

Lunchtime Look: KSAT 12 Weather Authority severe weather coverage

Posted on November 15, 2017May 8, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Here’s what’s coming up on KSAT 12’s News at Noon: What’s Trending KSAT 12 Weather Authority severe weather coverage The Weather Authority team is monitoring severe weather in the San Antonio area. Royal baby name announced: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor Meghan and Harry have announced a name! The royal baby is called Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Mount for drones created by St. Mary’s students can better inspect bridges Engineering students from St. Mary’s University have created a…

T-Squared: Hurricane Harvey, in book form

Posted on October 11, 2017September 11, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Harvey certainly isn’t something to commemorate. Its powerful winds — a Category 4 upon impact near Rockport, the strongest Texas hurricane in half a century — demolished beachfront communities, wrecked vacation homes and trailer parks alike, and tossed boats and cars around like confetti. And its unprecedented rainfall, a mind-boggling 51 inches, drowned Houston, an already flood-prone city of more than 2 million, as well as communities up and down Texas’ Gulf Coast. But when the publishing company…

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