Author: WeatherPreppers

Parts of Texas are recovering after Tropical Storm Harold slammed the state Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. Billy Delgado, emergency management coordinator with the Corpus Christi Fire Department, joined CBS News to discuss how his community is doing after the storm.

Only 104 families had submitted DNA samples as of Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Maui’s deadly wildfires. Emergency leaders are asking relatives of the missing to come forward and give DNA samples to help identify remains. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano reports.

The local sheriff’s office said water was three feet deep on the major highway leading to the canyon’s south entrance. More than 100 people were evacuated.

An FBI officials Tuesday said that the number of people “reported unaccounted for” is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bessen is facing criticism over his response to the deadly wildfires, with some questioning how aware he and other officials were of the severity of the blazes. Meanwhile, search efforts continue as hundreds remain missing. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

TOW, Texas — Firefighters are responding to a 100-acre wildfire in northeast Llano County that started on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was burning outside of Tow on the northwest side of Lake Buchanan, off Tow Trail and Oak Trail Loop. No other information is available at this time.

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall in Texas and has since weakened to a tropical depression after forming in the Gulf of Mexico overnight. Meanwhile, millions across the country are bracing for dangerously high temperatures. CBS affiliate KHOU-TV’s Matt Dougherty reports.

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Grace Thornton Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 2:26 PM CDT August 22, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — *A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday for all of Central Texas except for Caldwell and Fayette counties. Please avoid any and all outdoor burning.* Monday was the 45th day…