Tornado touches down in Laguna Heights, killing one and injuring at least 10

Tornado touches down in Laguna Heights, killing one and injuring at least 10

It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Port Isabel Police. LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas — A tornado touched down in Laguna Heights early Saturday morning around 4 a.m. injuring at least 10 people, according to officials. Highway 100 is closed at 510, according to the Port Isabel Police Department. Officials are not allowing traffic throught the town of Laguna Heights. “Port Isabel Pd will be stopping all traffic on Hwy 100 and rerouting everyone…

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Tornado touches down in south Texas town of Laguna Heights

Tornado touches down in south Texas town of Laguna Heights

It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Port Isabel Police. LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas — A tornado touched down in Laguna Heights early Saturday morning around 4 a.m. Highway 100 is closed at 510, according to the Port Isabel Police Department. Officials are not allowing traffic throught the town of Laguna Heights. “Port Isabel Pd will be stopping all traffic on Hwy 100 and rerouting everyone back towards Hwy 48,” says a Port Isabel…

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Tornado touches down in Laguna Heights in south Texas

Tornado touches down in Laguna Heights in south Texas

It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Port Isabel Police. LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas — A tornado touched down in Laguna Heights early Saturday morning around 4 a.m.. Highway 100 is closed at 510, according to the Port Isabel Police Department. Officials are not allowing traffic throught the town of Laguna Heights. “Port Isabel Pd will be stopping all traffic on Hwy 100 and rerouting everyone back towards Hwy 48,” says a Port Isabel…

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Flood watch remains as CPS Energy continues power restoration efforts in San Antonio

Flood watch remains as CPS Energy continues power restoration efforts in San Antonio

Update at 1 p.m.: The National Weather Service said the moderate rains that contributed to the heavy rains in San Antonio over night and into the morning are gradually diminishing and may dry up through the day, but noted there is the possibility that storms could redevelop around the area later in the afternoon with more locally heavy rain possible in limited areas.  According to the CPS Energy outage map, at the time of writing there are…

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WEATHER ALERT: Flood Watch continues for Bexar County; thousands remain without power

WEATHER ALERT: Flood Watch continues for Bexar County; thousands remain without power

Counties east of San Antonio are under a Flash Flood Warning until 11 a.m. Follow KENS 5 on air and online for breaking severe weather coverage. SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County and most south and central Texas counties remain under a Flood Watch until 8 p.m. Saturday. An earlier Flash Flood Warning for Bexar County expired at 6 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather service reports that while the warning was allowed to expire, several low…

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San Antonio under Flash Flood Warning; thousands without power

San Antonio under Flash Flood Warning; thousands without power

Follow KENS 5 on air and online for breaking severe weather coverage. Get the KENS 5 app for alerts when severe weather threatens South Texas. SAN ANTONIO — A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Advisory for San Antonio until 6 a.m. Saturday as downpours and storms push through the Alamo City metro. Residents are advised to limited their travel, and avoid high-water areas on roads.  Flash Flood Warning including San Antonio…

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Bexar County, City of San Antonio brace for flooding

Bexar County, City of San Antonio brace for flooding

With days of advanced notice, all entities are on alert for strong Mother’s Day Weekend weather. SAN ANTONIO — A Mother’s Day Weekend flooding threat that’s been bubbling all week has arrived on San Antonio’s doorstep.  At the northwest side’s Orsinger Park, gates are closed and will remain closed until Monday out of an abundance of caution as county officials prepare for what could be a prolonged flooding event.  “There’s trees, there are the gazebos…

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for South Texas counties ahead of possible weekend flooding

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for South Texas counties ahead of possible weekend flooding

Follow KENS 5 on air and online for breaking severe weather coverage. Get the KENS 5 app for alerts when severe weather threatens South Texas. SAN ANTONIO — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Val Verde County until 5:45 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, as storms start their approach to the San Antonio region.  Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Langtry TX and Pumpville TX until 5:45 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/7ZWjN06an0 — NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio)…

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Flooding, heavy rains expected this weekend in San Antonio area

Flooding, heavy rains expected this weekend in San Antonio area

Will you help San Antonio Report grow? Our spring member drive is happening now. We need your help to raise $50,000 by May 19 to help our newsroom reach even more San Antonio readers. Coming off a wetter than average April, San Antonio is expected to see a fresh deluge this weekend. The area can expect to receive 3 to 6 inches of rain starting Friday and continuing through Sunday, which will likely include flash…

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City of Austin crews preparing storm drains for potential flooding

City of Austin crews preparing storm drains for potential flooding

Ahead of the heavy rain and flooding threat this weekend, crews are clearing out debris to minimize the flood risk. AUSTIN, Texas — Crews from Austin’s Watershed Protection Department have been clearing out culverts to make sure they don’t get flooded with the expected heavy rainfall this weekend. The crews work year-round clearing the culverts out, but said most of their work recently has been cleaning up debris from the winter storm back in February….

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Hurricanes ride collective scoring into Eastern Conference finals of NHL playoffs

Hurricanes ride collective scoring into Eastern Conference finals of NHL playoffs

11 seconds ago NHL Hockey game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils (Photo: North Carolina National Guard) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t long after the Carolina Hurricanes had closed out a second playoff opponent when defenseman Brent Burns began heaping praise on the team’s forwards for making it easy for the defensemen to jump into the offense. One of those forwards, Jesper Fast, sat to his right and couldn’t hold back. “Well,”…

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