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LOUISIANA, USA — Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing ashore sustained winds of 150 mph. Ida made landfall exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina. Now, as search and rescue teams continue their efforts, a Round Rock firefighter is in Louisiana to help. The City of Round Rock said that Battalion Chief Gunther von Seltmann departed Sunday morning with the Texas State Task Force…

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is no stranger to lending a helping hand during hurricane season, and with IDA making landfall, the community reverting back to its old habits.  The Iconic Austin Motel set aside 10 rooms for Hurricane Ida evacuees. The rooms are free until Wednesday. All evacuees have to do is show proof they are a Louisiana resident and call before arrival. While Austin Emergency Management officials said they haven’t been asked to help…

“Smoking for Jesus Ministry” held their annual church service remembering their evacuation from Hurricane Katrina, while Hurricane Ida makes landfall. MARBLE FALLS, Texas — As Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, it was an all too familiar feeling for those who survived Hurricane Katrina. Some of those who evacuated back in 2005, ended up here in Central Texas, including members of Smoking for Jesus Ministry in Marble Falls. “Every year we go back and remember what God did…

Austin and Travis County officials are asking folks to do their part to prepare for potential wildfires. “I think we all know our climate is changing, our region is becoming hotter and drier and the threat of increased wildfires is very real,” said Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea during a Wednesday night town hall to discuss wildfire risk in the region. About 65% of homes in Travis County are at risk of wildfire, and over…

“It’s all hands on deck,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. AUSTIN, Texas — Storms rolled through Austin on Sunday afternoon, triggering a Flash Flood Warning in the area.  Austin’s metro area was including in the Flash Flood Warning, and even the Texas Capitol building experienced some flooding issues.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter the State Preservation Board is working with the Governor’s Office as well as all applicable agencies to address flooding at the…

“It’s all hands on deck,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. AUSTIN, Texas — Storms rolled through Austin on Sunday afternoon, triggering a Flash Flood Warning in the area.  Austin’s metro area was including in the Flash Flood Warning, and even the Texas Capitol building experienced some flooding issues.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter the State Preservation Board is working with the Governor’s Office as well as all applicable agencies to address flooding at the…

Videos posted to social media on Sunday showed water pouring into sections of the Texas Capitol as a major rainstorm descended on Austin. Visitors were told that the building was closed Sunday afternoon. Gov. Greg Abbott said in a tweet that the State Preservation Board, which oversees the Capitol, is working with the his office and agencies “to address flooding at the Capitol stemming from the current storm in Austin.” “It’s all hands on deck,” Abbott said….

AUSTIN, Texas — The Gregory Gym on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin (UT) flooded Sunday evening amid a storm that rolled through the Austin metro area.  Videos surfaced online showing a spout of water rushing from the floor into the gym lobby.  KVUE has reached out to UT officials for more information. UT’s facility was not the only building in the metro area to see flooding during the storm. The Texas…

“It’s all hands on deck,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. AUSTIN, Texas — Storms rolled through Austin on Sunday afternoon, triggering a Flash Flood Warning in the area.  Austin’s metro area was including in the Flash Flood Warning, and even the Texas Capitol building experienced some flooding issues.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter the State Preservation Board is working with the Governor’s Office as well as all applicable agencies to address flooding at the…

The move comes after Travis County commissioners last month directed staff to come up with a plan to try to meet renters’ demands. AUSTIN, Texas — The board of the Strategic Housing Finance Corporation, the group that manages affordable housing properties for Travis County, has rejected a list of tenant demands from the Rosemont at Oak Valley addressing issues related to February’s storms. More than 85 families who live at the affordable housing complex received vacate…

This week in 1970, a violent hurricane slammed into Corpus Christi and communities along Texas’ Coastal Bend AUSTIN, Texas — We’re just about a week away from the beginning of the peak hurricane season for our part of the world. The National Hurricane Center says the period from mid-August to late October is when most hurricanes that could affect the Texas coast form in warm Gulf of Mexico waters. And it was an August storm…

After a mainly dry and seasonably hot weekend, more rain is on the way. AUSTIN, Texas — After a small break from wet weather, eastern counties in Central Texas are now under a “marginal risk” — one out of five — for severe weather. Strong winds and locally heavy rain are the main concerns for Monday afternoon and evening. This year in Austin currently ranks as the 12th wettest July on record with 3.95 inches…

More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently deployed to wildfire incidents across multiple western states, including Arizona, California, Idaho and Montana. Texas A&M Forest Service heads west to aid with wildfires (Photo by Matt Ford, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator) According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 70 large fires are burning across the United States, with more than 17,700 wildland firefighters and overhead personnel committed to these incidents. In…

More than 85 families at an affordable housing complex in Southeast Austin are being evicted this month after the management company told them it needs to do repairs caused by February’s winter storm. Capstone Real Estate Services, which manages Rosemont at Oak Valley, a complex at 2800 Collins Creek Drive, informed the affected tenants Friday that they have until July 31 to leave their units. “We have found that the extent of the damage experienced…

Although personal safety is always of primary concern, farmers and ranchers in Texas should also have an emergency response plan in place that protects all livestock and other large animals on their property. Cattle on high ground after a hurricane tidal surge. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo) “Emergency preparedness is important for all animals, but especially for livestock because of their size, feed requirements, and shelter and transportation needs,” said Monty Dozier, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program director…