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AUSTIN, Texas — As Hurricane Laura rapidly strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, some of you may be concerned or wonder about when the storm will make landfall and how strong will it be. According to the KVUE Storm Team, the latest models show Hurricane Laura making landfall in the late hours of Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Models are hinting of the eye making landfall after midnight Wednesday night.  Laura’s track is projected…

AUSTIN, Texas — As Hurricane Laura rapidly strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, some of you may be concerned or wonder about when the storm will make landfall and how strong will it be. According to the KVUE Storm Team, the latest models show Hurricane Laura making landfall in the late hours of Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Models are hinting of the eye making landfall after midnight Wednesday night.  Laura’s track is projected…

Austin is turning away Hurricane Laura evacuees who were planning on staying in the area, the city said Wednesday morning, after running out of available hotel rooms. City spokersperson Bryce Bencivengo said evacuees are now being told to travel to the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ennis, Texas — about 30 miles south of Dallas. Bencivengo said the city is trying to identify additional hotels for evacuees to take shelter. On Tuesday, the city said 15…

Lee esta historia en español.  The City of Austin is no longer turning away Hurricane Laura evacuees after the Circuit of the Americas was reopened as a rest area Wednesday at 10 a.m. Evacuees waiting at the race track in southern Travis County will be provided hotel rooms on a first-come, first-served basis when they become available, the city said, adding that basic amenities will be provided to those waiting. People heading through Austin who…

KVUE’s Tori Larned reports that the COTA shelter ran out of room early Wednesday morning. This comes one day after city leaders announced on Tuesday that Austin would be one of the places that had a shelter for Hurricane Laura evacuees. COTA officials did not give the exact reason why they are turning people away but said the shelter had to start turning people away around midnight because they ran out of hotel vouchers. They…

As many as 3,000 evacuees are expected in Austin. AUSTIN, Texas — As Hurricane Laura approaches the Texas coast, residents are evacuating ahead of the storm’s landfall. Some are seeking shelter as far north as Austin. “It was not a tough decision. It was just, ‘Get out of the way,” Paul Brindley said. He and his wife traveled Tuesday from League City, near Galveston, to his mother’s home in North Austin. After what happened with…

COVID-19 has left the nonprofit without its usual volunteers. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin, Travis County, Williamson County and Hays County activated the Capital Area Shelter Hub plan on Tuesday, preparing for up to 3,000 evacuees to arrive from Galveston. The coastal city issued a mandatory evacuation in anticipation of Hurricane Laura. Emergency planners designated the Circuit of the Americas as the reception center where all the evacuees must first go when they arrive to Austin…

If you need somewhere to house your pet as you evacuate your home, A Crate Escape LLC wants to help. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s a scary time for Texas residents evacuating their homes to stay safe from Hurricane Laura. One of the many stresses evacuees may be facing is what to do with their furry family members. A Crate Escape LLC – a veterinarian-owned and operated pet boarding, day care, grooming and training facility in…

The major hurricane is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update on the state’s response to Hurricane Laura, saying residents should prepare for a strong storm. Abbott said Texas needs to be prepared for the possibility that Hurricane Laura could make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Abbott said Laura might be…

The newest forecast models show Laura making landfall along the Texas and Louisiana coasts, possibly as a Category 3 hurricane, late Wednesday into early Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Laura evacuees from the Galveston area will come to the Austin area to seek shelter from the storm, city officials confirmed to KVUE on Tuesday.  The response to taking in evacuees will be coordinated by the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center in addition to the ongoing…

The major hurricane is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott plans to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to give an update on the state’s response to Hurricane Laura. You can watch the press conference live in the video above when it starts, or on KVUE’s YouTube, Facebook or Twitter pages. Laura was upgraded from a tropical storm to…

The major hurricane is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott plans to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to give an update on the state’s response to Hurricane Laura. You can watch the press conference live in the video above when it starts, or on KVUE’s YouTube, Facebook or Twitter pages. Laura was upgraded from a tropical storm to…

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AHS said they are working collaboratively with Texas’ statewide disaster network to provide shelter and care to nearly 200 additional animals, including dogs, cats and baby squirrels.  The animals are being transported to AHS preemptively from shelters in the affected areas to provide extra space for an anticipated influx of shelter intakes in the coastal area. AHS said it started receiving some of those animals on Sunday.  The shelter estimated that nearly 180 dogs and…

This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a State of Disaster declaration for 23 Texas counties amid the impending landfall of Tropical Storm Marco. AUSTIN, Texas — As Tropical Storm Marco makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico and heads for the coastline, first responders from the Austin area have deployed to the area to assist.  Here is a list of the departments sending resources to help areas in the path of Tropical Storm…