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AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – With the possibility of severe weather hitting parts of Central Texas, it’s important to prepare to make sure you and your family stay safe. Officials say you should plan ahead because there’s always the chance of the loss of power. One of the ways you can prepare is to have an emergency supply kit erady. Items in the kit include: Bottled water Flashlights with extra batteries First aid kit…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – A powerful West Coast storm system continues to approach Central Texas.  It’s likely to kick off a few scattered showers through Wednesday afternoon but it’s Wednesday night into Thursday morning that the Austin area will see its greatest severe weather threat of the Spring season.  Early Wednesday morning the Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the area under an Enhanced Risks for Severe Weather. The primary threats will be…

AUSTIN, Texas — Two children in East Texas died last weekend after a tree fell on their car during the storms. To help you protect your home during stormy weather, KVUE talked to certified arborist Mike Suarez with Sid Mourning Tree Service. Suarez said to take the weight off the extended branches of the trees. “You want to thin the canopy a little bit,” he said. “Because the canopy is what catches the wind and twists…

AUSTIN, Texas — An upper-level area of low pressure will move through the state on Wednesday allowing for another round of numerous showers and thunderstorms, some of which will be strong to severe. KVUE The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “Enhanced Risk” for severe weather (3 out of 5 on the severe weather scale) for most of the area, including the City of Austin. Large hail, possibly as large as 2 inches in diameter,…

Residents in Franklin continue to assess damage after the city in Robertson County was hit hard by storms. It comes as more severe weather could hit the area as well parts of Central Texas. Franklin is located about 100 miles northeast of Austin. A massive cleanup is underway as the city was hit by an EF-3 tornado over the weekend which destroyed 55 homes, two churches and a handful of businesses . The tornado cut…

AUSTIN, Texas — An upper-level area of low pressure will move through the state on Wednesday, allowing for another round of numerous showers and thunderstorms, some of which will be strong to severe. KVUE The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “Enhanced Risk” for severe weather (3 out of 5 on the severe weather scale) for most of the area, including the City of Austin. Large hail, possibly as large as 2 inches in diameter,…

FRANKLIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Residents in Franklin continue to assess damage after the city in Robertson County was hit hard by storms. It comes as more severe weather could hit the area as well parts of Central Texas. Franklin is located about 100 miles northeast of Austin. A massive cleanup is underway as the city was hit by an EF-3 tornado over the weekend which destroyed 55 homes, two churches and a handful…

FRANKLIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Power was restored today in several parts of Robertson County after a tornado touched down Saturday. In the town of Franklin, 30 homes have been destroyed and more than 30 damaged.  Utility crews spent the day working on power lines that were ripped down Saturday. Enough power has been restored for school to reopen tomorrow — but a lot of work remains. Debris caused by Saturday’s tornado remains scattered across…

FRANKLIN, Texas — Patricia Schulz pointed at the ground where the mobile home used to sit.  “It’s normally right here, facing the other direction,” she said, looking at the home that flipped over in the storm. “It was picked up and thrown on that house over there.” RELATED: ‘One minute you’re normal, the next you’re homeless’: How a Franklin teen saved his father from tornado Schulz’s daughter and son-in-law live in the home. She recalled…

FRANKLIN, Texas — Despite the devastation, the words mumbled among many of the neighbors in the neighborhood along Highway 79 and Ranch Road 46 in Franklin was “we will rebuild.” Sunday morning was a day to pick up what was left for the Henry family. Their duplex was completely destroyed. Walls, windows and the roof were scattered all across the land, and among the debris was just a few of the salvageable things they owned….

A group from Hutto headed to Franklin, Texas on Sunday to help clean up after the town was hit by an EF-3 tornado on Saturday. The group, 7 Slot Response, is back in the town for a second day after helping with cleanup on Saturday. “We’re gearing up for another day!” the group wrote on its Facebook page on Sunday. The group calls itself “a group of Jeepers committed to helping others in the event…

FRANKLIN, Texas — The tornado that swept through Franklin Saturday destroyed 55 homes, a church, four businesses and a duplex, Robertson County Emergency Management Coordinator Billy Huggins said at a press conference Sunday morning. Huggins said one trailer home with five people in it rolled over multiple times, throwing every person out of it. Amazingly, Huggins said none of those people were seriously hurt. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth estimated the peak wind…

SPRING, Texas (AP) – Officials say a worker has fallen to his death from a structure at a Houston-area water park amid preparations to open next month for the season. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened Friday afternoon at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring. Deputies say the man died after apparently falling from an unspecified structure. Investigators say the death appears to have been an accident. Officials with Six Flags…

DALLAS (AP) – Two children were killed and about a dozen people were injured in Texas Saturday after powerful storms spawned at least one suspected tornado and damaged several homes, authorities said. The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office said an 8-year-old and a 3-year-old died when strong winds toppled a tree onto the back of their family’s car in Lufkin while it was in motion. Capt. Alton Lenderman said the parents, who were in the front…

Central Texas saw some wild weather Saturday morning, with severe thunderstorm warnings in several counties. People took to social media to share what they were seeing come down in their yards. RELATED: Dry, breezy conditions move in for the rest of the weekend in Central Texas Fred Cruz shared this photo of approximately half-inch sized hail in Helotes: The hail was a little bigger at Cross Mountain: And bigger still off I-10 and Camp Bullis…