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Dozens of baby birds made their way from Houston’s coast to Austin this week. Not by flying, but huddled together in cardboard boxes loaded in the back of an SUV. The birds — 30 Mississippi kites and 30 cattle egrets — are staying at Austin Wildlife Rescue after Hurricane Beryl destroyed their rookeries and separated them from their parents. They are lucky survivors among thousands of birds that died in the storm. “It just obliterated…

After Beryl, a couple decided to take refuge in Austin by staying with friends. While driving from Houston, they figured they could continue their love story. AUSTIN, Texas — Nataliia Chernenko and Caleb Cohen first met through Facebook dating, with Nataliia being Caleb’s only match.  “We kept calling to each other, facetiming, doing the yoga, watching the movies online,” Chernenko said. “Caleb makes any bad day, or any bad luck, and he converts it to…

Hurricane Beryl is forcing an animal shelters on the coast to call on Central Texas for help. AUSTIN, Texas — A call for a helping hand is coming from the Gulf Coast Humane Society to the Austin Humane Society. Shelter manager Charlotte O’Banion got a request from the shelter to get the animals out of Hurricane Beryl’s path.  “The main fear would just be kind of flooding the shelter, getting lots of damage. And then…

On top of the power issues left in Hurricane Beryl’s wake, there’s a lot of property damage, including damaged trees with snapped limbs – and sometimes trees torn from the ground, roots and all. While the storms themselves can’t be stopped, there are things we can all do to reduce damage to trees and property, as well as help damaged trees recover better. Connor Murnane, Conroe-based forester with the Texas A&M Forest Service, spoke with…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it’s not true that the president couldn’t reach state leaders about distributing emergency relief supplies after Hurricane Beryl, calling Joe Biden’s statements “a complete lie.” On Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle reported that Biden said he was trying to “track down” the governor to secure the disaster declaration request needed to release federal aid. Biden told the newspaper he did not connect until Tuesday afternoon with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who…

TYLER, Texas — The National Weather Service in Shreveport says they set a record for the most Tornado Warnings issued in a single day in their coverage area as Tropical Storm Beryl made its way through the Ark-La-Tex. According to the NWS, they issued nearly 70 Tornado Warnings on Monday, July 8, which they say is “further proof that inland tropical impacts can also be quite extreme.” “In this case, it was the tornado threat…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Weather Team. AUSTIN, Texas — *A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Fayette County until further notice. *A Flood Watch is in effect for Fayette, Lee, and Milam counties until Monday evening. Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, TX right before 4 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. The core of Beryl will move inland during the day on Monday grazing the eastern portions of…

This post was last updated at 10 a.m. Sunday. Scroll to the bottom for the latest updates from the National Weather Service. Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to make landfall in the area of Matagorda Bay early Monday morning, as the storm track shifts east closer to Houston and away from Austin and San Antonio. Austin is no longer in the storm’s cone — the path that weather forecasters believe Beryl will probably take — and rainfall…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Friday, Padre Island homeowners were taking action to prepare for whatever Hurricane Beryl may bring. 3NEWS spoke to a couple of homeowners that say they began to board their windows up because of the uncertainty right now. Not knowing where exactly Beryl will make landfall is putting them on edge.  Many residents said it’s better to be safe than sorry. Branden Green said he first started getting calls about putting…

Beryl’s forecast cone includes much of Texas, with impacts possible early next week. AUSTIN, Texas — As Tropical Storm Beryl continues its track toward Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an escalated response in preparation. Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase its readiness level ahead of Beryl’s potential landfall. Abbott also asked TDEM to ready the state’s emergency response resources for possible deployment. While there’s still uncertainty in Beryl’s…

Beryl’s forecast cone includes much of Texas, with impacts possible early next week. AUSTIN, Texas — As Tropical Storm Beryl continues its track toward Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an escalated response in preparation. Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase its readiness level ahead of Beryl’s potential landfall. Abbott also asked TDEM to ready the state’s emergency response resources for possible deployment. While there’s still uncertainty in Beryl’s…

Hurricane Beryl’s forecast cone includes much of Texas, with impacts possible early next week. While there’s still uncertainty in Beryl’s track, there’s increasing confidence that the storm will have impacts on Texas by early next week. “Texas continues to closely monitor weather conditions to protect the safety and well-being of Texans,” Abbott said. Here’s a full list of resources currently prepared for deployment: Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service: Up to 200 Search and Rescue personnel,…

Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall as a Category 2 storm east of Tulum on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday, could make its way to Austin early next week, the storm’s latest forecast path shows. The city and its surrounding area appear within the northernmost boundary of the National Hurricane Center’s forecast. But meteorologists with the National Weather Service said the storm’s path is subject to change. “Once the storm is back over the water, after…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Weather Team. AUSTIN, Texas — Hot and hazy weather will continue into Tuesday for Central Texas. Our first plume of Saharan dust so far this year has arrived, and it will bring some more hazy conditions on Tuesday. The haze briefly improves on Wednesday and Thursday, but then another plume of dust could arrive by Friday.  We expect more triple digit heat through the rest of this…

Aria Vargyas was in second grade when the monster tornado obliterated her school and destroyed her family’s home in Moore, Oklahoma. MOORE, Okla. — One of the worst tornados in modern history left a 14-mile path of devastation through Moore, Oklahoma. Twenty-five people were killed and over 1,000 homes were leveled during 40 minutes of terror on May 20, 2013. Aria Vargyas was eight years old and in second grade when the EF5 tornado obliterated her…