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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…

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…

While the rainfall totals have trended down for Central Texas, we’re still expecting up to 4 inches of rain in spots with a minor flood risk. Author: Jordan Darensbourg, Shane Hinton (KVUE), Hunter Williams (KVUE) Published: 10:09 AM CDT June 19, 2024 Updated: 8:41 AM CDT June 20, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning, making it the first named system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season….

While the rainfall totals have trended down for Central Texas, we’re still expecting up to 4 inches of rain in spots with a minor flood risk. Author: Jordan Darensbourg, Shane Hinton (KVUE), Hunter Williams (KVUE) Published: 10:09 AM CDT June 19, 2024 Updated: 7:41 AM CDT June 20, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning, making it the first named system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season….

While the rainfall totals have trended down for Central Texas, we’re still expecting up to 4 inches of rain in spots with a minor flood risk. AUSTIN, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning, making it the first named system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Although the center of Alberto will make landfall more than 600 miles south of Austin, the outer most tropical rain bands have reached…

While the rainfall totals have trended down for Central Texas, we’re still expecting up to 3 inches of rain with a minor flood risk. AUSTIN, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto has officially developed in the Western Gulf of Mexico. It will continue to move west and make landfall in Mexico later tonight/early Thursday morning. Impacts in Central Texas will be widespread rain and the potential for isolated tornadoes. Unfortunately, local rainfall totals have been trending…

While the rainfall totals have trended down for Central Texas, we’re still expecting a half inch to 3 inches of rain for most with a minor flood risk. AUSTIN, Texas — Potential Tropical Cyclone One remained loosely organized through the day on Tuesday, and still has not become an official named system. With that being said, the system is producing a large swath of tropical moisture over the Gulf, and during the day on Wednesday…

While the heaviest rain may stay south, we are still tracking flood potential from tropical rains here in Central Texas. AUSTIN, Texas — Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 has developed over the southwestern Gulf. Although loosely organized at the moment, this system is likely to become our first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season within the next 24 hours. The first name on the list is Alberto. The initial forecast from the National Hurricane…

While the heaviest rain may stay south, we are still tracking flood potential from tropical rains here in Central Texas. AUSTIN, Texas — Potential Tropical Cyclone One has developed over the southwestern Gulf. Although loosely organized at the moment, this system is likely to become our first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season within the next 24 hours. The first name on the list is Alberto. The initial forecast from the National Hurricane…

Here’s the where, when and how on the rain we could see this week. AUSTIN, Texas — We’ve had a hot and dry stretch across Central Texas these past few days, but we expect that to change in a big way. This is due to a tropical system that is setting up shop in the Bay of Campeche that has a 70% chance of development on either Monday or Tuesday. If this does become a…

Here’s the where, when and how much rain could fall this coming week. AUSTIN, Texas — We’ve had such a hot and dry stretch across Central Texas these past few days, but we expect that to change in a big way. This is due to a tropical system that is setting up shop in the Bay of Campeche that has a 70% chance of development as we head into next week. The first name on…