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Tropical Storm Claudette is widely remembered as one of the wettest tropical systems ever to hit Texas, and Austin was no exception. AUSTIN, Texas — It’s no secret that Central Texas had a well above-average July when it came to precipitation this year. Both main reporting sites – Camp Mabry and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – recorded well over their respective average rainfall of 1.96 inches and 2.16 inches, respectively. The airport had a rogue heavy…

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Taylor is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar flood prevention plan. The project calls improvements to a north Taylor neighborhood prone to flooding. Daniel Seguin, the communications director for the city of Taylor, said the city is looking at $11 million for flood prevention improvements. One of the locations in the plan is near Drake Lane and Donna Drive. “The Donna Channel project is going to create a detention pond…

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Taylor is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar flood prevention plan. The project calls improvements to a north Taylor neighborhood prone to flooding. Daniel Seguin, the communications director for the city of Taylor, said the city is looking at $11 million for flood prevention improvements. One of the locations in the plan is near Drake Lane and Donna Drive. “The Donna Channel project is going to create a detention pond…

Since the storm, Centerpoint has apologized to customers and rolled out a $2 billion “resiliency plan” that includes things like using stronger power poles. AUSTIN, Texas — In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area were without power for days. On Monday, state lawmakers in Austin looked at how to keep it from happening again. A hearing at the Texas Capitol centered around energy company Centerpoint’s handling of…

The fire is now at more than 348,000 acres. Fire crews hope Saturday’s cooler weather will help. BUTTE COUNTY, Calif — The Park Fire continued spreading overnight northeast of Chico with evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties Friday. Cal Fire said the fire is at about  348,000 acres and not any containment as of Saturday morning. The fire stood at 480 square miles and was moving quickly north and east after igniting Wednesday when authorities…

Rain chances continue midweek, but the risk for locally heavy rain and flooding is trending down. AUSTIN, Texas — With a high of only 81 degrees, Tuesday was the coolest afternoon in Austin since May 13. It has certainly been an odd stretch of weather over the past several days, with localized flooding and heavy rain taking place in what is typically the second-driest month of the year.  We’re still not done with rain chances,…

Rain chances continue mid-week, but the risk for locally heavy rain and flooding is trending down. AUSTIN, Texas — With a high of only 81 degrees, Tuesday was the coolest afternoon in Austin since back on May 13th. It’s certainly been an odd stretch of weather over the past several days with localized flooding and heavy rain taking place in what is typically the second driest month of the year.  We’re still not done with…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Weather Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Grace Thornton Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 5:50 PM CDT July 22, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — A wet weather pattern continues for Central Texas over the next several days. Weather Impact Alerts Days are now in effect through Wednesday due the risk for locally heavy rain and localized flooding.  Through the day on Monday…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Weather Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Grace Thornton Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 9:35 PM CDT July 21, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — Pockets of heavy rain and storms developed across Central Texas Sunday afternoon, and some locations picked up nearly 3 inches of rainfall!  This is just the beginning of a very wet weather pattern for the week ahead. The…

An unusual July weather pattern will bring multiple days of rain chances and the risk for minor flooding across Central Texas. Here’s what you need to know. AUSTIN, Texas — The month of July is not typically a month we turn to for beneficial rain here in Central Texas. On average, the month of July is the second driest month of the year, and last July brought just 0.04 inches of rain to Austin. Fortunately,…

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…