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Around 122 years ago, the worst natural disaster in U.S. history happened along the Texas coast when 8,000 people died during a hurricane. GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston was known as the grandest city in Texas at the dawn of the 20th century. But with the arrival of the hurricane on Sept. 8, 1900, the city would struggle to ever regain its former status. So devastating was the storm that it’s been estimated that nearly a…

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – August’s historic flooding led to four feet of water inside Damon Chisenhall’s southeast Dallas house.  “It’s.. it’s devastating for anybody to go through,” he said. “It’s sad, my father-in-law built this house in the late 70’s, early 80’s and it means a lot to the family and right now we’re in the process of contemplating raising it.”  Chisenhall said while this is by far the worst damage they’ve ever experienced, in the…

The foundation was impacted by the historic floods that came through North Texas and is still assessing damages.

Residents of the Forest Bluff neighborhood were in the March tornado’s direct path. There are still visible signs of damage on some homes in the area. ROUND ROCK, Texas — When a tornado ripped through their Round Rock neighborhood in March, James Goolsby and Cheryl Spencer hid inside their first floor bathroom covered in blankets. “We could feel, like, our entire insides of our bodies being pulled up,” Spencer said. “It was like, weird. It…

Sunday’s storms swept through North Texas, leaving homes damaged and multiple residents without power. Were you affected? Share your photos/videos with us on social media using #FirstAlertDFW

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. AUSTIN, Texas — *An Areal Flood Advisory is in effect for portions of Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties until 6 p.m. Saturday. Minor flooding is possible. An Areal Flood Advisory is in effect for portions of Bastrop, Caldwell, and Hays counties until 8 p.m. Saturday.* We’re continuing to monitor scattered to widespread showers through the late afternoon and evening as a boundary moves…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 7:07 AM CDT September 3, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — We’ve arrived to the holiday weekend! The highest rain chance of the weekend will be Saturday as an upper-level trough and boundary continue to build into Texas. Once again, flooding will be possible with the heaviest storms during the afternoon…

First Alert Weather Update: Heavy rain is falling across portions of the DFW Metroplex. A Flood Advisory has been issued in Tarrant and Denton Counties.

Austin’s Watershed Protection Department said when it rains, things get dragged off people’s balconies and front yards, ending up in our creeks and later our lakes. AUSTIN, Texas — With all the recent rain and flooding, an increased amount of trash has been pushed into Austin’s creeks.  “The large flood events do bring things off the landscape,” said Andrew Clamann, City of Austin Watershed Protection Department environmental scientist, “from everybody’s parking lots, front yards and…

The Buccaneers moved to 3-0-1 on the season. All of the goals in Wednesday’s non-conference match came in the second half after the two teams played to a stalemate through the first 45 minutes. Freshman forward David Garcia opened the scoring when he used an assist from freshman defender Joshua Hernandez-Gutierrez to put Blinn on the board in the 49th minute. Albion knotted the score in the 51st minute and took a 2-1 lead in the 72nd minute, but…

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Nearly three years after a tornado destroyed the old Preston Royal fire house, the neighborhood is getting a new one.   With just a tent for the fire truck and a mobile home for the firefighters, Temporary Fire Station 41 is intended, as its name suggests, to serve as a temporary home until a permanent station can be built. “Excited to be back in the area! I know our firefighters are,” said…

Having firefighters back on Royal Lane will help with response times.

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. AUSTIN, Texas — **A Flood Advisory has been issued for portions of Bastrop and Caldwell counties until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Flood Advisory has been issued for portions of Travis and Williamson counties until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.** Grab your umbrella and rain jacket because, chances are, you might need them! We continue to track scattered to widespread showers and storms as we head into the…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 11:20 PM CDT August 29, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — Widespread rain and storms return to the forecast Tuesday, and the overall weather pattern will stay fairly unsettled through the rest of the week. Showers and storms will be possible as early as Tuesday morning, especially across the Hill Country. …

GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – One week after devastating floods in some parts of North Texas, a few residents have been forced to continue living in deplorable conditions caused by all that water.  At least two families in Garland have been living for days with severe water damage that they said the landlord has not addressed. The family that lives in the unit and the one next door both had their ceilings collapse which led to…