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Florence has been downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm, but its impact is far from finshed and has already claimed the lives of four people. More than 700,000 people are without power. Floodwaters are slowly receding in Galveston on Friday night after heavy rains flooded roadways. Some residents were unable to leave their homes. Texas A&M University at Galveston canceled classes on Friday because of flooding. Classes will resume on Monday as scheduled. Texas Governor…

Every year, storms pop up during hurricane season and all of a sudden we have a Katrina, Sandy or Wilma threatening to wreak havoc on us. After all the years of recorded named storms, one has to wonder: What happens when we run out of names? Well, it’s kind of a twofold question. And the answer is, we (kind of) don’t. Stay with me. For starters — and a brief insight as to why we…

With Hurricane Florence hitting land in North Carolina on Friday, it didn’t take long for one problem always associated with hurricanes to start: looting. In North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page that people were arrested late Thursday night and early Friday morning for breaking and entering. WWAY-TV reports four people were taken into custody in attempted thefts at abandoned buildings and in vehicles. Sadly, while down on the list…

HOUSTON – The University of Houston athletics department is hosting a supply drive to help those in need after Hurricane Florence. The donations will be accepted Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A truck will be loaded at the southwest corner of TDECU Stadium, and once the drive is over, the truck will leave for the East Coast. Anyone who wants to donate is asked to drive into Lot 12A on the south side…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a State Disaster Declaration for counties that may experience severe weather and flooding as a tropical disturbance approaches the state. “The tropical disturbance impacting the Texas coast poses a threat of imminent disaster, including severe flooding, property damage and potential loss of life,” said Governor Abbott. “While we stand ready to deploy state resources to assist local officials in their response efforts, it is critical that all…

Galveston Island experienced some street flooding on Friday morning as the area was under flash flood watch.  A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 4 p.m. Friday for Jackson, Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Fort Bend, Liberty and Wharton counties. Texas A&M Galveston cancelled classes for the remainder of Friday and directed anyone on campus to shelter-in-place and remain until further notice. Photog Stu testing his step from the curb into the street on 43rd…

GALVESTON, Texas – Heavy rain falling Friday in Galveston has led to flooding in parts of the coastal city. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 10:30 a.m. for Galveston County, and a flash flood watch is in effect until noon for much of Southeast Texas. Radar showed several bands of heavy rain moving across Galveston Island. A video shared by a KPRC2 viewer showed standing water at Shearn-Moody Plaza, at the corner…

GALVESTON, Texas – Heavy rain falling Friday in Galveston has led to flooding in parts of the coastal city. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 10:30 a.m. for Galveston County, and a flash flood watch is in effect until 4 p.m. for much of Southeast Texas. Radar showed several bands of heavy rain moving across Galveston Island. A video shared by a KPRC2 viewer showed standing water at Shearn-Moody Plaza, at the…

PHOTOS: This week in tropical weather This image shows the scene in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean as two tropical storms, a depression, and Hurricane Florence continue to swirl on Friday.  >>See how the storms in the Atlantic are progressing and where they might be going less PHOTOS: This week in tropical weather This image shows the scene in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean as two tropical storms, a depression, and Hurricane Florence continue to…

Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Updated 10:50 am CDT, Friday, September 14, 2018 PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf  Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in the Gulf becoming a tropical system in the next 48 hours. >>> See how the storm progressed earlier in the week  less PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf  Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in…

The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Photo: National Weather Service This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. Photo:…

GALVESTON, Texas – On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston as a Category 2. According to the National Weather Service, sustained winds ranged from 95-105 miles per hour. While the storm was only a Cat 2, the storm surge was catastrophic, inundating communities from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. Georgia and Oscar Barbin remember Ike quite well. They chose to stay in Galveston when Ike’s eye crossed over. “That was the freaky part,” said…

DICKINSON, Texas (FOX 26) – For Robin Aleman seeing a picture of her street underwater is unsettling. She points, “this is my house right here, so you can see the water is totally covering all the way up over the street”. The picture was taken just a year ago when Harvey’s rainfall and the over flowing Dickinson Bayou flooded those that live in the Bayou Chantilly neighborhood. Tuesday, the rain water started to gather again. Aleman says, “some…

SPRING, Texas (FOX 26) – It has been ten years since Hurricane Ike slammed the Houston area and one couple is actually celebrating that day. As Ike stormed in with winds whipping and rain torturing everything it touched on Sept. 13, 2008, Bryan Sims had a bright idea. “The eye was rolling in and…might as well,” recalls Bryan. “It was a full moon. It was the 13th and there was a hurricane.”  “Everyone is hunkering down and generators…