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The NHC said Potential Tropical Cyclone One formed into Tropical Storm Alberto at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday with maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Alberto has become the first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season after forming in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. The NHC said Potential Tropical Cyclone One formed into Alberto at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday with maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph….

“An emergency mandatory GO evacuation has been issued for the entire Village of Ruidoso because of the South Fork Fire from Sudderth/Mechem to Freedom Bloom at Big O Tire. Please do not try to gather belongings or protect your home – GO NOW.  Both Highway 48 and Highway 70 at Apache Summit are closed so the only route for evacuation is on Sudderth to Highway 70 and out to Roswell.  We will keep you updated…

“An emergency mandatory GO evacuation has been issued for the entire Village of Ruidoso because of the South Fork Fire from Sudderth/Mechem to Freedom Bloom at Big O Tire. Please do not try to gather belongings or protect your home – GO NOW.  Both Highway 48 and Highway 70 at Apache Summit are closed so the only route for evacuation is on Sudderth to Highway 70 and out to Roswell.  We will keep you updated…

A mandatory GO evacuation has been issued for the entire Village of Ruidoso because of the South Fork Fire from Sudderth/Mechem to Freedom Bloom at Big O Tire. RUIDOSO, N.M. — UPDATE: The Village of Ruidoso provided this update at approximately 12:00 p.m., Tuesday afternoon.   “SALT FIRE Update: The Salt Fire’s progression slowed somewhat during the night. The fire is creeping through difficult, mountainous terrain south of Ruidoso. Aircraft will be able to identify the…

The City of Houston said they have 200 to 250 trucks and trailers in addition to the 150 city employees picking up debris seven days a week, sun up to sun down. HOUSTON — The threat of heavy rain coming from the Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 system has many Houston residents concerned about leftover storm debris clogging up the drainage. “We’re really worried when it starts raining, we are traumatized. I tell my kids we…

Lifeguard towers along Galveston beaches were moved to higher ground on Monday as a precaution. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A weak tropical system is expected to develop in the Bay of Campeche by Tuesday.  Regardless of development, landfall is not expected to be anywhere near the Houston area, but heavy rain is. Galveston County’s emergency operations facility near League City was built to withstand a category five hurricane. “One of the safest places we can…

While the forecast is for an active season, that doesn’t mean one will come to the Texas Gulf Coast. HOUSTON — Colorado State University has released its June forecast update for what they believe will be a very busy Atlantic hurricane season. On Tuesday morning, they maintained their forecast that they issued back in April. They forecasted that we could see 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes with five becoming major hurricanes, listing an extremely warm…

“I’ve been doing this for a long time now,” Munoz said. “This is the first season that we’ve ever started off like this that I can recall. It is concerning.” HOUSTON — It’s been a nonstop month for the Houston Emergency Operations Center with all hands on deck. Multiple rounds of severe weather this month has the center on high alert and much busier than normal. “We started April 26, with the storm in the…

HOUSTON — We have an update on what’s open and what’s not in downtown Houston following the derecho storm earlier this month. The latest list of street closures because of damage and glass includes the following, according to the Downtown Houston social media accounts. They’re strongly encouraging people to avoid those closed areas and fenced sidewalks. STORM RECOVERY UPDATE, MAY 31: Street and sidewalk closures continue in the area of Downtown where focused stabilization work…

More heavy rain led to high water on Houston-area roads. HOUSTON — Another round of storms dumped more heavy rain on Southeast Texas Tuesday and Houston TranStar reports a few high water spots. Most of the street flooding cleared in time for the evening rush hour but there were still a few problem areas.  Here in Houston, it doesn’t take a lot of standing water to damage your car. You can lose control or stall…

VALLEY VIEW, Texas — A WFAA crew covering the aftermath of an EF-2 tornado that hit Cooke County Saturday found a young pup among the debris. Lost in the wreckage of a home, a wandering dog was spotted sniffing through the debris near J L Drive and Green Meadow Drive in Valley View. A neighbor who lives on Green Meadow told WFAA they will look after the dog until its owner claims it. A dog has…

A strong supercell thunderstorm trekked over 100 miles. Why was it so powerful? DALLAS — It was a very busy Saturday night due to a long-lived supercell thunderstorm caused abundant damage and produced at least an EF-3 tornado northeast of Celina and a long-track EF-2 tornado from Montague County thru Cooke County and into Denton County.  Damage surveys continue and more details on how many tornadoes and exact ratings will be known in the coming…

Despite dozens of people being injured and others killed in the tornado on Saturday night, no one in the gas station was killed. Author: Paul Wedding, Tiffany Liou, Rebecca Lopez, WFAA Staff, Mariel Ruiz Published: 4:32 PM CDT May 26, 2024 Updated: 4:48 AM CDT May 27, 2024 VALLEY VIEW, Texas — New footage shared with WFAA shows Cooke County residents hiding in a Shell gas station as a reported tornado hit the area on…

Seven people were killed and more than 60 others injured, officials said. VALLEY VIEW, Texas — One day later, more information is being found about the victims of a deadly reported tornado that hit Cooke County on Saturday evening. Seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured in the disaster, officials said. The tornado also leveled homes and structures across Denton, Cooke and Collin Counties. Three of those killed were Miranda, Marco and…

Seven people were killed and more than 60 others injured, officials said. VALLEY VIEW, Texas — One day later, more information is being found about the victims of a deadly reported tornado that hit Cooke County on Saturday evening. Seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured in the disaster, officials said. The tornado also leveled homes and structures across Denton, Cooke and Collin Counties. Three of those killed were Miranda, Marco and…