Houston Texas News

Precinct 4 staff closed Patterson Road from Highway to Eldridge Parkway near Bear Creek due to flooding. Strong storms that moved through Thursday and overnight into Friday morning brought torrential rain to the Houston area, leaving some high-water spots. 🚨 Due to rising Buffalo Bayou levels post-heavy rainfall, US Army Corps has closed Addicks and Barker Reservoir flood gates. As a result, #HCPrecinct4 staff has closed Patterson Road from SH 6 to Eldridge Parkway near…

Beau Moreno, a captain with the Houston Fire Department, said at one point they sifted through the ashes to help families look for their belongings. HOUSTON — Several crews are back home after they battled the historic and deadly wildfires in the Texas panhadnle. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County burned more than one million acres for nearly three weeks. Texas A&M Forest Service announced it was 100% over the weekend. It is now the…

HOUSTON — Tens of thousands of people were heading to RodeoHouston for Friday night’s sold-out concert by the Jonas Brothers. Harris County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:30 p.m. with large hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph possible, according to the National Weather Service. “Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and NRG Park staff use an extensive weather reporting service to ensure we are prepared. Security and emergency personnel constantly monitor weather…

HOUSTON — Tens of thousands of people were heading to RodeoHouston for Friday night’s sold-out concert by the Jonas Brothers. Harris County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5 p.m. with large hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph possible, according to the National Weather Service. “Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and NRG Park staff use an extensive weather reporting service to ensure we are prepared. Security and emergency personnel constantly monitor weather…

A reported tornado tossed a vehicle across a parking lot at UNT’s campus in Frisco near Preston Road. FRISCO, Texas — Severe weather that swept through North Texas Thursday night produced tennis ball-sized hail in some areas. A possible tornado tossed a vehicle across a parking lot at UNT’s campus in Frisco near Preston Road.  National Weather Service officials Friday morning described the storm as a reported tornado, via social media video they reviewed. But officials…

Under Level 2, there is a slight risk of scattered severe storms are possible, though they’d likely be short-lived and not have widespread coverage over an area. HOUSTON — There is a potential threat for severe weather beginning this afternoon with most of the Houston area under a Level 2 Threat Level. Under Level 2, there is a slight risk of scattered severe storms are possible, though they’d likely be short-lived and not have widespread…

A reported tornado tossed a vehicle across a parking lot at UNT’s campus in Frisco near Preston Road. FRISCO, Texas — Severe weather that swept through North Texas Thursday night produced tennis ball-sized hail in some areas. A possible tornado tossed a vehicle across a parking lot at UNT’s campus in Frisco near Preston Road.  National Weather Service officials Friday morning described the storm as a reported tornado, via social media video they reviewed. But officials…

After living through the Texas Panhandle wildfires, one student is expressing gratitude for the community whose support helped her get to the Houston Rodeo. HOUSTON — At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the unmistakable “squeal” of pigs will take you straight to where 17-year-old Macie Hansen was preparing to show her crossbreed pig on Thursday. “You’ve got six months of work lined up in 10 feet and you better not mess it up,” she…

GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers say the Gulf Coast is sinking at an alarming rate.

GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers say the Gulf Coast is sinking at an ‘alarming rate.’

Heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S. HOUSTON — Severe Weather Awareness Week kicks off with a weather threat many underestimate — heat.  It may seem less menacing than what we typically think of as dangerous weather, like hurricanes or tornadoes, but it is the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S.  According to the CDC, there are more than 600 heat-related deaths reported every year and 38 of those are children left in…

Beau Moreno is a captain with the Houston Fire Department and has been on the frontlines since Wednesday with a team from Houston and Galveston. HOUSTON — Planes dropped fire retardant over the Texas Panhandle on Sunday and a small community was ordered to evacuate as firefighters kept up efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history while contending with new blazes. Strong winds spread the flames further, prompting an evacuation order to…

After her barn caught fire, Macie Hansen said that friends and neighbors quickly stepped in to help get her new supplies and provide a place to house her pigs. TEXAS, USA — As wildfires continue to scorch land in the Texas panhandle, some Rodeo Houston participants in northern Texas have been impacted by the blaze. One family tells KHOU 11 that the wildfires burned up the barn where they kept their livestock show animals. Fortunately,…

According to a CNN report, about 86% of the state’s cattle industry is in the Panhandle. STINNETT, Texas — Thousands of cattle have been killed as the second-largest wildfire in Texas history continues to burn in the Panhandle, according to a report from CNN. A majority of the state’s cattle are on the Panhandle ranches. According to a report from CNN’s Gloria Pazmino, about 86% of the state’s cattle industry is in this area. “We’re…

Firefighters have made little progress corralling it – containment was at just 3% Thursday morning. CANADIAN, Texas — The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction. The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state. It has charred 1,300 square miles and crossed into…