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Officials on Saturday upgraded the intensity of the tornado to EF-3, saying it packed winds of up to 140 mph. Author: Associated Press, Sammy Turner, KHOU 11 Staff, WFAA Staff Published: 3:22 PM CDT June 17, 2023 Updated: 3:22 PM CDT June 17, 2023 PERRYTON, Texas — Two women and an 11-year-old boy were killed Thursday when an EF-3 tornado devastated the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton. Dozens others were injured in the storms and…

Following Hurricane Rita in 2005, new steps were taken to stagger evacuations across Southeast Texas. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — If you’ve recently moved to the Texas coast, it’s time to get ready for hurricane season. Even if you’re a veteran Gulf Coast resident from another state with hurricane experience, Southeast Texas offers unique challenges when it comes to dealing with storms. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said the county has seen a population boom over…

The tank launched from one yard to another home more than 900 feet away, where it crashed through the roof and floor. Thankfully, no one was injured. CHANNELVIEW, Texas — Two Channelview families are dealing with damaged homes after a bizarre incident on Monday. “It’s crazy … it’s crazy. I thank God, to be honest, because that could have killed me. My roof is all fallen apart … my wall,” Antonio Medrano said. Medrano said…

Memorial Hermann partnered with the National Weather Service to complete its storm-readiness certification. HOUSTON — For Memorial Hermann and Life Flight, weather is critical, and being prepared for extreme weather is paramount. It’s something Tom Flanagan knows very well after his 36 years with Memorial Hermann. “Because we have a commitment to provide healthcare to the community and that commitment is not just when the sun is shining and everything is great, it’s also during…

Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/453412/453372″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. As the season begins, meteorologists and other experts analyze and weigh in on what kind of…

A satellite image of Hurricane Ida in 2021. Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/453293/453295″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season starts today and continues through the end of November. Every year, Houston Matters sets aside some time to help you and yours prepare for the season, with special attention paid to those new Houstonians among us who haven’t been through tropical storms…

Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Thursday’s show: Hurricane season is here. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster joins us to discuss what to expect this year, and we get a refresher on what you need to know and prepare for ahead of a tropical storm or hurricane. Also this hour: We learn what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans….

News // Houston & Texas The pumps aim to protect part of the Houston area where more than 600 homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Michael Murney, Chron May 29, 2023 The pumps aim to protect part of the Houston area where more than 600 homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey.  Eric Overton/Getty Images/iStockphoto A Houston-area neighborhood that suffered catastrophic flood damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 now has new protections for whenever the next big storm hits….

Officials said if this expansion would have been in place during Hurricane Harvey, there wouldn’t have been major flooding. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County officials have announced a $9.1 million expansion of the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station in Riverstone. The expansion will add capacity to help mitigate flooding, signaling one of the most significant capital improvements for flood protection for the suburban Houston county since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. During Harvey,…

Fort Bend County officials held a ribbon-cutting Friday, May 26, 2023, for new water pumps that are designed to help mitigate flooding in the Sugar Land area. New, heavy-duty water pumps to mitigate flooding were unveiled Friday in a Sugar Land neighborhood that saw vast flood damage after Hurricane Harvey. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Riverstone neighborhood, community leaders introduced three new pumps that would nearly triple the area’s water-pumping capacity to around 230,000…

Hurricane Harvey Satellite Image On August 25th, 2017. There is likely to be somewhere between one and four major hurricanes in the Atlantic this season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, due to a relatively rare confluence of oceanic factors around the globe. Whether or not one or more storms will touch the Texas Gulf coast is, of course, unknown. Hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through the end of November. In…

Powerful winds knocked down a bunch of trees and power lines in the neighborhood near Lake Conroe. WILLIS, Texas — The thunderstorm that blew through Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon caused a lot of damage in the Cape Malibu subdivision near Lake Conroe.  It’s too soon to say whether it was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds but there was a tornado warning in that area.  “I got an alert on my phone that a tornado…

Powerful winds knocked down a bunch of trees and power lines in the neighborhood near Lake Conroe. WILLIS, Texas — The thunderstorm that blew through Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon caused a lot of damage in the Burnt Mills subdivision near Lake Conroe.  It’s too soon to say whether it was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds but there was a tornado warning in that area.  “I got an alert on my phone that a tornado…

Huntsville Fire Chief Greg Mathis said there’s quite a bit of wind damage and a few minor injuries. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Folks in Huntsville are cleaning up damage from a powerful storm that blew through Tuesday afternoon.  The Huntsville fire chief said they had some minor injuries and quite a bit of wind damage. He said an auto body shop and some homes were affected.  KHOU 11 News viewer Middle Regulus and her daughter were…