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The U-turn frontage road at I-69 over the San Jacinto River remains closed in both directions due to high water. The City of Houston is warning drivers not to go around barricades because vehicles will flood. Heavy rain on Mother’s Day also flooded a parking lot and a neighborhood park near the Northshore subdivision of Kingwood. Those homeowners are some of the first to see flooding in the area as their homes are lined up…

Rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected in Houston on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Parts of Montgomery and Harris County will be under a minor flood warning through Friday morning. The National Weather Service says the area of concern is specifically along Sendera Ranch Road near Humble. Some of the stream gauges are currently in the flood stage, or near the flood stage. The following creeks are being closely looked at this afternoon when more…

Parts of Montgomery and Harris County will be under a minor flood warning through Friday morning as waterways continue to remain swollen after a week of wet weather. The National Weather Service says the area of concern is specifically along Sendera Ranch Road near Humble. Some of the stream gauges are currently in the flood stage, or near the flood stage. Spring Creek, Little Cypress Creek, Mountain Creek, Little Mountain Creek, Three Mile Creek and…

PORT ISABEL, Texas (AP) — At least one person was killed when a tornado struck a town on the Gulf coast near the southernmost tip of Texas, damaging dozens of homes and knocking down power lines early Saturday, authorities said. At least 10 people were also hospitalized, two in critical condition, said Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Tom Hushen. The storm hit the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights near South Padre Island at about 4…

Heavy rain and potential flooding are in the forecast across the Houston region, meteorologists say. A flood watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning and is in effect through 7 p.m. Wednesday. Rain chances were 70 percent for Tuesday. Cameron Self, National Weather Service meteorologist, said the rain will be widespread and rainfall totals will add up quickly. “We’re gonna be talking about two to three inches, which is manageable, however…

A WC-130J Hercules that’s one of NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft. *Audio from this segment will be available by 11 a.m. CT. During each hurricane season, we’re used to watching for news of a storm developing in the Atlantic that might head this way. And when one does, we watch with trepidation as the forecast models show us that cone of probability – the potential track a storm might take toward landfall. That’s just part of…

FILE: Major evacuation during Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane season is quickly approaching, officially beginning June 1 and continuing until the end of November. According to local officials, the time to start preparing is now. The frequency and damage incurred by natural disasters has been at an all-time high in recent years. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2020 set the record for the most natural disasters in the U.S. with $1 billion or more…

Hurricane season begins June 1st. HOUSTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its Air Force Reconnaissance wing, the crew that operates the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, set up shop at Houston’s Ellington Field Monday to kick off Hurricane Preparedness Week.  The forecasters were in Houston for the start of their five-day tour of Gulf Coast cities.  The entire KHOU 11 Weather Team was there to meet with the team of experts, which also included…

FILE: Mold samples from a home flooded by Hurricane Katrina in 2005; environmental molds can be a health risk for fungal infections. Mold has been steadily building up around the Houston area ever since Hurricane Harvey flooded the city in 2017. Researchers at four area hospitals concluded that roughly 2.4 out of 10,000 of its patients before the storm were being treated for invasive mold infections (IMI). After Hurricane Harvey, that number jumped up to…

POTTER COUNTY, Texas — Texans can return to their homes as crews attempt to contain a growing wildfire near Amarillo. Within an hour, evacuations began as the TAMFS said the burning grass had “high resistance to control.” Winds in the area quickly grew the fire to about 5,000 acres, but crews were able to get the wildfire about 20% contained just before 11 p.m. Residents were then allowed to return home.

HOUSTON — City officials broke ground Friday on an $80 million project that is expected to better protect homes from flooding in parts of the northwest. “The Inwood project will provide flood damage reduction to over 4,400 structures in the White Oak Bayou and Vogel Creek watershed,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.  The construction of these basins will be at the former Inwood Forest golf course, which was purchased by the City of Houston  The…

The two names will be replaced with Idris and Farrah. HOUSTON — The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee convened today at their annual meeting in Costa Rica to vote on and retire hurricane names that were particularly devastating. This year they voted to retire the names Ian, which became a major category 4 hurricane before making landfall in southwest Florida, and Fiona which also became a major hurricane but caused the most devastation as a…

The Pasadena Animal Shelter will get a new roof after it went through a tornado in January. The SBA is opening a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Pasadena for aid after January’s EF3 tornado. The SBA’s announcement comes a week after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rejected a request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration. In a press release, Governor Greg Abbott said he was “disappointed”. “While we are disappointed in the Biden Administration’s decision…

The federal government is now offering aid in Harris County and several other Southeast Texas communities that were impacted by a tornado that ripped across the region on Jan. 24. Tornado victims will be able to receive help from the U.S. Small Business Administration through its Physical Disaster and Economic Injury Disaster loan programs, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news release Friday.  Both businesses and residents can apply for these low-interest loans, added Harris…