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San Antonio-based insurer USAA responded Wednesday to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Michael with a major deployment of people and resources. The effort comes just weeks after Hurricane Florence, the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, delivered damaging winds, rain, and flooding to parts of the Carolinas and Maryland. Following that storm in mid-September, USAA received more than 55,000 claims. About 100 of the company’s investigators and claims adjusters arrived after…

SAN ANTONIO – Travelers flying across the Gulf of Mexico this week may have to adjust their plans due to Hurricane Michael. Michael officially became a hurricane on Monday. Southwest Airlines announced that due to forecast weather conditions, service to certain cities may be disrupted this week. According to the airline’s website, flights for following cities and dates may be disrupted, delayed, diverted and/or canceled: Tuesday, Oct. 9 – Thursday, Oct. 11: New Orleans (MSY) Panama City (ECP) Pensacola (PNS) The…

By Allie Morris, Austin Bureau Published 10:31 am CDT, Monday, September 24, 2018 AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is again renewing a disaster declaration for 60 counties affected by Hurricane Harvey, more than a year after the powerful storm ravaged the Texas coast. Many communities are still recovering and some are already preparing for the next natural disaster. The proclamation, first issued in August 2017, allows for certain regulations to be suspended that “would in…

In disasters, the official emergency procedure is to call 911. But during Hurricane Harvey last year, many people posted calls for help on social media instead — a phenomenon that University of Texas at Austin professor Keri Stephens decided to study. Stephens, who teaches communications studies at UT Austin, will be presenting her research at TEDxPalo Alto College, a TED Talk event hosted at the South San Antonio community college on Saturday. Thanks to a…

As Hurricane Florence pounds the East Coast, another tropical storm headed for Texas will bring more rain and possible flash flooding to San Antonio. A “weak low pressure” center that formed in the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Brownsville will bring heavy rains and gusty winds to parts of south Texas and northeastern Mexico after it reaches the coast on Friday, according to National Hurricane Center forecasts. This could cause flash flooding in San Antonio…

A car stalled in high water in the 600 block of East Crockett during the Sept. 4 record rainfall. With the ground already saturated, drivers are urged to be extra cautious and check the weather as they make their way home or pick up children from school in the afternoon and evening as a weather system moves through South Central Texas. less A car stalled in high water in the 600 block of East Crockett…

SAN ANTONIO – USAA’s catastrophe response team was deployed to safe zones near the East Coast to help its members impacted by Hurricane Florence. “We will be inspecting losses the day after the storm clears through,” said Elizabeth Gulick, USAA’s vice president of catastrophe. Eight hundred employees and four mobile units are standing by to aid those affected by the Category 2 storm. Their mission will be helping millions of USAA members file claims and…

click to enlarge NASA Hurricane Florence, as photographed from the International Space Station, is expected to linger over the Carolinas all weekend. With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the East Coast, now’s a good time to ask just how seriously news organizations are taking climate change’s part in making hurricanes more dangerous. It’s a relevant question to ask since studies suggest the media largely failed to make that connection when Hurricane Harvey slammed Texas a year…

By Fares Sabawi, mySanAntonio.com Published 11:08 am CDT, Thursday, September 13, 2018 Forecasters are expecting up to four inches of rain across San Antonio through the weekend. Isolated spots may get up to 8 inches of rain. Forecasters are expecting up to four inches of rain across San Antonio through the weekend. Isolated spots may get up to 8 inches of rain. Photo: National Weather Service TxDOT is dispatching vehicles to San Antonio to help with…

By S. M. Chavey, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Published 8:38 am CDT, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 As the National Weather Service monitors a potential tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico, meteorologists are predicting 1-3 inches of rain this weekend across South Central Texas, with some isolated pockets receiving as many as 5 inches. less As the National Weather Service monitors a potential tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico, meteorologists are predicting 1-3 inches…

By Fares Sabawi, mySanAntonio.com Updated 4:22 pm CDT, Monday, September 10, 2018 The National Weather Service is monitoring a weather system in the Gulf of Mexico that could impact Texas. The National Weather Service is monitoring a weather system in the Gulf of Mexico that could impact Texas. Photo: National Weather Service The disturbance headed for Texas can be seen in this enhanced satellite image provided by NOAA that shows Hurricane Florence, third from right, in…

By Caleb Downs, mySanAntonio.com Published 6:57 am CDT, Monday, September 10, 2018 Kat Gehrke watches a flooded Helotes Creek in Grey Forest after rains causes flooding at low water crossings throughout the town, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. At the height of the rain storm, all low water crossings, including the main road leading into Grey Forest, Scenic Loop Road, were closed for several hours. less Kat Gehrke watches a flooded Helotes Creek in Grey Forest after…