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EL RENO, Okla. – Not many people had seen how damaging an EF3 tornado can be until a town in Oklahoma was struck Saturday night.  The tornado struck around 10 p.m., leaving several people dead and several injured. The storm destroyed buildings and vehicles, leaving a devastating trail of destruction. Here are five videos and three photos of the storm’s damage:  Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – This week’s panel: Jacquie Baly – UH Downtown Political Science Professor, Mike Collier- former Democratic Lt. Governor candidate, Ben Streusand – conservative commentator, “Three Amigos”, KSEV Radio, Laura Moser – former Democratic congressional candidate, Ben Ferguson – Radio host and conservative commentator, Antonio Diaz- writer, educator and radio host,  talk about the legislature approving $3 billion from the rainy day fund to future flood control projects. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Nearly…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – This week’s panel: Jacquie Baly – UH Downtown Political Science Professor, Mike Collier- former Democratic Lt. Governor candidate, Ben Streusand – conservative commentator, “Three Amigos”, KSEV Radio, Laura Moser – former Democratic congressional candidate, Ben Ferguson – Radio host and conservative commentator, Antonio Diaz- writer, educator and radio host,  talk about Trump’s ongoing war with Democrats. WASHINGTON (AP) –  May 23, 2019 She’s calling for an “intervention” to save the nation…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – In the late 1800s, as the ports of Galveston and Houston began to grow, a railway company was making its way to a watering stop before heading to port. This city was a water stop for a train line called the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line. It was shortened to MKT and some people think the KT is how this city got its name. “The guys that worked the train kind of slurred…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – A Katy institution for generations reopened this month for the first time since Hurricane Harvey. Midway Meat Market in Katy has a new look but the same service customers have known for decades. Hermann Meyer has waited almost two years to greet his longtime customers again – waiting for Midway Meat Market to finally reopen. Even if Meyer doesn’t remember every customer’s name, you can bet he knows faces. Meyer has…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – Betty Edmundson has been with the VFW museum since its inception in the mid-1990s, and she may be the perfect guide for this unique repository of America’s military history. It covers all branches of the military and just about every military conflict from the American Revolution up to now. “We’ve got some information with maps and pictures and artifacts on the American Revolution, then going into the War with Mexico,…

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) – Located just miles from Houston, around 14,000 people call the City of Katy home. The city is located in Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County. The borders of all three counties intersect in Katy’s Thomas Park. What was once just wide-open prairie has under gone more than a century of growth to become the city it is today. Here’s a brief timeline of the city’s early history, according to the…

PASADENA, Texas — Hurricane Harvey seems like a long time ago, but some people are still dealing with its effects almost two years later. One family whose home was almost destroyed received a happy ending to its 17-month nightmare. “Muchas gracias, estoy muy emocional,” said Irene Salazar who owns the Pasadena home that flooded. “No tengo palabras.” It took eight weeks for military veteran-run volunteer organization Team Rubicon to rebuild the house. “From right here,”…

Just over a week from the start of the 2019 hurricane season, government forecasters say they expect about a dozen named storms, including two to four major hurricanes, to develop in the Atlantic.  For a storm to be named it must have winds of 39 mph or higher, while major hurricanes are those with winds higher than 111 mph. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters believe El Niño activity — periodic warming in the Pacific…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A “violent tornado” touched down in Jefferson City, causing heavy damage in Missouri’s capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, causing three deaths and leaving many people trapped in the wreckage of their homes. The service reported that a “confirmed large and destructive tornado” was observed over Jefferson City at 11:43 p.m. Wednesday, moving northeast at 40 mph (64 kph). The capital city has a population of…

HOUSTON – The rain and flooding on May 7 caused a rise in Jennifer Coulter’s stress level. “It literally all came flooding back. No pun intended,” she said. “It has been a hard week emotionally, and I have certainly felt things that I thought I was OK with. And I thought I was over with, and I’m not.” The flooding was an unwanted, yet familiar reminder for the Kingwood resident whose home flooded two years…

A closeup of Victims of the Galveston Flood, a statue originally designed by celebrated sculptor Pompeo Coppini in 1904 that went missing. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/334159/334056″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> After the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed thousands, celebrated sculptor Pompeo Coppini memorialized the Victims of the Galveston Flood in clay, and then plaster, anticipating funding for a final bronze version. But…

On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Assuming Gov. Greg Abbott signs a bill passed by state lawmakers, you may soon need to be 21 to buy tobacco products in Texas. We discuss what this bill might accomplish, and what else is being done to try to curb tobacco use among young people. Also this hour: Nancy Sims and Brandon Rottinghaus join us to discuss political developments in Austin, Washington, and here in Houston. Then, we discuss a proposed…

CRYSTAL BEACH, Texas – Between Thursday and Sunday, 305 people were booked into the Galveston County Jail. According to the sheriff, 125 of those arrests were made on Bolivar Peninsula. The Wednesday before the four-day Topless Jeep Weekend began, only one arrest was made on the Peninsula. Longtime cops in Galveston County describe the chaos brought on by the topless jeep weekend as a blast from the past. “Because pre-Hurricane Ike, this would be like…

HOUSTON — Standing on the edge of Houston’s theater district means the Lyric Market is at the mercy of nearby Buffalo Bayou. It swamped the area during Hurricane Harvey with several feet of water and filled underground garages to their ceilings. Building management wants to make sure the investment is as protected as possible when the next flood hits. That’s why new flood gates, named “flood planks” by their manufacturer, were installed and tested. “It’s…

GERONIMO, Okla. (AP) – The Latest on severe weather in the Southern Plains (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Authorities have confirmed a tornado with winds up to 130 mph (209 kph) touched down in southern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service says the EF2 twister Saturday morning traveled for about a half a mile in Geronimo, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City, damaging two homes and sending one injured person to the hospital…

Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform at Johnson Space Center for NASA staff and a May 20 broadcast in conjunction with the release of Rogers’ latest album and video, May 2, 1989. Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform at Johnson Space Center for NASA staff and a May 20 broadcast in conjunction with the release of Rogers’ latest album and video, May 2, 1989. Photo: Howard Castleberry, Houston Chronicle Photo: Howard…

(FOX 26) – A dangerous, severe weather outbreak is forecast for parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. Some areas have been designated as “high risk” zones for severe weather. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center hasn’t used that designation in two years. These strong storms are bringing heavy rain, hail, and wind gusts of up to 80 mph. The latest forecast from the Storm Prediction Center has increased the tornado probabilities from 30% to…

OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Another round of severe weather is forecast for Texas, Oklahoma and parts of the Southern Plains, including the possibility of tornadoes. CBS 11 Meteorologist Jeff Ray is forecasting a significant severe weather outbreak today across the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle. He says the system will likely develop an overnight squall line that moves into counties in North Texas by midnight, hitting the Metroplex Tuesday morning and midday. The line of  storms moving across North…