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Flash floods shut down Oklahoma interstate, prompt rescues

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

This image made from video provided by KWTV-KOTV shows two funnel clouds formed in Crescent, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2019. An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled “particularly dangerous” swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries. (KWTV-KOTV via AP) less This image made from video provided by KWTV-KOTV shows two funnel clouds formed in Crescent, Okla., Monday,…

More Than A Dozen Tornadoes Touch Down From Texas To Oklahoma

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An intense storm system moved across the Southern Plains on Monday night, spawning tornadoes that caused damage and a deluge of rain but not the “particularly dangerous” twisters that forecasters had feared. No injuries were reported. Late Monday, the National Weather Service reduced the severe threat of violent storms to a small area of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. But it kept an area stretching from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Wichita Falls,…

Topless Jeep Weekend brings chaos, complaints

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

New tool to fight flooding installed at Lyric Market

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Subtropical Storm Andrea becomes first named storm of Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The National Hurricane Center has confirmed that the disturbance discovered in the Atlantic has officially formed into a subtropical storm Monday. Subtropical Storm Andrea is located several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. The NHC had previously predicted its formation earlier in the afternoon as it had a 70 percent change of becoming a short-lived subtropical storm or topical cyclone. This formation is the first named subtropical storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which officially doesn’t…

Parts of Texas under high risk for tornadoes

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Dangerous weather conditions have formed and are lingering over Texas and Oklahoma. On Monday, areas of the two states were under a high risk for tornadoes. Twisters were spotted in Paducah, Texas and Butler, Oklahoma. Weather authorities are not taking this lightly and they urge everyone to listen to the warnings. Meteorologists say this kind of high risk alert is rare. “Two years ago was the last time a “high…

Tornado outbreak from Oklahoma into Texas Panhandle

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Heads up North Texas! A warm front is lifting north, bringing a surge of moisture into our area. That leaves a small window of time for isolated severe storms for Monday. A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across Oklahoma and the eastern part of the Texas Panhandle Monday. If storms form, they would be capable of all modes of severe weather while racing north into Oklahoma. Otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, windy and warm through…

Severe weather in Oklahoma

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

The Latest: Response 'bunker' opens amid flood watch

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Updated 3:29 pm CDT, Monday, May 20, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on a round of severe weather forecast for Southern Plains (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Emergency management officials in Oklahoma City have opened a central response center in anticipation of severe weather in the area. The Multi-Agency Coordination Center, an underground bunker on the city’s northeast side, opened Monday after the National Weather Service issued tornado and flood watches across much of…

Cedar Park PD warns of another phone scam

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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Flooding, Sea-Arama and country legends highlight life in Houston area in May 1989

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Resources on standby as severe weather approaches

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has placed numerous resources on standby across the state in preparation for an outbreak of severe weather expected to hit the state today. There is a high threat for tornadoes as well. Governor Abbott has also ordered the Texas State Operations Center (SOC) to Level III (increased readiness) for this weather event so the state stands ready to assist should this latest severe weather system cause…

Tornado outbreak highly likely from Texas to Okla.

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

(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…

Severe storms, tornadoes possible from Texas Panhandle into Oklahoma

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Tornado outbreak likely from Oklahoma into Texas Panhandle

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

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