Texas News – Page 421 – Weather Preppers

What you need to know about this weekend's severe weather risk

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON – After a nice end to the work week, the weekend will start on the stormy side with severe weather possible. It’s a good idea to have Frank’s Forecast app on your phone, so you can get severe weather alerts on the go and track the storms on the interactive radar. Here’s a look at what you need to know about the weekend weather. Friday It’ll be a fantastic Friday. Enjoy another warm afternoon…

Timeline: When to expect rain, storms this weekend | Severe weather threat north of Houston

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON — After a nice stretch of quiet weather this week, it’s time to prepare for the next system of bad weather. A very defined area of low pressure is moving in from the Pacific and expected to be our next rain maker this weekend. The KHOU 11 Weather Team says we aren’t expecting a “washout” of weekend plans, but you should have a backup just in case for any of your outdoor activities. RADAR: Track…

Weather Timeline: Severe weather threat arrives Saturday night

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Texas Parks & Wildlife seeking help to revitalize Llano River habitats destroyed by flooding

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CASTELL, Texas — Need something to do this weekend? The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is looking for volunteers to help revitalize the areas that have been destroyed by flooding. Last fall, the banks of the Llano River were flooded. Crops and vegetation were destroyed, making it difficult for animals and fish to survive. “What we’re trying to do is add native plants to the area before invasive species take over,” said John Botros, a…

AFD lifts two day waterway ban

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The Austin Fire Department lifted the two day waterway ban but that didn’t matter to several people who had been ignoring it. Fire Chief Joel Baker issued the ban for certain parts of Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake due to heavy rains that caused some flooding in the area but it didn’t deter some from getting on the water. Lake patrol says they were ready. There is not word…

Texas Residents Sue Army Corps of Engineers For Flood Damage During Hurricane Harvey

Posted on May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Flooding makes big 'dead zone' off Louisiana coast likely

Posted on May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Janet Mcconnaughey, Associated Press Updated 4:50 pm CDT, Thursday, May 16, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The year’s widespread flooding has made it likely that a big, oxygen-starved “dead zone” off Louisiana’s coast will form this summer, the head of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science said Thursday. Preliminary computer model runs “indicate a large to very large year,” for the area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, Steven Thur told the…

NICK JIMENEZ: When it comes to windstorm legislation coastal lawmakers face uphill battle

Posted on May 16, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Nick Jimenez, Special to the Caller-Times Published 9:51 a.m. CT May 16, 2019 CLOSE Area chambers of commerce joined together for a second rally to say “no” to a proposed windstorm rate increase. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times The Texas House, usually as restless and noisy as a children’s daycare, was unusually attentive on this particular day as state Rep. Todd Hunter of Corpus Christi addressed the members on a topic, the Texas Windstorm…

Lake Boerne's Health At The Center Of A Fight Over New Home Development

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

A big home development on Lake Boerne faced opposition from concerned residents who live around the lake, a key source of water for the city. The shores of the lake saw little development since the 1970’s, when a dam was built on Cibilo Creek to spare the town of Boerne from flooding. The only real development has been the Lake Country subdivision. The existing homes are sparse, spread out and large. Ranchland and a county…

Boerne Lake's Health At The Center Of A Fight Over New Home Development

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

A big home development on Boerne Lake faced opposition from concerned residents who live around the lake, a key source of water for the city. The shores of the lake saw little development since the 1970’s, when a dam was built on Cibilo Creek to spare the town of Boerne from flooding. The only real development has been the Lake Country subdivision. The existing homes are sparse, spread out and large. Ranchland and a county…

'We're tired of it': Residents in Brazoria County still dealing with flooding after heavy storms

Posted on May 15, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Residents in Brazoria County are still dealing with massive flooding after the area was drenched during last week’s storms. Many families in the area are displaced due to the high water, including Russell Anderson. Anderson, his wife and their five children live on Western Way and Creekside Drive in the Holiday Lakes subdivision. The family’s home is surrounded by bodies of water, Anderson said. There is a lake behind his house, the Brazos River is…

Kingwood Residents Push For Disaster Declaration Over Flood Damage

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Harris County Commissioners Court Residents of a Kingwood neighborhood are pressing for a federal disaster declaration, following last week’s flooding. But, Harris County leaders are having trouble obliging them. Homes in the working-class neighborhood of Elm Grove took up to 18 inches of water last week. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she’s determined to help, but she said there are minimum levels of damage she has to prove before she can declare a disaster….

Will Scootermania End With A Crash?

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money’s newsletter. You can sign up here. Electric scooters have invaded the world’s cities. They whiz down streets and lie abandoned in the middle of sidewalks, bringing both convenience and annoyance to citydwellers. There are now dozens of scooter-sharing companies, and the two biggest, Bird and Lime, are the fastest startups to reach a valuation of $1 billion in U.S. history. Each company is now valued at…

Kingwood residents meet to discuss preventative flooding measures

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

KINGWOOD, Texas – The floodwaters have receded but the damage in Kingwood is still evident as homeowners work to repair their houses after last week’s storms. They also are looking for answers from their elected leaders. On Monday evening in Humble, several dozen Kingwood residents turned out for a roundtable discussion led by Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle. Homeowners, including Vispi Katrak, want to know why their homes, which didn’t flood during Hurricane Harvey, took…

FOX reveals 2019-2020 primteime schedule

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

LOS ANGELES – FOX Entertainment unveiled its primetime slate for the 2019-2020 television season, featuring four new comedies, six new dramas, and a new unscripted game show fleshing out the lineup alongside several new seasons of return favorites like “Empire,” “The Masked Singer,” and “Beat Shazam.” “The Resident” will be moving to Tuesday nights for its third season and will be airing before “Empire,” which is entering its sixth and final year. Other return series…

« 1 … 419 420 421 422 423 … 496 »