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Storm in Gulf bringing heavy rain, flooding to Texas coast

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Updated 10:50 am CDT, Friday, September 14, 2018 PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in the Gulf becoming a tropical system in the next 48 hours. >>> See how the storm progressed earlier in the week less PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in…

Where Galveston stands 10 years after Ike

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

GALVESTON, Texas (FOX 26) – On Sept. 13, 2008, Ike made landfall near Galveston as a Category 2 hurricane. According to the National Weather Service, the storm system’s sustained winds ranged from 95-to 105 mph. While the storm was Category 2, the storm surge was catastrophic, inundating communities from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. Georgia and Oscar Barbin remember Ike quite well. They chose to stay in Galveston when Ike’s eye crossed over. “That was the freaky…

Friday forecast begins with flood watch

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Photo: National Weather Service This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. Photo:…

San Antonio commuters urged to plan for flash flooding this afternoon

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

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…

As Hurricane Florence bears down on East Coast, Texas faces flooding from Gulf Coast disturbance

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Florence is smashing the East Coast with near 100-mph sustained winds and storm surges on the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina. But as everybody looks east, Texans should also look south. Heavy rainfall, floods and gusty winds are expected across portions of Texas on Friday and Saturday thanks to an atmospheric event in the Gulf of Mexico. The tropical disturbance is located 150 to 200 miles southeast of Texas and could become…

10 years after Ike, where Galveston stands

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

GALVESTON, Texas – On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston as a Category 2. According to the National Weather Service, sustained winds ranged from 95-105 miles per hour. While the storm was only a Cat 2, the storm surge was catastrophic, inundating communities from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. Georgia and Oscar Barbin remember Ike quite well. They chose to stay in Galveston when Ike’s eye crossed over. “That was the freaky part,” said…

USAA sends catastrophe response team to East Coast to help members affected by Hurricane Florence

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

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…

TXDOT crews head to South Texas ahead of storm

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

The twelve TX DOT employees in a caravan of heavy equipment rolled out of South Austin Thursday morning. They’re were heading for a staging area in San Antonio. Once there, the team will wait for the storm that’s been churning in the gulf for the past several days. “What we want to do is get ahead of this, in case it grows and becomes more stable and provides a more powerful punch for the gulf coast….

‘You Could Feel The Shaking’: Neighbors Say Road Construction Damaged Homes

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

HASLET, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Some homeowners in Haslet, north of Fort Worth, say a project meant to improve their street has damaged their homes and possibly their foundations. The city had warned residents in the Brentwood Park neighborhood to expect the construction, so neighbors were not surprised when the equipment appeared. However they were shocked at the power of one of the machines. “I came in the kitchen and all the dishes were clinking,” said…

Dickinson neighbors worried about more flooding

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

DICKINSON, Texas (FOX 26) – For Robin Aleman seeing a picture of her street underwater is unsettling. She points, “this is my house right here, so you can see the water is totally covering all the way up over the street”. The picture was taken just a year ago when Harvey’s rainfall and the over flowing Dickinson Bayou flooded those that live in the Bayou Chantilly neighborhood. Tuesday, the rain water started to gather again. Aleman says, “some…

Couple reminisces over Hurricane Ike wedding

Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

SPRING, Texas (FOX 26) – It has been ten years since Hurricane Ike slammed the Houston area and one couple is actually celebrating that day. As Ike stormed in with winds whipping and rain torturing everything it touched on Sept. 13, 2008, Bryan Sims had a bright idea. “The eye was rolling in and…might as well,” recalls Bryan. “It was a full moon. It was the 13th and there was a hurricane.” “Everyone is hunkering down and generators…

What Hurricane Florence Tells Us About Climate Change

Posted on September 13, 2018September 14, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We’re going to take a look now at what the latest scientific research says about this hurricane, Florence, and how climate change is affecting hurricanes in general. We’re joined in our studio by NPR science correspondent Christopher Joyce. Hey there, Chris. CHRISTOPHER JOYCE, BYLINE: Hi, Audie. CORNISH: So what do we know about whether climate change is having an impact on Hurricane Florence? JOYCE:…

Will the Media Downplay Climate Change When Reporting on Hurricane Florence?

Posted on September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Democrats Refer Kavanaugh Allegations To FBI, Deepening Divide Over His Nomination

Posted on September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Updated at 6:20 p.m. ET The White House is accusing Senate Democrats of an unfounded “11th hour attempt to delay” a vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement Thursday afternoon disclosing that she had referred “a matter” involving Kavanaugh to “federal investigative authorities.” Democratic sources said the “matter” involved allegations against Kavanaugh made by…

Flash flood watch for 7 southeast Texas counties

Posted on September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

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