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Photos: Wortham Theater Center reopens after $100M in Hurricane Harvey repairs

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

After A Surprise Flood, Sonora Starts To Pick Up The Pieces

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

From Texas Standard: Sonora is a place most people only encounter on their way to someplace else. It’s located along Interstate 10, 170 miles west of San Antonio and nearly 400 miles east of El Paso. The town of about 3,000 people is the kind of place that’s rarely in the news. But like a lot of other things in Sonora, that changed on Friday, with an unexpected and catastrophic flood. It’s almost 6 p.m….

UT-Austin's Marine Science Institute 45 percent rebuilt after Hurricane Harvey

Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Harvey decimated UT’s Marine Science Institute research pier in Port Aransas and displaced many of its faculty and students. Institute leaders are still assessing the losses, but the cost to rebuild will be in the “many tens of millions of dollars,” its director says. less Hurricane Harvey decimated UT’s Marine Science Institute research pier in Port Aransas and displaced many of its faculty and students. Institute leaders are still assessing the losses, but the…

Hutto boil water notice still in effect

Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas – The city of Hutto is still under a boil water notice. Hutto officials say the recent storm and flooding caused damage to the city’s main water supply line, over the weekend. The damaged water line has since been fixed. However, Hutto officials are still recommending residents to boil their water as a precaution until lab tests show it is clean and safe to drink. Officials said the lab results are expected…

WilCo OEM says thankfully no injuries or deaths

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas – A “rain bomb.” That’s how Michael Shoe, Williamson County Deputy Director of Emergency Management describes the deluge received in the wee hours of Saturday morning. He says the Emergency Operations Center activated at 4am. “Received approximately 6 inches on the western side of the county. San Gabriel crested about 24 feet,” Shoe said. Shoe says the river was back below flood stage by Saturday afternoon. “So it rose and fell…

Wortham Theater reopens its doors after Hurricane Harvey renovations, repairs

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON – The Wortham Theater will reopen its doors Tuesday after extensive repairs and renovations were made due to flood damage by Hurricane Harvey last year. The Houston First Corp. said Wortham Theater will welcome back the Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera and Theatre District back through its doors. HFC will host a guided tour of the renovated theater to show the inside of the building, which had been shuttered since September 2017. Copyright 2018 by KPRC Click2Houston…

Corpus Christi joins area chamber of commerce in rally against windstorm rate increase

Posted on September 24, 2018September 26, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Area chambers of commerce joined together for a second rally to say “no” to a proposed windstorm rate increase.

A year after Hurricane Harvey, Abbott extends disaster declaration for storm-ravaged areas

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

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…

Corpus Christi and area chambers rally against TWIA's proposed windstorm rate increase

Posted on September 24, 2018September 26, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Local chambers participated in a rally against a proposed windstorm increase, which they say is a burden as the area recovers from Hurricane Harvey.

When Florence Hit Her School Community, This Principal Stepped Up

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Krista Holland wanders past huddles of people at a storm shelter in Chapel Hill, N.C. Some are wearing Red Cross vests; others are in bathrobes and pajamas. The Wilmington principal is looking for any of her students who may have evacuated to the shelter before Hurricane Florence made landfall. She recognizes a young man wearing earbuds. “You remember me,” the longtime educator says. “Ms. Holland?” It turns out Tyshawn Pringle is a former student. He…

Red Oak Community Hard At Work Cleaning Up After Heavy Rain, Flash Floods

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

RED OAK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Historic rain caused a flood of problems across North Texas Friday evening and going into Saturday. The community in Red Oak has been hard at work trying to clean up the mess the rains left behind. The community saw signs of hope from an army of volunteers, church members, and weary neighbors who helped clean up after floodwaters forced one family from their home. “It was life and death. There…

Hurricanes and climate change

Posted on September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – A year after Harvey dumped more than 50 inches on Houston Hurricane Florence batters the Carolinas with winds and catastrophic amounts of rainfall, is it time to acknowledge climate change? This week’s panel: Jessica Colon – Republican strategist, Nyanza Moore – progressive commentator and Houston attorney, Bob Price – Associate Editor Breitbart Texas, Tony Diaz- Chicano educator and activist, Tomaro Bell – Super Neighborhood leader, Bill King – businessman, columnist and…

Ground stop at Bush Intercontinental airport

Posted on September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – A ground stop is in effect at George Bush Intercontinental Airport as a result of weather conditions nearby. Flight arrivals have been delayed by as much as one hour 54 minutes while departures have been delayed by as long as 35 minutes. Delta Airlines and Southwest Airlines flights are delayed at William P. Hobby Airport because of severe weather in north Texas.

61 people rescued from flooding at wedding venue

Posted on September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Over 60 people in a wedding party were rescued from an overnight reception venue called Casa Rio De Colores in Liberty Hill after they became trapped by rising water from overnight storms. According to the Austin Fire Department, some were forced into trees and required rescue but others were able to make it to higher ground. The Williamson County Fire Marshal’s Office coordinate the rescue efforts involving multiple departments from Travis County and Williamson County. The Liberty Hill…

1 dead, homes damaged as heavy rain continues to lash Texas

Posted on September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Published 10:44 am CDT, Saturday, September 22, 2018 DALLAS (AP) — At least one person has died and emergency personnel have conducted numerous high-water rescues as rain continues to lash parts of Texas, causing damage to homes and instances of flash flooding. Authorities say a 23-year-old man drowned near the University of Texas at Arlington when floodwaters swept him away as he crossed a bridge. His body was recovered early Saturday. Dallas Fire-Rescue says as many…

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