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FOX 26 News Brief for Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will release names of clergy who were credibly accused of sexually assaulting a minor. It will be among 15 dioceses in Texas to release the names of those clergy members. Police are looking for the husband of a Houston ISD bus driver. According to investigators, he attacked and killed her while she drove to work this morning. Hurricane Michael made landfall today midway along the Florida panhandle. Many people from the…

Ryan Korsgard tracking Hurricane Michael: Storm slams Florida Panhandle

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

ROSEMARY BEACH, Fla. – The lights went out where we’re staying in Rosemary Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon, just off of FL-30A. The wind is howling, as we are just west of Hurricane Michael’s eye wall. The wind measurements show Michael is just shy of a Category 5 hurricane. As it stands, it is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle. Our last live broadcast was at noon Wednesday. After then, we changed…

State police arrest limo company operator

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) – LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — A limousine service operator was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in a crash that killed 20 people, while police continued investigating what caused the wreck and whether anyone else will face charges. The operator’s lawyer said that the man wasn’t guilty and that police were rushing to judgment. The company, Prestige Limousine, has come under intense scrutiny since Saturday’s crash outside Albany killed two pedestrians and…

Galveston area under coastal flood advisory through Wednesday evening

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Published 12:39 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Aerial view of the Bolivar Peninsula Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Aerial view of the Bolivar Peninsula Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Aerial view of the Bolivar Peninsula Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Aerial view of the Bolivar Peninsula Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Photo: Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle Galveston area…

As Hurricane Michael Reaches Florida, The Texas Gulf Will Likely Only See ‘Nuisance’ Flooding

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

As of Wednesday morning, wind and rain have started battering the shores of the Florida Panhandle, in what experts describe as one of the strongest storms ever recorded to approach landfall near Panama City. If the storm veers just a few miles east or west of the latest models, it could make all the difference in terms of potential damage. Hurricane Michael has, now upgraded to a Category 4 storm – that means wind speeds…

Texas Task Force Team Deployed to Florida for Hurricane Michael

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Seven Houston firefighters have been sent to Florida in preparation of Hurricane Michael. They are members of Texas Task Force 1, which has been activated by FEMA. “Some of the Houston firefighters, in the last just year alone, they’ve gone to now Michael, Florence, Maria, Irma, and Harvey,” Texas Task Force 1 Training Manager Stephen Bjune told News 88.7. “As soon as landfall happens, we’ll go in and start helping those local responders, those local communities that…

Houston Firefighters Respond in Florida, Hurricane Michael Causes School Delays, Culbertson And Fletcher to Debate, And More

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Wednesday, September 10, 2018 Houston first responders head to Florida Vehicles are loaded, fueled, and staged to deploy TX-TF1 to Florida in response to Hurricane Michael on October 8, 2018. Seven Houston firefighters have been sent to Florida in preparation of Hurricane Michael. They are members of Texas Task Force 1, which has been activated by FEMA. “Some of the Houston firefighters, in the last just year alone, they’ve gone to now Michael, Florence, Maria,…

Search resumes for 4 people missing in west Texas flooding

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Updated 8:24 am CDT, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Recreation vehicles are seen strewn about at the South Llano River RV Park and Resort in Junction, Texas, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Heavy rains the area caused the Llano River to flood and about 19 people were rescued. One woman swept away by floodwaters drifted approximately 25 miles before she was rescued, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. (Jerry Lara/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) less Recreation…

Storm brings damage to Austin area

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN, Texas – Lake LBJ, Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis and Lake Austin are all considered the Highland Lakes chain. The Lower Colorado River Authority was working around the clock with floodgate operations Tuesday, to keep those lakes from overflowing. The more the water comes in, particularly on these reservoirs that don’t have any flood storage like Lake LBJ, you have to match the water going out with the water going…

Llano River Flood Waters lower but continue

Posted on October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

LLANO COUNTY, Texas – Storm water poured down the Llano River Tuesday morning and pushed toward Kingsland. The water swamped RR 307 although the flood level had dropped a bit by mid morning. It churned and spilled into Lake LBJSeveral Local residents came out to take a look. It was a sight simply too hard to ignore and something to worry about. “Yeah, a little bit but is not as bad as it has been,”…

Cold front sparks potential for severe weather

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

A cold front moving into Central Texas will spur widespread showers and storms. There will be a slight risk for severe weather across much of the region. Severe storms have the potential to produce damaging wind gusts, hail, and isolated tornadoes. Storms will track east across the FOX 7 Austin viewing area through sunset Tuesday. Along with the threat for severe weather, localized flash flooding will be possible in stronger storms. Luckily, the fast-moving nature…

The Latest: Search resumes for 4 missing in Texas floods

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Updated 10:40 am CDT, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 This photo from video provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows a helicopter crew from the Texas Department of Public Safety performing a rescue from the South Llano River near Junction, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Rescue crews in boats and helicopters are searching for several people missing since heavy rain washed away a recreational vehicle park in the small West Texas city. (Texas Parks…

Officials: 4 men remain missing in West Texas flooding

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Ryan Tarinelli and Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Updated 8:19 am CDT, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 This photo from video provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows a helicopter crew from the Texas Department of Public Safety performing a rescue from the South Llano River near Junction, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Rescue crews in boats and helicopters are searching for several people missing since heavy rain washed away a recreational vehicle park in…

NBC’s Lester Holt returns to Houston year after Hurricane Harvey for ‘Across America’ tour

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

Despite “State of Readiness,” Texans Should Not Worry About Hurricane Michael

Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by WeatherPreppers

We get that everyone is on their guard when it comes to hurricanes. If nothing else, Hurricane Harvey taught us that we need to be prepared (even if it didn’t teach us that we shouldn’t build in the flood plain apparently). And even though Texas is generally beyond the time of year when hurricanes threaten our coast, the appearance of a large storm in the Gulf is always cause for concern. There was some confusion…

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