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Key dates for 2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes' schedule

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The Carolina Hurricanes announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season. Carolina, which reached the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in three seasons, is seeking an eighth consecutive playoff appearance under coach Rod Brind’Amour. Carolina made a big splash in the offseason, trading for defenseman K’Andre Miller from the New York Rangers and signing free-agent forward Nikolaj Ehlers, who played for Winnipeg since 2015. Opening night Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center…

Marble Falls under boil water notice after historic Fourth of July floods

Posted on July 16, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The City of Marble Falls issued a boil water notice this week following compromises to the city’s drinking water supply from the historic Fourth of July floods. Marble Falls’ boil water notice took effect on Tuesday, July 15, at 4 p.m., with city officials urging all residents to boil all water supplies prior to consuming it via drinking, cooking or making ice. All water supplies to be consumed must be brought to a rolling boil…

Wet July: Residents concerned about more flooding after intense rain midway through month

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Many residents are still cleaning up after several bouts of rain through central North Carolina, and some residents in Orange and Durham counties said they’re concerned about more. It’s been a soggy July. In the first 15 days of the month this year, we’ve had nearly five inches of rain at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. According to WRAL meteorologists, it’s more than 2 inches above the normal amount of rainfall in July. Three days this month…

Camp Mystic leader waited an hour to evacuate campers after receiving alert about Central Texas flooding

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain, Unknown Author Flood waters from the Guadalupe River surround homes near Kerrville on July 4, 2025. The director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp where 27 died during last weekend’s Central Texas flooding, waited more than an hour after receiving the first weather alert to evacuate, despite the site being in a high-risk flood zone, the Washington Post reports. Camp Mystic Executive Director Richard “Dick” Eastland,…

Conspiracy theorists said 'cloud seeding' caused the Texas floods. It did not.

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Until recently, one of the biggest controversies over cloud seeding — a method created to encourage rain — was whether it actually works. That’s now been overshadowed by online theories blaming the technology for the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say falsehoods like these are spreading faster than ever after natural disasters — hurting emergency planning and response efforts. “This is unprecedented in my experience,” said Amber Silver, a professor in the Department of Emergency…

How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the…

The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

6 minutes ago Texas flooding (Photo: WPLG Local 10/MGN) KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled Texas, as officials made plans to drain reservoirs in the search for victims and lowered the number of people they said remain missing. While some official crews resumed the search along the Guadalupe River in and around Kerrville in Kerr County, others held off or…

A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

22 seconds ago A firefighter carries a drip torch as he ignites a backfire against the Hughes Fire burning along a hillside in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control Monday had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend, raising scrutiny over the National Park Service’s decision…

Officials say at least 100 people still missing after July Fourth floods; recovery efforts could take months

Posted on July 14, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. More than 10 days after catastrophic July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, the official death toll across six Hill Country counties has risen to 132 people, while an estimated…

Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County

Posted on July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday named the nine state senators who will serve on the joint Disaster Preparedness and Flooding committee in response to the devastating floods that tore through Central…

Rain delay: Chapel Hill businesses hope for dry spell to rebound from recent floods

Posted on July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms is always persistent during Triangle summers. Some of the hardest-hit spots from recent downpours are hoping for a much-needed reprieve from the rain to get back on their feet. Almost every business in Chapel Hill’s Eastgate Crossing was impacted when a nearby creek overflowed during Tropical Depression Chantal. In total, Orange County Emergency Management estimates people in the county lost $22.6 million. A week later, many of those…

Recovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture.

Posted on July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. KERRVILLE — The distinct, earthy scent of bread wafted through Daric Easton’s restaurant and wine bar on the edge of this Hill Country downtown Saturday as workers and local residents filled the place…

Mexican volunteers rushed in to help after floods in Texas. Some want to continue recovery efforts.

Posted on July 13, 2025July 13, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

When Oscar Morales heard about the deadly flood in Kerr County, he had no doubt his team was going to assist with rescue and recovery. “We just had to,” said Morales, who lives in Mexico City. “We need to help however we can.” Morales is part of the volunteer-led recovery team International Tlatelolco Azteca Rescue Brigade, which was created after the 1985 earthquake that left thousands dead in Mexico City. The group is better known…

Emergency crews suspend search for Hill Country flooding victims amid new flood warnings

Posted on July 13, 2025July 13, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in Central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge. It was the first time…

'Dangerous flash flooding' threaten Hill Country on Sunday, NWS says

Posted on July 13, 2025July 14, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Update: 7:04 p.m.: The NWS has decided to extend the Flood Watch until 9 a.m. on Monday, July 14, morning. Most of the area still has very saturated soils, according to the weather agency. And any additional rainfall could quickly lead to rapid runoff and rises over rivers and creeks across the area. Update: 4:21 p.m. Sunday, July 13: An updated situation report states that a Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 p.m. today for the…

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