
Weather
Harris County officials are urging residents to be prepared as storm activity ramps up in the Gulf
Posted on · This comes after a handful of tropical systems recently formed over the span of four days.
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Posted on · This comes after a handful of tropical systems recently formed over the span of four days.
Posted on · Weather watchers say it's unusual for a tropical storm to form this far out in the Atlantic this early in hurricane season, given that waters are usually still too cool.
Posted on · Experts say we’ll have a better idea of any potential impacts of the slowly developing system to the Houston area next week.
Posted on · On Friday's show: The latest on the weather system in the Gulf of Mexico, the legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and soccer star Nadia Nadim on escaping Afghanistan as a child.
Posted on · The Category 4 storm hit Sunday with winds of 150 mph. It was the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.
Posted on · Forecasters expect more rain as Tropical Storm Beta slowly moves northeast.
Posted on · Normal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus.
Posted on · The Category 4 storm had threatened the Texas-Louisiana coast all week. But the storm spared Greater Houston and most of Southeast Texas after its last-minute turn east.
Posted on · Trump said the campaign briefly considered postponing his convention speech, but he will now continue as planned and visit Texas and Louisiana over the weekend.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday the impact of Hurricane Laura "could've been much worse," noting that storm surge was much less severe than projected.
Posted on · The plant complex makes chlorine for swimming pools.
Posted on · The shelter should open either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Posted on · In Kemah and surrounding Galveston Bay areas, residents are used to storm surge.
Posted on · Local officials in Texas and Louisiana have asked hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate as Hurricane Laura headed for the Gulf Coast. But some residents say they can't afford to leave.
Posted on · Bob Sanborn with the advocacy group Children at Risk spoke to Houston Public Media about how the natural disaster could make a difficult situation worse for vulnerable families and lessons from previous storms.