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The next cold front is forecast to move through the Houston area late this afternoon. While we were monitoring the possibility of strong storms earlier this week, it appears as though that threat is minimal now at best.  KHOU The Storm Prediction Center has all but removed Houston from the threat of severe weather for Saturday and has shifted that ‘slight risk’ area further to the north and east.  They did leave a ‘marginal’ risk…

A cold front on Saturday afternoon may bring a chance of severe weather. A cold front on Saturday afternoon may bring a chance of severe weather. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 50 Caption Close Image 1 of 50 A cold front on Saturday afternoon may bring a chance of severe weather. A cold front on Saturday afternoon may bring a chance of severe weather. Photo: National Weather Service…

The next cold front is forecast to move through the Houston area Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. Yes, most of us get excited for the cooler temperatures behind a cold front, but this one comes with a severe weather threat.  KHOU The Storm Prediction Center says there is a “Slight Risk” for severe storms for our north and eastern counties. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be the primary threat. The cold front will be…

Much of Houston and the surrounding area is under a marginal risk of severe weather Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Much of Houston and the surrounding area is under a marginal risk of severe weather Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Much of Houston and the surrounding area is under a marginal risk of severe weather Friday, Nov. 22,…

Homes are surrounded by water from the flooded Brazos River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Freeport, Texas. Big, destructive hurricanes are hitting the U.S. three times more frequently than they did a century ago, according to a new study. Experts generally measure a hurricane’s destruction by adding up how much damage it did to people and cities. That can overlook storms that are powerful, but that hit only sparsely…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher spoke on a wide range of issues during a visit to Houston Public Media. The Houston Democrat represents the 7th Congressional District in west Harris County. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/351412/351410″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> It’s been a long two years for many people who suffered losses when Harvey flooded Houston. Now, there are more people in need of assistance following the…

Christopher Weber, Associated Press Updated 11:46 am CST, Sunday, November 3, 2019 President Donald Trump, center, listening during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. With Trump are Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right. less President Donald Trump, center, listening during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in…

It shows one-fifth of development in the last two decades has been in the 100-year floodplain.

HOUSTON — Rice University is fighting flooding by tracking Houston’s growth from outer space with a new tool researchers hope could make preparing for and recovering from a disaster easier. “Nothing like this had been done in Houston,” said Chris Hakkenberg, a postdoctoral research assistant at Northern Arizona University and Kinder Scholar at Rice University. Hakkenberg used an algorithm to compile images of the Houston area from multiple satellites flying 438 miles above, taken three…

Fort Bend County Judge KP George with Craig Cohen in the Houston Matters studios. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/350219/350246″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> As Fort Bend County’s population continues to grow, local officials there find it increasingly challenging to make sure the infrastructure keeps up. Judge KP George, the county’s top elected official, says in the past 20 years traffic hasn’t gotten better — even…

HOUSTON — The National Hurricane Center says a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico has now become Tropical Storm Olga. The storm, now with sustained winds at 40 MPH, is expected to weaken by the time it makes landfall.  As of Friday afternoon, the forecast cone projects Olga will make landfall along the central Louisiana coast, bring the threat of heavy rain to the state over the weekend. No coastal warnings have been issued….