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Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Updated 10:50 am CDT, Friday, September 14, 2018 PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf  Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in the Gulf becoming a tropical system in the next 48 hours. >>> See how the storm progressed earlier in the week  less PHOTOS: Tracking Invest 95L as it moves toward the Gulf  Forecasters now predict a 20 percent chance of the storm in…

The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. The Houston/Galveston area is under a flash flood watch until noon Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Photo: National Weather Service This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. This radar image shows most of the rain in Texas is falling in South and southeast portions of the state. Photo:…

GALVESTON, Texas – On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston as a Category 2. According to the National Weather Service, sustained winds ranged from 95-105 miles per hour. While the storm was only a Cat 2, the storm surge was catastrophic, inundating communities from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. Georgia and Oscar Barbin remember Ike quite well. They chose to stay in Galveston when Ike’s eye crossed over. “That was the freaky part,” said…

DICKINSON, Texas (FOX 26) – For Robin Aleman seeing a picture of her street underwater is unsettling. She points, “this is my house right here, so you can see the water is totally covering all the way up over the street”. The picture was taken just a year ago when Harvey’s rainfall and the over flowing Dickinson Bayou flooded those that live in the Bayou Chantilly neighborhood. Tuesday, the rain water started to gather again. Aleman says, “some…

SPRING, Texas (FOX 26) – It has been ten years since Hurricane Ike slammed the Houston area and one couple is actually celebrating that day. As Ike stormed in with winds whipping and rain torturing everything it touched on Sept. 13, 2008, Bryan Sims had a bright idea. “The eye was rolling in and…might as well,” recalls Bryan. “It was a full moon. It was the 13th and there was a hurricane.”  “Everyone is hunkering down and generators…

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said the region has made progress recovering from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, but must do more to prepare for future storms that are certain to come. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said the region has made progress recovering from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, but must do more to prepare for future storms that are certain to come. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1…

As Hurricane Florence plows full force ahead toward the East Coast, all eyes are on the area. Keep tabs on the storm by watching the following live webcams along parts of the coast. Isle of Palms, South Carolina: Isle of Palms, South Carolina: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: [embedded content] Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina: [embedded content] Graham Media Group 2018

>>>See how the U.S. East Coast is preparing for the potentially deadly hurricane. This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. >>>See how the U.S. East Coast is preparing for the potentially deadly hurricane. This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Photo: AP Waves crash under a pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Wednesday,…

PASADENA, Texas (FOX 26) – The floodwaters are gone already from her Pasadena home, but they’ll be back. Rebecca Hammonds is sure of that. “The flooding is getting worse and they know it. I’ve been flooded over twenty times. I’ve asked about getting the house elevated, a FEMA grant. I’m not getting any response.” And when she does, it might not be the response she wants. There are a couple of reasons she’s in a tough…

A woman, who said she found a newborn baby in the woods, made up the story and is actually the baby’s mother, according to the Harris County Sheriff. Eleven students and five staff members from two northwest Houston schools were taken to hospitals on Wednesday. People at KIPP Academy and St. Ambrose Catholic School smelled a strong odor shortly after school started and felt sick. A priest from Richmond is charged with four counts of…

PORT ARANSAS, TX – Homeowners in Port Aransas are now watching the Gulf of Mexico–with a tropical disturbance looming in the Gulf, as they continue their recovery from Hurricane Harvey.  One thing is certain–they’re ready for visitors!  Mr. Jeff Hentz, President and CEO of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau added that “Port A” is the top destination for Houston travelers. “Houston’s our #1 market right now, and its moved into the top place of most visitors moving into Port A. We’ve…