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Heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S. HOUSTON — Severe Weather Awareness Week kicks off with a weather threat many underestimate — heat.  It may seem less menacing than what we typically think of as dangerous weather, like hurricanes or tornadoes, but it is the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S.  According to the CDC, there are more than 600 heat-related deaths reported every year and 38 of those are children left in…

Beau Moreno is a captain with the Houston Fire Department and has been on the frontlines since Wednesday with a team from Houston and Galveston. HOUSTON — Planes dropped fire retardant over the Texas Panhandle on Sunday and a small community was ordered to evacuate as firefighters kept up efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history while contending with new blazes. Strong winds spread the flames further, prompting an evacuation order to…

After her barn caught fire, Macie Hansen said that friends and neighbors quickly stepped in to help get her new supplies and provide a place to house her pigs. TEXAS, USA — As wildfires continue to scorch land in the Texas panhandle, some Rodeo Houston participants in northern Texas have been impacted by the blaze. One family tells KHOU 11 that the wildfires burned up the barn where they kept their livestock show animals. Fortunately,…

According to a CNN report, about 86% of the state’s cattle industry is in the Panhandle. STINNETT, Texas — Thousands of cattle have been killed as the second-largest wildfire in Texas history continues to burn in the Panhandle, according to a report from CNN. A majority of the state’s cattle are on the Panhandle ranches. According to a report from CNN’s Gloria Pazmino, about 86% of the state’s cattle industry is in this area. “We’re…

Firefighters have made little progress corralling it – containment was at just 3% Thursday morning. CANADIAN, Texas — The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction. The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state. It has charred 1,300 square miles and crossed into…

Firefighters have made little progress corralling it – containment was at just 3% Thursday morning. CANADIAN, Texas — The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction. The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state. It has charred 1,300 square miles and crossed into…

The Turkey Track Ranch owners estimated that 80% of their pastures, plains and creek bottom vegetation has been burned by fire. CANADIAN, Texas — An historic Texas ranch that’s currently up for sale for $180 million was among those badly burned by the sprawling wildfires in the Panhandle. The owners of the Turkey Track Ranch said they were “heartbroken by this devastating fire,” both on their property and the surrounding areas, according to a statement…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the widespread wildfire. TEXAS, USA — A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the brief shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the main blaze,…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the widespread wildfire. TEXAS, USA — A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the brief shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the main blaze,…

A disaster declaration was issued for 60 counties after a series of wildfires burned in The Panhandle. Here are links to different maps so you can track them. Author: Chloe Alexander, Jaime E. Galvan, Associated Press Published: 9:18 AM CST February 28, 2024 Updated: 9:18 AM CST February 28, 2024 TEXAS, USA — A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the brief…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the widespread wildfire. TEXAS, USA — A widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire burned more than 300 square miles (780…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the widespread wildfire. TEXAS, USA — A widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire burned more than 300 square miles (780…

The Pasadena Animal Shelter has received a complete facelift after its roof was ripped off by an EF-3 tornado. The Pasadena Animal Shelter re-opened its doors for the first time in more than a year at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. The shelter has completed extensive repairs after its roof was ripped off by an EF-3 tornado that tore through parts of Pasadena and Deer Park last year in January. The shelter was at roughly…

“We were trying to hold the door because we didn’t know it was happening, and then we see the roof come through this way and hit the cars,” a staff member recalled. PASADENA, Texas — More than a year after a powerful tornado tore through the Pasadena Animal Shelter, it has officially reopened. The grand opening of the newly renovated building kicked off Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The facility on Burke Road got a…

At 10:31 a.m., a confirmed tornado was located near Onalaska, or 9 miles northwest of Livingston, moving east at 35 mph. The storm has since cleared the area. HOUSTON — All of the Tornado Warnings have expired in the counties north of the Houston metro area Sunday morning. Several warnings were issued starting just before 9 a.m. as a line of thunderstorms moved from west to east across several counties. At 10:31 a.m., a confirmed…