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Here’s the latest from the KHOU 11 Weather Team and the National Hurricane Center. HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team is keeping a close eye on the tropics, and a system in the Atlantic has our attention. The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on what is now Tropical Storm Elsa. As Thursday afternoon, the forecast cone has Elsa entering the Gulf of Mexico by early next week and possibly turning toward Florida. KHOU…

Here’s the latest from the KHOU 11 Weather Team and the National Hurricane Center. HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team is keeping a close eye on the tropics, and a system in the Atlantic has our attention. The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on what is now Tropical Storm Elsa.  As of the 4 a.m. Thursday update, the forecast cone has Elsa entering the Gulf of Mexico by early next week and possibly…

Here’s the latest from the KHOU 11 Weather Team and the National Hurricane Center. HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team is keeping a close eye on the tropics, and a system in the Atlantic has our attention. The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on what is now Tropical Storm Elsa.  As of the 4 a.m. Thursday update, the forecast cone has Elsa entering the Gulf of Mexico by early next week and possibly…

If it forms into a Tropical Storm, it will be named Elsa and could pose a threat to the Gulf of Mexico by next week. HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team is keeping a close eye on the tropics and a system in the Atlantic has our attention. The National Hurricane Center started issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Five Wednesday afternoon. By 10 p.m. Wednesday, the storm strengthened into Tropical Depression Five. The NHC…

The system has a 70% chance of formation over the next 48 hours and a 90% chance of formation within five days, according to the National Hurricane Center. HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 Weather Team is keeping a close eye on the tropics and a system in the Atlantic has our attention. The National Hurricane Center has started issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Five Wednesday afternoon. The NHC said the broad low-pressure area has a…

ATLANTA (AP) — Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died — including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash — due to the effects of the storm in Alabama. The children who died Saturday were in a van for a youth home for abused or neglected children. The vehicle erupted in flames in the wreck along a wet Interstate 65…

HOUSTON — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, where Tropical Storm Claudette has brought wind, heavy rain and flooding to a region where some have sandbags still left over from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Claudette formed early Saturday along the Gulf Coast, about 45 miles southwest of New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center announced in a 4…

HOUSTON — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, where Tropical Storm Claudette has brought wind, heavy rain and flooding to a region where some have sandbags still left over from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Claudette formed Saturday morning along the Gulf Coast, about 45 miles (75 kilometers) southwest of New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center announced in…

The system is bringing a considerable amount of rain to Louisiana and Mississippi HOUSTON — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, where Tropical Storm Claudette has brought wind, heavy rain and flooding to a region where some have sandbags still left over from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Claudette formed Saturday morning along the Gulf Coast, about 45…

The system is bringing a considerable amount of rain to Louisiana and Mississippi HOUSTON — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, where Tropical Storm Claudette has brought wind, heavy rain and flooding to a region where some have sandbags still left over from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Claudette formed Saturday morning along the Gulf Coast, about 45…

The system is bringing a considerable amount of rain to Louisiana and Mississippi HOUSTON — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, where Tropical Storm Claudette has brought wind, heavy rain and flooding to a region where some have sandbags still left over from last year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Claudette formed Saturday morning along the Gulf Coast, about 45…

On July 26, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette pounded the Houston area but inside the Astrodome, the game against the Dodgers wasn’t rained out. HOUSTON — Look up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s two Astros on their way to a game. On July 26, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette had pounded the Houston area with 25 inches of rain or more falling in some parts. But it was dry inside. At…

Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, talk@houstonmatters.org or @HoustonMatters. On Monday’s Houston Matters: It’s been a wet couple of weeks — with still more rain expected. Should we be wary of the potential for certain Houston area streets to become flooded? Also this hour: We offer you another chance to vent by sharing your pet peeves about life in Houston. And we get an…

“Of those 18, eight becoming hurricanes, and of those eight, four becoming major – Category 3, 4, and 5 hurricanes,” CSU Research Scientist Phil Klotzbach said. HOUSTON — Houston is less than a week into hurricane season, which means you still have time to prepare. And you might want to do it sooner rather than later, as forecasters are calling for a slightly above-average season. The recent rain and flooding is a very real reminder…