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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as showers bring heavy rainfall through the area. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as showers bring heavy rainfall through the area. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as…

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as showers bring heavy rainfall through the area. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as showers bring heavy rainfall through the area. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for San Antonio as…

click to enlarge Facebook / Alexandria Zoological Park Chainsaws, generators and construction tools will be on board with San Antonio Zoo team members as they head to Louisiana Thursday to help restore the Alexandria Zoo. The 33-acre park in Alexandria, Louisiana, received extensive damage from Hurricane Laura. Strong winds ravaged the site when the Category 4 storm made landfall in late August. “The wind raged with a vengeance that snapped, twisted and toppled more than 50…

When Hurricane Laura hit the Texas-Louisiana border last week, the water and wind caused something strange to occur— the Neches River started flowing backwards. When Hurricane Laura hit the Texas-Louisiana border last week, the water and wind caused something strange to occur— the Neches River started flowing backwards. Photo: Courtesy- USGS Photo: Courtesy- USGS Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Image 1 of 18 When Hurricane Laura hit the Texas-Louisiana border last week, the…

SAN ANTONIO — Thousands are still lights out in the Beaumont area but hopefully, that won’t be the case for much longer, dozens of trucks are staged throughout the city as crews work on the outages across Southeast Texas.  They’re not the only ones responding to a need in this area.  Superb Roofing out of new Braunfels is en route to help out with the aftermath.  The small business owners are driving to the Orange…

click image Instagram / roxxiebird San Antonio’s Our Lady of the Lake University is offering teletherapy services to evacuees of Hurricane Laura at no cost. The university’s Community Counseling Services has provided bilingual psychiatric services to San Antonio’s West Side for more than 40 years, and it’s now expanding those offerings to another group in need. Laura, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall east of the Texas-Louisiana border near midnight on Wednesday. Evacuations ordered by…

Friday, August 28, 2020 Posted By Emily DiTomasso on Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 2:52 PM click to enlarge Courtesy of Briscoe Western Art Museum The Briscoe Western Art Museum is offering discounted admission to Hurricane Laura evacuees this weekend. All evacuees will receive 50% off admission to the museum, which is also extending its visiting hours to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The longer hours and discount will be available through Sunday, August…

KSAT 12 meteorologist Justin Horne was reporting live from Hurricane Laura when a burst of light filled the screen. KSAT 12 meteorologist Justin Horne was reporting live from Hurricane Laura when a burst of light filled the screen. Photo: KSAT 12 Photo: KSAT 12 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 KSAT 12 meteorologist Justin Horne was reporting live from Hurricane Laura when a burst of light filled the screen. KSAT…

San Antonio Fire officials said more than 2,500 evacuees arrived Wednesday to be screened and provided with shelter ahead of Laura’s landfall. SAN ANTONIO — Downtown San Antonio was ‘uncommonly busy’ overnight as evacuees from southeast Texas sought out food and shelter ahead of Hurricane Laura’s landfall.  Evacuees were seen downtown, walking in the street, riding scooters, and eating at a local Denny’s.  One of the evacuees said that at one point, the Denny’s was…

San Antonio Fire officials said more than 2,500 evacuees arrived Wednesday to be screened and provided with shelter ahead of Laura’s landfall. SAN ANTONIO — Downtown San Antonio was ‘uncommonly busy’ overnight as evacuees from southeast Texas sought out food and shelter ahead of Hurricane Laura’s landfall.  RELATED: LIVE HURRICANE TRACKER | Laura continues moving inland, now as a Category 3 storm Evacuees were seen downtown, walking in the street, riding scooters, and eating at…

Staff were continuing to prepare rooms as hundreds of evacuees continue to arrive in the Alamo City. SAN ANTONIO — According to San Antonio Fire officials, more than 2,500 evacuees had arrived in San Antonio to be screened and provided with shelter as of Wednesday night as Hurricane Laura bears down on east Texas. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said there was no warning on the massive turnout. All day Wednesday, long lines of bumper-to-bumper buses and…

Staff were continuing to prepare rooms as hundreds of evacuees continue to arrive in the Alamo City. SAN ANTONIO — According to San Antonio Fire officials, more than 2,500 evacuees had arrived in San Antonio to be screened and provided with shelter as of Wednesday night as Hurricane Laura bears down on east Texas. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said there was no warning on the massive turnout. All day Wednesday, long lines of bumper-to-bumper buses and…

An overflow hospital facility at Freeman Coliseum that has been set up since spring welcomed its first occupants this week as people escaping Hurricane Laura arrived in San Antonio. As of Wednesday evening, 2,100 hurricane evacuees had been processed in San Antonio, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. Some are staying at Freeman Coliseum, which had been set up as an overflow space if the number of local coronavirus patients exceeded bed space in area hospitals. There…

San Antonio Pets Alive takes in animals from Beaumont shelter before tropical storms hit. SAN ANTONIO — Thousands were ordered to evacuate East Texas cities this week ahead of the tropical storms and many of them are headed to San Antonio. But animals are going to need a place to stay too. San Antonio Pets Alive is stepping in to help. As Laura looms over the gulf, cars line Texas highways full of people looking…