San Antonio Texas News

SAN ANTONIO — As the Southeast prepares for Dorian’s worst, South Texas is sending help. CPS Energy crews are on their way to Florida. The first leg of their journey includes driving more than 1,000 miles from San Antonio to Jacksonville, Florida. There, the men and women will join other power crews from across the country and find out their assignments. The deployment kicked off at the Eastside Service Center early Wednesday morning. More than…

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Officers in Fort Pierce made their first hurricane rescue on Monday. The department said on Facebook that Officer Martin Ortiz and Officer Michel Jean responded to a call from a woman who said she couldn’t care for a 6-week-old pitbull puppy. The puppy was too young to be in a shelter cage until the storm passed, and Jean took an immediate liking to the dog. The officer ended up calling his…

FLORIDA, USA — As of 4 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Dorian has sustained winds of 145 mph, making it a category four hurricane. The latest forecast still shows that a landfall in Florida is possible as the storm turns northward from the Bahamas. Landfall is also possible in Georgia and the Carolinas.  Hurricane Dorian Andrew Wilson Urgent warnings were sent out for the Abaco Islands from the National Hurricane Center for residents to take cover on…

FLORIDA, USA — As of 11:00 a.m. Monday, Hurricane Dorian has 155 mph sustained winds, making it a category four hurricane. The latest forecast still shows that a landfall in Florida is possible as the storm turns northward from the Bahamas. Landfall is also possible in Georgia and the Carolinas. Hurricane Dorian Andrew Wilson Urgent warnings were sent out for the Abaco Islands from the National Hurricane Center for residents to take cover on Sunday….

ATLANTA — Editor’s note: The above video is from 2018, during Hurricane Michael response. Dan Francis is among the millions along the East Coast prepping for Hurricane Dorian, but his storm preps are not the way one might expect. “We have all our vehicles ready, we have all our supplies ready, and we know exactly what we’re going to do and how we’re going to attack it,” he told 11Alive. Francis owns Shade Tree Kitchens,…

FLORIDA, USA — As of 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Hurricane Dorian is a category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. The new forecast has shifted it more to the northeast; regardless, Florida and the East Coast need to prepare for landfall. Hurricane Dorian Andrew Wilson The National Hurricane Center stated the storm has gusts more than 200 mph and a storm surge may be experienced in the Bahamas at a height between 15…

FLORIDA, USA — As of 10 a.m. Saturday, Hurricane Dorian is a category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The new forecast has shifted it more to the northeast; regardless, Florida and the East Coast need to prepare for landfall.  Hurricane Dorian Andrew Wilson Hurricane Warnings and Watches are in place for the Bahamas, but too soon to issue watches for Florida because Dorian is moving slow to the west-northwest. Here’s the difference…

FLORIDA, USA — As of 8:00 p.m., Hurricane Dorian is now a category 4 with maximum sustained winds of now 130 mph. Dorian is a dangerous storm located 575 miles East of West Palm Beach, Florida out in the Atlantic. This is the first category 3 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. A new track update will be released at 10:00 pm and the increase in intensity will be reflected in the updated forecast…

FLORIDA, USA — Hurricane Dorian has been making headlines across the United States before it has even made landfall. Dorian is expected to strengthen to a category four hurricane with more than 130 mph sustained winds by the time it makes landfall. The forecast cone of the storm shows it taking aim somewhere along the east coast of Florida, stretching from the Georgia border, all of the way down to the Florida Keys. On Friday…

FLORIDA, USA — Hurricane Dorian has been making headlines across the United States before it has even made landfall. Dorian is expected to strengthen to a category four hurricane with more than 130 mph sustained winds by the time it makes landfall. The forecast cone of the storm shows it taking aim somewhere along the east coast of Florida, stretching from the Georgia border, all of the way down to the Florida Keys. On Friday…

SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane season began back on June 1, but there hasn’t been too much activity yet with only three named storms so far, but things are starting to heat up in the tropics. Tropical Depression Five formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning, east of the Lesser Antilles. The system is expected to become the fourth named storm of the season, Dorian. After moving past the Lesser Antilles, the system is expected…

SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane season began back on June 1, but there hasn’t been too much activity yet with only three named storms so far, but things are starting to heat up in the tropics. Tropical Depression Five formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning, east of the Lesser Antilles. The system is expected to become the fourth named storm of the season, Dorian. After moving past the Lesser Antilles, the system is expected…

SAN ANTONIO — Hurricane season began back on June 1, but there hasn’t been too much activity yet with only three named storms so far, but things are starting to heat up in the tropics. Chantal was the most recent named system in the North Atlantic Ocean. The storm wasn’t a threat to land and it has now dissipated.  The National Hurricane Center has now highlighted two systems that have a high chance for tropical…

York Creek fire officials responding to a 100-acre wildfire in Kingsbury on Aug. 18 photograph a plume of smoke from the fire 25 miles away. York Creek fire officials responding to a 100-acre wildfire in Kingsbury on Aug. 18 photograph a plume of smoke from the fire 25 miles away. Photo: York Creek VFD Photo: York Creek VFD Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 York Creek fire officials responding to…

Flickr / United Soybean Board If you were driving in San Antonio Thursday and saw signs advising you to fill up your gas tank, please know that the message wasn’t for you. We’re serious. Do. Not. Cause. Long-ass. Lines. At. The. Gas. Pumps. Here’s the sitch: the Texas Department of Transportation, better known as TxDOT, posted the message “Storm forming in the gulf, be prepared, fill your gas tanks” on electronic signs throughout the Lone…