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The rain has ended and water has started to recede after days of rain caused rivers to go over their banks CONROE, Texas — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded on rooftops. While officials in Harris…

A weather system sweeping across the Central and Southern plains Monday, May 6, could bring tornadoes and severe weather to sections of North Texas. The western portion of North Texas, including cities like Wichita Falls, are under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Monday night. Extreme severe weather expected to bring numerous tornadoes, including some which exceed an EF-3 rating, is forecast Monday night for much of Oklahoma and areas of North Texas, according to information…

Staff and volunteers will be preparing and serving meals to first responders and residents. SAN ANTONIO — A helping hand is ready to assist those impacted by the flooding in the Houston area. The Salvation Army is sending a team from their facility near downtown San Antonio. Their crew with the Rapid Response Unit is ready to go for what will likely be a week-long deployment. This vehicle is packed with items to help those…

A quick look outside may already be telling you what you already know. But the National Weather Service says that San Antonio and its surrounding cities will have more chances of severe storms on Saturday, May 4, along with a threat for heavy rain and isolated flooding in areas nearby. After periods of rain and severe weather throughout much of the state this week, the weather agency now says that scattered to numerous storms are…

Lt. Jimmy Waller and his wife were both injured when an EF-1 tornado ripped through their mobile home on Sunday, April 28. A neighbor found Lt. Waller under debris and his wife in a pasture. “I heard him moan and I just kind of started digging around, found him up in the trailer home, underneath the frame,” said Brant Pee. “I found his wife about halfway out to the pond in the pasture.” Pee said he quickly…

Cloudy sky view off of UTSA Boulevard and Vance Jackson in San Antonio.  Candice Avila-Garcia As stalled weather pattern lingers over the Lone Star State and a cold front moves its way across Texas later this week, several cities across the state are slated to see thunderstorms which could become severe storms. Springtime brings some of the most intense weather to Texas historically, and so far this season has lived up to that expectation. According to…

“We’re not digging through rubble for somebody, we’re digging through rubble for things. And that’s how we have to look at it,” Rick Jones told WFAA. SULPHUR, Okla. — Sunday officials announced at least four people died from the outbreak of tornadoes that hit Oklahoma late Saturday, including a four-month-old baby. The small town of Sulphur was among the hardest hit. Of the 100 injured people statewide, emergency management officials said, 30 of them were…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — This weekend is the perfect time to get a head start on hurricane season preparations.  That’s because Saturday through Sunday  emergency preparation supplies will be tax exempt.  For shoppers who can’t make it to the store you can also take advantage of the tax exempt weekend online to purchase anything from portable generators to first aid kits.  Ace Hardware General Manager Katie Putnam gave 3NEWS a few ideas of items that…

A Tornado Warning has been issued for two Texas cities on Saturday.

Chances for showers continues through the upcoming week.

This means there is a slight risk for folks in the Boerne area up towards Kerrville to see a severe thunderstorm. The main threats include very large hail, damaging wind gusts and the NWS says an isolated tornado or two is also possible. It it Texas, and well anything can happen so it’s always good to be prepared.  Closer to San Antonio, folks here are at a level 1 risk for severe storms. However, the…

By Wednesday afternoon the a damage assessment team from the National Weather Service had visited Port Arthur. BEAUMONT, Texas — A tornado touched down in Port Arthur early Wednesday morning as thunderstorms passed through Southeast Texas overnight and into Wednesday morning leaving behind power outages, damage and flooding in portions of Southeast Texas.  By Wednesday afternoon the damage assessment team from the National Weather Service had visited Port Arthur. Their preliminary results showed that an…

Texas Transguide warns motorists about Hurricane Harvey. John Davenport, STAFF It’s shaping up to be a very active hurricane season in the U.S., and the Gulf Coast of Texas is not immune to what forecasters are predicting to be a season with several major storms and hurricanes. During the National Tropical Weather Conference, it was announced that the chance of a hurricane making landfall in Texas during the 2024 season increased over other years, indicating…

Cloudy sky view off of UTSA Boulevard and Vance Jackson in San Antonio.  Candice Avila-Garcia Eclipse chasers from across the nation are starting to arrive in Texas, home to several locations within the path of totality of the April 8 total solar eclipse. As the celestial event approaches, one very important question many have is how well will Texas weather cooperate the day of the once-in-a-lifetime experience? After a week of sunshine and clear skies,…

Beau Moreno, a captain with the Houston Fire Department, said at one point they sifted through the ashes to help families look for their belongings. HOUSTON — Several crews are back home after they battled the historic and deadly wildfires in the Texas panhadnle. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County burned more than one million acres for nearly three weeks. Texas A&M Forest Service announced it was 100% over the weekend. It is now the…