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Storms and Hazards
The weather Houston watches for: warnings, preparation and recovery.
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CenterPoint Energy sends 355 workers to aid Florida Power & Light in restoring power after Hurricane Isaias
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (212+ words) CenterPoint Energy has deployed 355 employees and contractors, including line workers and vegetation management personnel, to assist Florida Power & Light with power restoration efforts following Hurricane Isaias along the Florida Gulf Coast. This mutual assistance effort aims to speed up recovery…...
Texas Task Force 1 deployed to Louisiana ahead of hurricane
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (310+ words) Texas Task Force 1 has been deployed to Louisiana this week ahead of Hurricane Isaias' landfall along the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias continues its path across south-eastern US. People…...
Dothan city streets, Houston County roads closed due to severe weather
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (364+ words) DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) -- Roads around Houston County have been declared impassable after Hurricane Isaias ripped through the Wiregrass Friday night. All Dothan streets and Houston County roads have been closed until further notice due to hazardous conditions and the ongoing…...
Houston families face high costs preparing for disasters
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (113+ words) Click2Houston Houston families face high costs preparing for disasters For families living paycheck to paycheck, the cost of emergency supplies and backup power can make preparing for hurricanes, floods and extended power outages difficult. Houston student gets new car after shooting…...
Where Did the Water Go? The hurricane giveth and taketh away. Florida saw a surge, but Alabama couldn’t find their water
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (785+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WLBT) - When Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida at 8:30 p.m. with 105 mph sustained winds, it didn’t just bring dangerous winds and rain. It created a dramatic reshuffling of water across the Gulf Coast that left many people wondering:…...
Home Depot opens command center to prepare stores for Hurricane Isaias
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (605+ words) More than 200 workers filled five rooms at Home Depot’s Vinings headquarters Friday morning, carefully coordinating for the first Atlantic hurricane this season. This is the home improvement giant’s emergency command center. It’s been activated for the first time this year…...
GEMA opens command center as storm approaches
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (30+ words) FOX 5 Atlanta GEMA Director Josh Lamb activated the state command center to pre-stage emergency response crews as Hurricane Isaias targets the region....
Houston families face high costs preparing for disasters. Here’s how to get ready on a budget
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (159+ words) Click2Houston Houston families face high costs preparing for disasters. Here’s how to get ready on a budget Nearly half of Houston-area respondents living in households earning less than $25,000 a year said they would be “not at all” or “not too prepared…...
10 of the Deadliest Floods in Texas History: Lost Families, Destroyed Towns and Extraordinary Survival
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1717+ words) Texas’ deadliest floods are usually remembered in inches of rain, infrastructure damage and death tolls. The stories that follow center on the people caught in them and the decisions they made as the water rose and time ran out. Katy…...
Bad Weather Shuts In 71.5% of US Gulf of Mexico Oil Output, 58.8% of Natural Gas Production
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (118+ words) bloomingbit Bad weather has shut in 71.5% of oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico Natural gas output has also been disrupted, with 58.8% of production offline, straining energy supplies Cointelegraph reported on October 9 that 71.5% of daily crude output from offshore…...