Most people who die in floods die in their cars … after they drive into water. But how do you communicate the danger to people? It’s one thing to say, “Turn around; don’t drown.” It’s another altogether to get them to feel the risk and act on it. But this VR video (virtual reality) does […]
The trailblazing Houston Parks Board has already begun the first leg of its San Jacinto Bayou Greenway. Last month, the Parks Board announced it was beginning construction of the new linear park. It will connect Edgewater Park – at the southeast corner of US59 and the San Jacinto West Fork – to River Grove Park […]
FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas. The announcement came after President Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas. The Emergency Aid will help supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. Southeast […]
To clearly see what actually caused recent power outages and the collapse of the Texas grid, it helps to separate the issue from politics. As with flooding, the contributing causes are numerous. And they don’t become apparent until rare events conspire to bring them into sharp focus. That happened this week when millions of people […]
If you have damage to your home or pipes from the Great February Freeze, Harris County would like you to fill out this Home Damage Report Survey on the Ready Harris website. It will help support the County’s request for Federal aid. The County needs constituents to fill out the damage report survey, so it […]
While the recent cold snap didn’t set many all-time records, it will go down in the history books as one of the worst arctic blasts in Texas history. Especially when you consider how widespread the cold temps were. Jeff Lindner, Harris County Meteorologist, compiled this list for us. “Historic cold impacted the state and region […]
Hard Freezing Warning in effect for tonight for much of the area Another freeze is expected Friday night Light precipitation in the form of snow flurries is ending over the northern portions of the area. Skies will slowly clear this evening and allow temperatures to fall well below freezing yet again across the area. According […]
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect along and north of US 59 through tonight Cold temperatures – especially at night – will continue to result in infrastructure and human hardships Another hard freeze is likely Friday morning Abbott Dubs Storm “The Winter Version of Harvey” Governor Greg Abbott is calling this “the winter version […]
Wind Chill Warning Remains in Effect until Noon Today with Bitter Cold in Place. Freezing rain likely north of US 59 tonight into early Wednesday with accumulations of ice Travel conditions will deteriorate this evening into Wednesday morning Winter Storm Warning from 6 PM this evening along and north of US 59 10 Degrees at […]
As of 6 PM Monday, more than a million people in Harris County remain without power. And the National Weather Service has issued a second winter storm warning this week. It could be worse than the first. Expect more freezing precipitation and even colder temps. The warning lasts from midnight tonight until 6AM Thursday. Here […]