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Watch: Flooding all but quenches Texas drought
Not every instance of severe weather comes with a silver lining, but some do. This past week’s storms, which left Austin in a declared state of disaster due to flooding, has managed to make major...
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Watch: Desert erupts in pink flowers in “desierto florido”
One of the driest places on Earth, Chile’s Atacama Desert isn’t where you’d go to pick a bouquet of flowers. However, because of this year’s strong El Niño, the normally barren plains of the area...
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Watch out for scattered showers Wednesday; heavy rains could start...
Wednesday forecast for Austin: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and scattered rain with a high in the low 70s. At night, expect continued cloudiness and a 20 percent chance of rain with low...
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Happy Thanksgiving! But Black Friday shopping could be spoiled by heavy rain,...
Thursday forecast for Austin: Happy Thanksgiving! Get ready to spend lots of time with loved ones stuck indoors as moderate to heavy rain is expected to start late Thursday and continue through...
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Attention, shoppers: Cold front’s specials include heavy rain, dramatic drop...
National Weather Service Friday forecast for Austin: Black Friday shoppers will need a winter coat by the end of the day — along with the umbrella that’s been necessary the past few days — as a cold...
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Watch: Donkey saved from flood gives thankful smile
Storm Desmond‘s record rainfall and 100 mph plus winds have caused severe flooding on the beautiful island of Ireland, leaving nearly 2,000 people without power and dozens stranded. And one sad, wet...
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Watch: Worst of Mississippi River flooding still to come
In what is set to be a historic weather event, large parts of Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois have been declared disaster areas by state governors because of severe flooding and torrential rain in the...
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Watch: NASA warns El Niño to get worse in 2016
You probably heard at least a few times in 2015 that the year’s El Niño was set to be one of the strongest on record. That’s not wrong, but, according to NASA, you’ll be hearing a lot of the same...
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Watch: Lamborghini drives through flood
Turn around, don’t drown. Don’t turn around? Ruin your $200,000 luxury sports car. Recent disastrous flooding has the people of California doing some crazy things. Including the driver of one very...
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So what exactly does severe weather mean?
We’re starting to hear more about the threat of severe weather, including the storm that blew in last night and the bigger one that is probably coming this evening. (We’ll post something more specific...
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Flash flood warning in effect until 5:45 a.m. for Central Texas
1:55 a.m. update: A severe thunderstorm watch for several Central Texas counties, including Travis, Williamson and Hays has been extended until 4 a.m., the National Weather Service said. 1:45 a.m....
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Light to moderate rain expected across Central Texas, weather service says
8 p.m. update: Showers with light to moderate rainfall are moving north across Central Texas, the National Weather Service said. Thunderstorms are expected Thursday into Friday in South Central Texas,...
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It’s time to talk about flooding
No, seriously — it’s time to talk about flooding. The fall rains saturated the ground. In the past 48 hours Austin has seen more than two inches of rainfall in places such as the Onion Creek area,...
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This contest could help the Weather Service help us deal with storms
Paul Yura is an Austin-born, Texas-educated forecaster who, naturally, wants the Lone Star state to win an annual contest near and dear to his heart. Yura is the second-in-command of the National...
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Be careful at low-water crossings, some of which are closed
Roughly 60 low-water crossings in the Austin metro area have been closed, mostly in rural parts of Williamson, Hays, Caldwell and Bastrop counties. Public-safety officials are urging drivers to be...
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Austin makes neighborhood rainfall data from city’s gauges available online
City of Austin From the City of Austin: Austin residents can now see how much it’s rained in different parts of town on their computers, tablets or smartphones at www.ATXhydromet.com. The City of...
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Maybe it’s time to rethink what ‘extreme’ means in Texas weather
If you think the last five years of weather were extreme in Texas — with the pendulum has been swinging between drought and deluge without much in between — you may want to rethink what extreme means....
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Watch: Reporter walks into flooded street to help man out of his car
A car is seen in floodwater in Houston (Video screenshot) Texas has been experiencing massive rainfall in the past 24 hours, leading to numerous water rescues. A reporter on the scene of a flooded-out...
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Watch: Drone footage captures scope of devastating Houston flooding
Drone footage taken of the historic, deadly flooding affecting Houston after torrential rainfall this past week can be difficult to watch. The four-minute video, taken by Houston firm WorkSpace Real...
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Houston meteorologist vows ‘we are going to kick someone’s behind’ to bad...
Consider this a TV news counterpoint to the cringe-worthy footage of a Houston reporter attempting to help a man out of his car. On Monday, Houston Fox 26 meteorologist Mike Iscovitz wanted viewers to...
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