TxDOT has implemented improvements to its evacuation strategy since Hurricane Rita hit Southeast Texas 20 years ago.

Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center has reported no tropical cyclone development (aside from a tropical wave or two) in the ...

HOUSTON — With the peak of hurricane season approaching, a Houston nonprofit is stepping up to ensure Houston’s most vulnerable seniors won’t go hungry if a storm cuts off access to food ...

Last year, Beryl made landfall in Houston as a Category 1 hurricane, leaving widespread power outages and damage in its wake. In total, the storm was responsible for at least 40 deaths. Now, the ...

T he start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season has arrived and here is what Houston and Southeast Texas should know about the season and what we should watch for in the next six months.

Long before a storm is in the Gulf, you need to prepare your hurricane kit. In this segment, the KPRC 2 Weather team looks at staples you should have on hand at home, plus they talk about the 20th ...

The Houston metro region has already experienced the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history. In 1900, a Category 4 storm hit Galveston Island, killing an estimated 8,000 people and wiping out nearly ...

Hurricane Ike has come and gone and left us with an aftermath of gnarly life extending far beyond what I would say most of us ever imagined. We steeled ourselves for possible death and massive ...

It's clear the Drought of '11 has had some effect on the minds of Texans: They are actively in favor of getting hit with a tropical storm or hurricane if it will help bring about the end of the ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — Rita strengthened into a growing hurricane on Tuesday as it lashed the Florida Keys with flooding rain and strong wind, threatening the island chain with a ...

Sept 26, 2005 — -- We had feared the worst of Hurricane Rita, but fortunately it didn't cause as much damage to the oil refineries as it might have. But oil production has been temporarily ...