W hen Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, it permanently altered the way the Southeastern United States approached ...

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

In a worst-case hurricane scenario, he said, the national average price for gasoline could rise by $0.50 to $1.00 a gallon if Houston’s refining capacity dropped off.

The Houston region accounts for about 25 percent of the nation's oil refining capacity. Fortunately, because of Rita's path, we didn't see the level of destruction that we all had feared.

The Atlantic hurricane season every year starts June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. It encompasses meteorological summer (the calendar months of June, July and August) and meteorological fall (the ...

However, in the past 10 hurricane seasons, the Atlantic Basin has had a named storm form before June seven times. Since 2022, though, the Atlantic has held off until after June 1 to produce the ...

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 ...

Tell us here. Severe flooding is seen next to the I-10 freeway just after Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024 in Houston. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographer ...

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 ...

Provided by Generac By Naomi Klinge – Reporter, Houston Business Journal May 31, 2025 Updated May 31, 2025 9:16pm CDT Preview this article 1 min ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Yes, 2020 has been a year for the books. So has the weather. Hurricane Delta's landfall in Louisiana made it the tenth named storm to hit the United States this year, breaking ...