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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How Trump kneecapped Houston's meteorologists before hurricane season | Opinion By Nick Powell , Editorial Writer June 12, 2025 Dan Reilly, former warning coordination meteorologist for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As with hurricane Katrina, they do not have a plan for Rita. Even after I told them, nothing more was said or done about it. They focused on putting their lives back together.Shopping continued.