Staff vacancies hit Texas weather offices as they brace for a busy hurricane season Houston’s National Weather Service office has lost its head meteorologist amid a federal requirement to cut 10 ...

As hurricane season ramps up, ... Hurricane Ike, for example, caused $30 billion in damages in 2008. ... before-and-after photos of the upgrades, ...

Harvey struck Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, but its record-breaking rainfall is what produced much of the damage. The cyclone stalled over southeastern Texas, dumping over 50 inches of rain in some ...

That outpaced recovery efforts following Hurricane Ike in 2008; power was restored to only 74% of customers by the 10-day mark. Bill’s bipartisan support needed for more safeguards ...

If you take those three steps above, and I’d add a fourth, practice your plan before a storm threatens, you’ll be among that prepared 8%. MORE: KPRC 2’s 2025 Hurricane & Flood Survival Guide ...

About 30 percent of all U.S. oil refining capacity went offline in the days before and after Hurricane Harvey came ashore near Corpus Christi in 2017, according to an S&P Global oil market ...

GALVESTON, Texas – As the Atlantic basin hurricane season begins, Galveston officials are alerting residents to a key change they may notice if a tropical cyclone threatens the region. Instead ...

Florida homeowners should review their insurance policies before hurricane season, which starts on Sunday, June 1. Documenting home and possession conditions before a storm can help with insurance ...

The Coastal Texas Project, commonly known as the “Ike Dike,” has been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will ...

The hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30; however, most forecasters and emergency officials stress the time to prepare for a storm before a hurricane is on its way.

One FEMA official described the strategic plan as the agency's "organizational backbone," saying, "Without it, there are just a bunch of offices doing whatever they feel like doing." ...

Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. More than $26 million in federal disaster recovery money – which was previously ...