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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Trump administration's cuts to NOAA leave Houston's National Weather Service office shorthanded as the Atlantic hurricane season begins.

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 ...