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HURRICANE


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Introducing the “Modelcane”

Last Wednesday, all the Media-rology lit up with a potential Category 4 hurricane in the Gulf (headed toward Texas, no less) just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The cover shot today shows what was going around. This was a forecast from the American model a good two weeks out. We call these hurricanes from the model a “modelcane” and I’ll explain what’s going on in a moment. Suffice it to say that, first of all, there has never been a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in May, so that would be highly unusual, and second, never trust a model more than a week out, especially for tropical systems that develop in the Caribbean’s west end. Trust me, things will change.

National Hurricane Center director: ‘You’ve got to have a plan. You’ve got to be ready.’

KPRC 2 Meteorologist Anthony Yanez spoke with Ken Graham, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center

Grammy Awards: Olivia Rodrigo dominates nominations for 2022

The freshly-minted pop star is up for the night's four biggest awards, including album of the year.

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With one month left, is hurricane season over for Florida?

For the second year in a row, we’ve exhausted the list of names allocated for the Atlantic hurricane season.

5 hazards that can happen during a hurricane or tropical storm

When there’s a tropical storm or hurricane moving across the ocean, part of what’s so intimidating about it is that it’s so unpredictable. We really never know where it might make landfall, or how powerful it might be when it does.

WHAT'S INSIDE: The inaugural Klein ISD Edition

Whether you are a Bearkat, Golden Eagle, Panther, Tiger or Hurricane, Klein ISD is one of the proudest districts around.

Houston Newsmakers: HPD police oversight: Aiming for transparency

Houston Newsmakers: HPD police oversight: Aiming for transparency

13 years later, you still won’t believe these photos and stats from Hurricane Ike

With estimated maximum sustained winds of nearly 110 mph, Ike made landfall over Galveston Island as a Category 2 Hurricane at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2008. The storm killed dozens of people and caused $29.5 billion in damages, becoming one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history.

Tropical Storm Nicholas forms

Tropical Storm Nicholas forms

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Hurricane Larry forecast to bring 'life-threatening surf and rip current conditions' to East Coast

Hurricane Larry, which is growing in the central Atlantic and could reach Category 4 strength Saturday, could hit Bermuda and, possibly, Newfoundland.

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These videos show just how shocking the flooding in NYC really is

Hurricane Ida may not pack the strong winds it once had when it hit Louisiana, but it’s still dumping an insane amount of rain in its path, including on New York City.

Houston sends supplies and relief to Hurricane Ida-hit communities

Houston sent help to Louisiana by the truckloads Thursday.

Will Hurricane Ida have an impact on gas prices?

Hurricane Ida may lead to a hike in gas prices after it slammed into the Louisiana Gulf Coast Sunday.

These videos truly show just how devastating Hurricane Ida was in Louisiana

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday, wreaking havoc on the Louisiana coast, and leaving major cities like New Orleans without power.

Lakewood Church to host 2-day supply drive for Hurricane Ida relief

While the full scope of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida may not be known for days, it’s already evident that many across Louisiana will need help.

Ida’s Impact: See videos, warnings being shared on social media of devastating storm

While Hurricane Ida continues to hammer Louisiana with powerful winds, images of the storm and the destruction are being shared on social media along with warnings for people in Ida’s path to continue to be careful.

‘We had to get out.” People from Louisiana traveling to Houston for shelter

As Hurricane Ida prepares to make landfall along the Louisiana coast, many people have already packed up and headed to Texas.

Keep an eye on these live beach cameras as we track Tropical Storm Ida

Tropical Storm Ida formed early Thursday afternoon in the Western Caribbean, and as of midday Friday, it was projected that the storm would track into the Gulf eventually as a hurricane of at least Category 2 strength.

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Can We Stop Hurricanes?

Every Hurricane season I get emails or questions during my speeches about stopping a hurricane, especially when they are still small disturbances. Before they grow into these large, deadly, destructive monsters, isn’t there something we can do to stop them dead in their tracks?

Kanye West Brings Out a Homophobe and an Accused Rapist at DONDA Chicago Show

Apple MusicOn Thursday night, MAGA maestro Kanye West threw caution and morality to the wind during his DONDA “listening party” at Chicago’s Soldier Field. In addition to erecting a replica of his childhood home—it is a hometown show, after all, and the album is named after his late mother Donda West—West, masked and dressed in all black, decided to bring out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the performance art piece. The three posed together on the stoop of the home, underneath a giant cross, a

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On 4th anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, Harris County Flood Control District says all flood-prone improvement projects have started

On the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, the Harris County Flood Control District announced that all projects that are part of a multi-billion-dollar post Harvey bond program have begun.

Four years later, you still won’t believe these photos, stats from Hurricane Harvey

Two years later and in some ways, Texas is still reeling from the historic and catastrophic Hurricane Harvey.

Henri strengthens into a hurricane as it aims for the East Coast, heavy rain and flooding forecast

Henri, which is expected to slam New England starting late Saturday, strengthened from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane. It could be the first hurricane to hit the region in 30 years.

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HENRI May Make First Hurricane Landfall In New England In 30 Years

Tropical Storm Henri may strike southern New England as the first hurricane since 1991 but it'll be one of a few memorable tropical systems to slam into New England.

This is what the ‘dirty side’ of a storm really means

Meteorologists often refer to the right side of a hurricane as the “dirty side” of the storm.

This is how Carlos Correa and Harris County are teaming up to help underserved families across the county

The Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and the Carlos Correa Foundation are teaming up to help families in need across the county.

100 years later: Remembering the last time a hurricane struck the Tampa Bay region

Given it’s location next to the Gulf of Mexico, one would think that the Tampa Bay region would have an extensive history with hurricanes. On the contrary, that's not the case.

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Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? We’d love to hear about it, if you’re open to sharing

It’s great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.

A July update still shows 2021 hurricane season predicted to be another busy one

Phil Klotzbach, a researcher and hurricane expert at Colorado State University, has issued his July updated forecast for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season Thursday. He’s predicting another busy season.

WATCH: Live webcams show Florida beaches as state braces for Elsa

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has warned of life-threatening storm surges, flooding and isolated tornadoes.

All your best hurricane tips: These pieces of advice will have you reaching for a pen

With hurricane season quickly approaching -- the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November -- we thought we’d ask: What storm-related advice do you wish you had received sooner?

Download the free KPRC 2 Hurricane Tracker App

Download the KPRC2 Hurricane Tracker app to your phone or tablet to get several features, including interactive radar, push alerts, improved navigation for tracking the tropics and video from the KPRC 2 severe weather team.

What’s a hurricane tip you wish you had learned sooner?

Whether you’ve experienced a bad storm yourself, or maybe it was your friends or relatives who had to survive the ordeal, it’s better to ask these questions before we’re in the midst of a disaster: Have you ever received advice about how to prepare for a hurricane that really stuck with you?

How exactly to store fresh water safely, in case of an emergency

Clean water is essential to a person's health and well-being.

Families with infants, are you ready for a severe weather situation?

It’s quite a daunting task, to ready yourself for a severe weather situation when you have a new baby in tow.

Tropical Depression Claudette continues to quickly move into the Deep South

Tropical Depression Claudette continues its move across the Gulf coast states this morning, dropping heavy rain and tornadoes along the way. Latest coordinates continue to show an ENE movement at an increased speed of 17mph with the center in Georgia, heading toward the east coast. It is expected to strengthen once again into a tropical storm as it nears the Carolina coast. Later tonight and into Monday.

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Coast Guard shares what you need to know about hurricane season, tropical disturbance looming in Gulf

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston will discuss hurricane preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season and the pending tropical disturbance currently in the Gulf.

Twenty years after Allison hit Houston, it’s still the costliest tropical storm in history

Twenty years ago, Tropical Storm Allison made landfall and left Houston under water. It remains the costliest tropical storm to ever hit the United States.

11 interesting fast facts about hurricanes

Hurricanes are a strong force of nature. Many have seen the toll they can take on people, homes and land, but there are a few things you may not know about the storms, and they’re pretty intriguing.

Hurricane Season 2021: Here's everything you'll need to be prepared in South Texas

Hurricane season kicked off June 1. Here's everything you need to know to be prepared.

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Are you prepared for a massive power outage? Check this list

With any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create massive power outages.

It’s Atlantic hurricane season: Do you understand what ‘the cone’ really is?

When weather teams issue forecasts, they come with certain specifics to help people understand what’s happening.

Leaders urge people to prepare as hurricane season begins

Tuesday was the start of hurricane season and leaders are urging people to prepare for an active season.

Daily rain and storm chances expected into next week

The National Weather Service said the Coastal Bend should expect warm and muggy conditions Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible.

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Tropical Invest 91-L moves inland

As Sub-Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic overnight. (it will not be a threat to land) Our first disturbance of the 2021 tropical season has moved inland near Corpus Christi with outer rain bands providing our increased rain chances for today.

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NOAA predicts above-normal 2021 hurricane season

The NOAA is predicting an above-normal 2021 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.

Inflation is up. The stock market is down. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic.

Yes, inflation is up and the stock market is down. But financial experts weigh in on what consumers can do to deal with higher consumer prices and why investors shouldn't panic.

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WMO retires several hurricane names; says goodbye to Greek alphabet names

HOUSTON – The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Hurricane Committee held its annual meeting from March 15 to 17. They cited several reasons for their decision:Often, there is more focus on the use of the Greek alphabet for names rather than the storm itself, which leads to less-than-optimal communication of important information. Greek alphabet names can be confusing when translating to different languages. The WMO will replace the Greek alphabet names with a supplemental list of names that start with A, B, C, D, and so on, all the way down the alphabet with the exception of Q, U, X, Y, and Z. AdThe supplemental list of names agreed upon for Atlantic hurricanes is:AdriaBraylenCaridadDeshawnEmeryFosterGemmaHeathIslaJacobusKenzieLucioMakaylaNolanOrlandaPaxRoninSophieTayshaunVivianaWillPacific storms will also have a supplemental list, which you can view here.

Texas’ sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies starts tonight

Are you ready for the next natural disaster in the Houston area?

What is left of Iota continues to soak Central America

HOUSTON – Iota was the 30th named storm and the 13th hurricane in this record-setting 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. 4 Hurricane Eta decimated the same area. What is left of Iota is still producing rain over Central America but the focus now switches to the long road to recovery for Honduras and Nicaragua, both hard hit by Eta and Iota. The calendar might say mid November and hurricane season does end November 30th but the tropics are still busy. Neither spot would threat the U.S. but they could be a concern for hard hit Central America.

Eta remains a strong tropical storm heading to Florida

HOUSTON – The storm is expected to weaken just slightly down to a strong tropical storm before making landfall somewhere between Cedar Key and Clearwater, Florida by this evening. It will bring heavy rain, wind and up to a 2-3 foot storm surge during high tide across central and NW Florida coastline. Eta is approaching the central Florida coastline this eveningEta will move across Florida tonight and tomorrowWe might be nearing the end of hurricane season but the tropics are still very busy! Tropical Storm Theta is churning in the north Atlantic heading towards Spain and Portugal and we will likely be looking at “Iota” over the next few days tracking in the Caribbean towards Central America. Busy TropicsTHETA marks the 29th named storm of the 2020 season breaking the record for the most named tropical systems in a hurricane season.

Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nears

Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, early Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MIAMI – Hurricane Zeta lashed Mexico's Caribbean coast resorts around Tulum with high winds and rain Monday night as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. It was the second time this month that boat captain Francisco Sosa Rosado had to perform the same maneuver, after Hurricane Delta hit the resort in early October. Trees felled by Hurricane Delta barely three weeks earlier still littered parts of Cancun, stacked along roadsides and in parks. There was also a Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005, but that year had 28 storms because meteorologists later went back and found they missed one, which then became an “unnamed named storm."

Hurricane Epsilon now a major hurricane, continues to close in towards Bermuda as it meanders in the Atlantic

Epsilon is the 27th tropical system of the 2020 Hurricane Season. Thankfully Epsilon is in the central Atlantic and projected to stay in the central Atlantic not threatening the East Coast of the United States. Late Thursday night Epsilon will approach Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane, but a direct hit to the island is not anticipated. After passing east of Bermuda, it will turn eastward into the north-central Atlantic. EpsilonBeyond Epsilon, there is one spot we are watching in the Northwest Caribbean that has a 20% chance for development.

Hurricane categories: What do they mean, exactly?

How familiar are you with all the storm terms and hurricane categories? Do you know the difference between a Category 2 storm and a Category 5?

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Here’s what KPRC 2 reporters saw as Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana and near southeast Texas

Hurricane Delta made landfall Friday evening as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph near Creole, Louisiana. Here is what KPRC 2 reporters saw in parts of Louisiana and Texas as the storm pushed through:Lake Charles, LouisianaJenning, LouisianaPort Arthur, TexasGalveston

Can we retire a Greek hurricane name? Delta made us wonder.

Louisiana residents who are still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago braced for another hit as Hurricane Delta steamed north through the Gulf on Thursday after swiping Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Associated Press reported. “They do not retire Greek alphabet storm names -- at least so far,” Gross said. The last time we went through all the letters of the alphabet and moved on to the Greek alphabet was 2005. In 2005, a record-breaking year of devastating hurricanes, we made it through six Greek letters. The Committee also agreed that it was not practical to retire into hurricane history a letter in the Greek alphabet.

Galveston, Jamaica Beach residents prepare for Hurricane Delta

JAMAICA BEACH, Texas – It hasn’t even been a month since Tropical Storm Beta led to coastal flooding across southeast Texas. However, residents in Galveston and Jamaica Beach are preparing once again for what Hurricane Delta could bring. The weather was perfect along Jamaica Beach on Wednesday. Many Texans are already fatigued after Hurricane Laura and Tropical Storm Beta. Smith lives in Jamaica Beach and is moving all his items upstairs.

Tropical Storm Bertha forms off the South Carolina coast

Published: May 27, 2020, 7:25 am Updated: May 27, 2020, 8:03 amMIAMI Tropical Storm Bertha formed Wednesday morning off the coast of South Carolina, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm warning has been issued for South Carolina's coast and the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was centered about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and was moving northwest near 9 mph (15 kph). Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Arthur brought rain to North Carolina before moving out to sea. It was the sixth straight year that a named storm has developed before June 1, the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Arthur kicks off an early start to the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season

For five years straight now, the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is getting a head start of its normal June 1st starting date. Tropical Storm Arthur formed with a closed low off of the eastern Florida late Saturday evening. The storm is moving NNE at 9 mph, sliding up the eastern coastline of the US. Tropical Storm ArthurArthur will approach the Carolinas bringing a strong rip tide and some elevated waves and heavy rain. However, after that, current guidance is looking to weaken in the Atlantic near the New England coastline as a stronger low-pressure storm in the Mid-Atlantic will rob the storms energy by the end of the week.

In an especially active hurricane season, could we run out of names?

After all the years of recorded named storms, one has to wonder: What happens when we run out of names? The World Meteorological Organization came up with a six-year rotating list of names for hurricanes, Gross said. Now we arrive at our initial question: What happens when we run out of names? So, lets say we have a storm named Walter. The first and last instance in which the Greek alphabet was needed was in 2005, during the busiest hurricane season on record, when there were 28 named storms.

Hurricane, The Fighter, Divided

Hurricane, The Fighter, Divided Hurricane Harvey: A fluke or the future? Then, Sen. John McCain fights back; and, is the U.S. still a nation divided? Oprah Winfrey reports.

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Check bayou levels, rainfall totals across Houston area

HOUSTON As Harvey dumps heavy rain across Southeast Texas, you can track the bayou levels and rainfall totals for the Houston area. Rising creeks and bayous are a concern for many residents, and you can check bayou levels at the Harris County Flood Warning System website at www.harriscountyfws.org. A yellow triangle with an exclamation point means the bayou is nearing being out of bank. And a red circle with an exclamation point means the bayou is over the top of its bank. The site also has rainfall totals for Harris County.

Hurricane causes dangerous waves, kills surfer

Hurricane causes dangerous waves, kills surfer A surfer near Malibu was pulled unconscious from the water today. Waves are reaching as high as two-story buildings. Teri Okita reports.

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Weakening Hurricane Arthur makes way up East Coast

Weakening Hurricane Arthur makes way up East Coast The first hurricane ever recorded striking the U.S. on the Fourth of July is bearing down on the coast of Massachusetts. In Boston, WBZ-TV’s chief meteorologist Eric Fisher explains what to expect as the hurricane moves up the East Coast.

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Hurricane Arthur intensifies as it nears North Carolina coast

Hurricane Arthur intensifies as it nears North Carolina coast The season’s first hurricane is likely to bring heavy rain, strong winds and high surf to the East Coast. WBZ-TV's chief meteorologist Eric Fisher explains what to expect as Hurricane Arthur makes landfall.

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