Bonnie was downgraded to a depression Friday, but still packed enough kick to prompt emergency declarations along Louisiana’s coast and make officials begin the tedious preparation for tropical storm-force wind and rain bearing down on the shore. “We always prepare for one category stronger than the projections, so we think it’s prudent to plan […]

VIA CNN: When does 92 degrees feel cool? The day after 100. Temperatures cooled a bit Thursday along parts of the East Coast that have been suffering under a blistering heat wave this week, but it might be too early to get out of the pool just yet. The National Weather Service still has heat […]

A day after storms continued to buffet Houston, causing flooding, road closures and general chaos, the weather situation moved to mostly calm on Saturday. Houston got roughly half an inch of rain over the course of the day Saturday, some from isolated thunderstorms, with rainfall totals varying across the city. Harris County’s Office of Homeland […]

Neighbors near Castor and Crosstimbers in northeast Houston blamed the city of Houston for their flooding woes Friday as they fought rising water that seeped into their homes. Several residents said they saw a foot and a half of water in their front yards and at least four or five houses on the block saw […]

  VIA 39ONLINE:   HOUSTON – A complex of showers and thunderstorms is moving into southeast Texas this evening, just in time for rush hour. Heavy rain will accompany these storms along with lightning, and some gusty winds. Although severe weather is not anticipated, a few strong storms will be possible. Expect up to 1 […]

// // VIA KHOU.com: Friday will be breezy and mild in the Houston area, but there may be scattered showers. 11 News Meteorologist David Paul said we’ll have a 20-percent chance for rain and a high near 80. High temps will stay about the same this weekend, but the chance for rain will increase. Paul […]

Gene Norman says: A glaze of high clouds has been drifting in throughout the afternoon, especially along the coast.  One of my producers here called me in a panic this afternoon.  He glanced up at a monitor in the newsroom where he can see a feed for HD Doppler which shows showers in Corpus Christi and Brownsville. […]

However, the fun turns into worry as drivers confront icy, dangerous roads.

Expect to see state highway crews begin spraying down heavily traveled roads today as the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch.