Gear Test: Storing clean water
FOX 26 Meteorologist John Dawson focuses on ways to store enough clean water during an emergency.
2024 Hurricane season: Texas Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday is April 27-29
Hurricane season is fast approaching and Constable Mark Herman and his deputies would like to ensure the citizens are prepared for this hurricane season.
Atlantic tropical disturbance being tracked with hurricane season over a month away
NHC tracking a short-lived area of low pressure in the Atlantic with minimal development chance.
Emergency Gear Test: Emergency food
In this Emergency Gear Test, FOX 26 Meteorologist John Dawson focuses on some food options that you can store for a long time.
JD's Emergency Gear Test: Do you have enough food?
Meteorologist John "JD" Dawson focuses on food in this week's emergency gear test.
Texas governor champions school choice
Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses his unwavering commitment to school choice, marking it as one of his most significant legislative priorities.
CSU hurricane season forecast: In-depth look
FOX 26 Chief Meteorologist Mike Iscovitz takes an in-depth look at Colorado State University's hurricane season outlook.
Still Rebuilding: Houstonians face hurricane season forecast amid ongoing Harvey recovery
As Houstonians grapple with ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, the looming specter of the upcoming hurricane season adds further anxiety to a community still rebuilding years after the devastating storm.
2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be among most active on record, experts predict
Colorado State University hurricane researchers have released their initial outlook for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which they believe promises to be an extremely active year, courtesy of an impending La Niña.
Rare Tropical Storm Akará forms off coast of Brazil
Akará is the first named system in the South Atlantic Basin since 2022.
How the fading El Nino pattern will impact hurricane season activity in 2024
Historically, La Niñas have produced busy tropical seasons, while the opposite is known to be true during El Niños - when conditions are typically hostile for cyclones in the Atlantic basin.
Category 6 needed on hurricane wind scale due to warming climate, study says
Since 1980, half of the 197 tropical cyclones rated a Category 5 happened within the past 17 years. Five of the storms would have met the hypothetical Category 6, according to the study.
Will 2024 Atlantic hurricane season be active? One forecast says yes
Twenty named storms last year made the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season the fourth most active on record, and according to an extended forecast by TropicalStormRisk.com, 2024 could be just as busy, if not busier.
New forecast cone to be tested by National Hurricane Center during 2024 season
Studies and hurricane experts have warned since the early 2000s that the hurricane forecast cone is not doing its job as people often misinterpret the graphic.
2023 hurricane season: Least impactful for US in nearly a decade
According to initial estimates, between $3-$4 billion worth of damage was done during the 2023 hurricane season.
JD's Hurricane Gear Test: Hurricane Kit basics must haves
In the last day of Hurricane season, Meteorologist John Dawson introduces a new product to help wrap up the hurricane season
Tropical Weather Forecast - November 30, 2023
Today wraps up the 2023 hurricane season. No tropical activity is out there today and none is forecast for the next 7 days. We will end up finishing the season with 20 named storms which is above our average of 14 named storms. We ended up with 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes which is right around average. Once again, we did not get hit by any tropical systems across SE Texas all season long. That's something to be thankful for! Hurricane season begins again next year on June 1st.
Tropical Weather Forecast - November 29, 2023
Tomorrow ends the 2023 hurricane season and it looks like we will likely wrap up the season on a quiet note. There are currently no systems out there in the Atlantic Basin or Eastern Pacific and development is not expected. We will likely finish with 20 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes for the Atlantic Basin.
Tropical Weather Forecast - November 28, 2023
So far this hurricane season, we've had 20 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes for the Atlantic Basin. It looks like we will likely wrap up the season with those numbers. Hurricane season ends in two days and all is quiet in the tropics. No tropical activity is expected over the next few days.
Tropical Weather Forecast - November 27, 2023
The end of hurricane season is right around the corner. Is the Atlantic Basin ready to stay quiet for the rest of it?