Preparing your vehicle for the winter freeze, what you need to know

As we prepare for that winter freeze, FOX 26’s Gabby Hart shares an important reminder on how to ensure your vehicle is ready for the cold weather.

Safety tips as Houston prepares for colder than normal temperatures

The temps are expected to drop later this week and into Christmas weekend, and while energy officials say they are prepared, are still encouraging residents to be prepared and stay safe.

'God laid over top of us': Woman recounts terror she felt as Louisiana tornado killed neighbors

An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated at 130 mph managed to decimate homes around Linda Barry as she huddled under a mattress protected by her soon-to-be husband, reciting the Lord’s Prayer for comfort.

Stunning strike: Sheriff's office captures video of lightning bolt hitting lot in Louisiana

The perfectly-timed recording came as severe weather, including violent tornadoes, was moving across the region. Tornadoes killed at least three people in Louiaiana on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tornado strikes New Orleans metro; damage surveys underway

About an hour after a violent tornado damaged a hospital and homes in New Iberia, the severe weather threat moved into the New Orleans metro area. The multi-day severe weather event has produced tornadoes from Texas to Louisiana.

3 killed in Louisiana as severe storms tear across South

One person died in Killona, Louisiana on Wednesday after a possible tornado swept through the area. A mother and child died on Tuesday after a tornado hit Keithville.

Severe weather: 5 tornadoes confirmed in North Texas, possibly as many 12
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There is damage in several places across North Texas with a storm system leading to multiple tornadoes. The National Weather Service says 5 tornadoes have been confirmed so far in North Texas, as many as 12 may have occurred on Tuesday.

Tornadoes fueled by record-high temperatures kill 2, wreck homes in South

Significant tornado damage was evident in a community north of Montgomery, Alabama, where two people were killed as a tree struck their home.

2022 Hurricane Season Review: less active than most of the preseason forecasts

The season has ended with near-average numbers, less active than most of the preseason forecasts. Here are some highlights and statistics from the report.

'Several feet of snow' in Buffalo, from a Houston perspective

It might be difficult for southerners to fathom what several feet of snow mean, so let's put some Houston flare on it!

Tropical Storm Nicole pummels Florida residents
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Tropical Storm Nicole floods the state of Florida, knocks out power for residents, and collapses buildings that were already damaged by Hurricane Ian weeks earlier. FOX Weather correspondent Nicole Valdes has more with the story.

Nicole expected to make landfall as hurricane in Florida, bringing heavy rain, possible tornadoes

It may be November and the last few weeks of the 2022 hurricane season, but the tropics remain active with a rare November hurricane landfall expected in Florida late Wednesday night.

Family home leveled after tornado outbreak in Texas
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A 17-year-old in Lamar County recalls his experience of what happened after a EF3 tornado destroyed his home of 15 years with his family inside.

Family lost their home after tornado in northeast Texas
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Homeowner Wes Brown in Powderly, Texas lost his home after a tornado tore threw the area on Friday evening but he's just glad his family is alive and safe.

'It could have ended a whole lot differently': Texas family blessed to be alive after tornado tears apart home

Nearly two dozen tornados were reported Friday in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. At least one of them hit in Powderly, Texas. A tornado whipped across the small community northeast of Dallas in Lamar County at 5:45 p.m. as the atmosphere became prime for rotating supercells.