Tropical Storm Imelda: Another Unique Weather Event December 16, 2019 By John Dickson Tropical Storm Imelda landed on the Texas Gulf Coast on September 17, 2019. Over the three-day duration of the storm,...
More Storms. Less Damage. But 2019’s Slow Hurricanes Leave Sense of Foreboding. November 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The Atlantic Ocean has spawned lots of storms this season while doing much less damage than prior years. But warming...
Farewell 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 18 Storms, 6 Hurricanes November 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August...
Texas Voters to Decide on Proposition to Create Fund for Flood Prevention, Recovery October 23, 2019 By Chase Karacostas, The Texas Tribune State lawmakers want to create a dedicated $800 million fund for flood prevention and recovery that would be safe from...
Texas Insurance Department Issues Warning About Imelda-Soaked Vehicles October 17, 2019 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a warning to consumers to be on the lookout for flood-damaged vehicles hitting...
Federal Disaster Declared for 6 Imelda-Impacted Texas Counties October 7, 2019 Texas officials say a federal disaster declaration has been granted for six Southeast Texas counties that sustained severe flooding caused...
Texas Mutual Commits $5M to Help Tropical Storm Imelda-Impacted Policyholders October 2, 2019 Austin-based workers’ compensation carrier, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., is offering a grant of $5 million for policyholders affected by Tropical...
Imelda-Impacted Texans Still Don’t Know if They Qualify for FEMA Aid October 1, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune and Davis Rich, The Texas Tribune Two state officials are optimistic that southeast Texans whose homes were flooded by Tropical Storm Imelda will qualify for federal...
Imelda Blamed for Mass Release of Air Pollutants in Industrialized SE Texas September 26, 2019 Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda triggered the release of about 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms) of toxic air pollutants from...
Imelda Brings Flooding, Disaster Declaration to Southeast Texas September 19, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday left hundreds of people trapped in their homes and cars; led to water...