Tag: National Weather Service
Mississippi Memories: A survivor recalls the day Hurricane Katrina Came ashore
By Alexis TaylorAFRO Managing Editor
Chancellor Mason doesn’t need documentaries, pictures or social media posts to remind him of what happened 20 years ago. Though...
Survivors of Katrina find strength, solace through the efforts of extraordinary people
By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to the AFROkmcneir@afro.com
When the first official public warnings of a tropical depression, then located over the Bahamas, were issued on...
National Weather Service predicts up to five major hurricanes in updated forecast for 2025 season | Houston Public Media
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Up to five major hurricanes, classified as category 3 or higher, are predicted to form in the Atlantic Ocean before the...
When every phone alert sounds the same, Texans may miss the one that matters | Houston Public Media
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In a state where hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods are a constant threat, the shrill tone of an emergency alert is supposed...
Live Radar: Rain and storm chances increase; Flood Watch posted
Unsettled weather has returned for the weekend with scattered rain and thunderstorms around both Saturday and Sunday. While it won't be a complete washout,...
These meteorologists spent years at the NWS in Texas. Here’s what they think of staffing issues | Houston Public Media
In the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country, the performance of local National Weather Service offices has become the focus of...
L.A. firestorms and Texas floods show communities are ill-prepared for worsening climate disasters
Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January that...
Camp Mystic disaster plan approved 2 days before Central Texas flood killed dozens
Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic's emergency plan just two days before the devastating flood killed more than two...
New meteorologist-in-charge appointed for National Weather Service’s Houston-Galveston office | Houston Public Media
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Several months after the meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service’s Houston-Galveston office opted for early retirement, the federal agency overseeing the...
Triple-digit temperatures on deck as heat wave descends on SoCal, ‘squashing’ the marine layer
It’s time to break out the fans and frozen treats as a midweek hot spell is heading to Southern California with temperatures up...
