The scope of Hurricane Erin's wind field and cloud cover on satellite imagery is impressive. In fact, Erin would cover more than the width of North Carolina and is almost as tall as the state of Texas.

Hurricane Katrina exposed weaknesses in our nation's infrastructure, including a breakdown of telecommunications. Some of the innovations developed since then are now helping with current disaster response.

In addition to Hurricane Erin, the NHC is tracking two other disturbances in the Atlantic that could bring tropical weather. Will either hit Texas?

That’s approximately the same distance Texas covers from north to south ... On Saturday, Erin was a small, compact Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. However, it only kept Category 5 status for six hours, dropping down to ...

A heat advisory has been issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and points east, as a powerful and rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin churns in the Caribbean.

Forecasters say the disturbance has a low chance of becoming a more significant tropical system, but heavy rain is expected in parts of Texas as it moves ashore.

Colorado State University experts released their final forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season last week, on Aug. 6.

Places considered neutral spaces by immigrants such as schools, hospitals and emergency management agencies are now suspect, and agreements by local law enforcement to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement make them more vulnerable, choosing between physical safety or avoiding detention.

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