Weather stories in Houston

A powerful tornado struck northwestern Oklahoma, prompting a tornado emergency from the National Weather Service. Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing as reports of injuries emerge.

[Link: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/22/texas-daca-immigrants-ice-deportation/] Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has begun to target DACA recipients for deportation as part of its mass deportation efforts. From January 2025 to November 2025, at least 261 DA

Houston enjoyed a rare near-perfect rain event on Tuesday, with steady light-to-moderate showers benefiting the region. However, Wednesday brings a return to sporadic showers and potential street flooding.

Recent flooding in San Antonio has resulted in one death and prompted high-water rescues by fire crews. Additionally, Waymo has paused its robotaxi service after one of its vehicles was swept away by the floodwaters.

Stretchy booza, kulfi falooda, mangonadas, small-batch soft serve, and every Houston frozen treat worth the detour.

I can understand a brief period, but this is ridiculous at this point. Last, the people that love this crap need to go back north to whatever rust/frost belt shit hole they came from.

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In brief: Following widespread showers this past weekend, the region will see ongoing rain chances through the middle of this week. We’ll see a warming trend heading into the weekend, which looks to be fairly humid. Rain accumulation forecast for Saturday and Saturday night. (NOAA) Satur

[Link: https://www.statesman.com/weather/article/texas-weather-cold-front-freezing-temperatures-22208475.php?utm_source=reddit] After several days of severe weather across parts of Texas, the Lone Star State is about to flip the switch back to winter. A blustery cold front is set to barrel through,

[Link: https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1sp8fu7] Woke up to a giant thunder clap this morning to go out and see this beautiful storm! The first pic in an unedited version while the second was edited to adjust the light levels

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Southeast Texas will experience cool temperatures and returning showers as the work week begins. Rain chances are higher west of I-45, with more widespread rain anticipated on Tuesday.

A lightning strike during a storm in northeast Houston caused a house fire on Saturday evening. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, and fortunately, there were no injuries reported.

As storms move through Houston, residents are warned about high-water locations that can pose serious risks to vehicles. Authorities emphasize the importance of avoiding flooded areas and provide resources for monitoring water levels.

A Houston ice cream shop will serve up the Cajun treat over ice cream.

In brief: In today’s post we look at our warm-ish start to April, and how we’re going to turbo-charge that this week before a nice front arrives this weekend. We should be back to seasonal temperatures then, but we’re still trying to read the tea leaves as to whether it will rain w

In brief: Houston faces four more warm and humid days before a cool front swoops into the city on Saturday, likely during the evening hours, bringing a healthy chance of rain and then much cooler air. The front should hang on into the middle of next week, with highs in the 70s. Tax us with your q

In brief: Drought conditions have begun to improve across Houston, and that should hopefully continue with more rain expected on Saturday and next week. It will also turn quite a bit cooler Sunday through Tuesday, with early spring type temperatures! Let’s start with a drought update. The l

Alysa Liu skated her way into America’s hearts. I skated my way into the Houston Aerodrome.