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Power outages continue in Houston 1 week after Hurricane Beryl
Hundreds of thousands of Houston households and businesses remain without power after Hurricane Beryl made landfall a week ago.
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Hundreds of thousands of Houston households and businesses remain without power after Hurricane Beryl made landfall a week ago.
"Power companies along the Gulf Coast must be prepared to deal with hurricanes, to state the obvious," Texas Gov. Abbott said.
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Over 1 million people in southeast Texas are without power days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast.
The slow pace of restoring power in America's fourth-largest city has put CenterPoint Energy, Houston's utility provider, under mounting scrutiny over whether it was sufficiently prepared for Beryl.
Plan for the summer heat to settle in – high temperatures next week will climb back into the triple digits.
Millions remain without power after Hurricane Beryl slammed the Texas coast on Monday.
Texans on Mission sent volunteers and trailers to Houston equipped to make meals and do laundry for those out of power.
Full sunshine is in the forecast with temperatures back in the 90s.
Millions are without power as feels-like temperatures are forecasted to reach the triple digits in Houston.
After Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast Monday morning, millions are without power. Texans on Mission, formerly known as Texas Baptist Men, is prepared to send aid to those in need.
Texans on Mission, formerly known as Texas Baptist Men, are going to the Houston area to aid those impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Their trucks are equipped with washing machines, food and more to help those in need.
At 7 a.m., Beryl was at Category 1 strength. By 10 a.m., Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm.
A widespread 2-4" of rainfall is expected along and to the east of I-45. The farther south and east though, rainfall accumulation totals as high as 8" will be possible.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled across Texas as Hurricane Beryl moves in.
Rain is on the way for parts of Dallas-Fort Worth after Beryl made landfall around 4 a.m. this morning near Matagorda as a Category 1 hurricane.
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Airlines are suspending or canceling flights into Houston as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday morning along the Texas coast, leaving thousands without power.
Beryl made landfall near Matagorda around 4 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane with winds sustained near about 80 mph.
The latest high-resolution models show Beryl approaching east of the metroplex Monday morning and lasting through the early afternoon.
There isn't a single 100 degree day in the 7-day forecast, but some much needed rain is.
On Saturday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick added 81 counties to the state's Hurricane Beryl Disaster Declaration. In all, 121 Texas counties are now included.
The powerful hurricane landed on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula just northeast of Tulum.
Severe weather is likely next Tuesday and Wednesday as tropical rains reach Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Sara Abel, with ATF Dallas Field Division, said her agency was asked to assist with the investigation "as it is one of the 'services' we at AFT provide."
The sight of devastation and the smell of smoke remains outside First Baptist Dallas one day after a four-alarm fire tore through the original sanctuary.
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