Weather & Traffic In-Depth

5/13/2023 10:11:48 PM

What makes thunder sound different?

Have you ever questioned why thunder can sound various? A clap versus a rumble? Calmingly low versus startlingly loud? Electrical charges that develop in a storm release in the type of lightning. S...

5/10/2023 8:01:44 PM

Dust storms ending up being more fatal

AUSTIN (BNN) - - Dust storms are no longer thought about unusual and confined to any particular region or regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Air Resources Laboratory provid...

5/10/2023 2:00:57 PM

Rainy day activities: Environmentally friendly, recycled kid crafts

AUSTIN (BNN) - - Keeping kids captivated can be a challenge, especially with a rainy projection like the one we have this weekend. And while a brand-new toy from the shop generally ends in fun and e...

5/7/2023 12:23:41 AM

Hazed and confused: What's in the air over Austin?

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Over the last couple of days you might have seen a modification in the air. Gone is the perfect blue sky in between the clouds. Instead, exposure isn't perfect when taking a look a...

5/5/2023 7:33:30 PM

Invasive grass has actually reached Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Austin remains in the middle of an invasion. Yards that aren't native to Central Texas are taking control of. "We don't know how far it'll go, but we understand where it develop...

5/1/2023 1:55:58 PM

Air quality awareness: Austin's issue pollutants

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - May 1 marks the start of National Air Quality Awareness Week, a collective effort in between federal, state and local agencies to promote the importance of tidy air. Under the Cle...

4/30/2023 9:27:07 PM

It's gon na be (a wet) May

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - As we begin what is normally our stormiest month in Central Texas, models are coming N * Sync toward an even wetter month than typical. Earlier this year we said Bye Bye Bye to La...

4/28/2023 6:32:24 PM

More lanes will be contributed to a harmful stretch of roadway near Tesla

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - A harmful stretch of roadway in a part of town that has experienced big growth, will be getting major safety improvements this year. KXAN Traffic Anchor, Erica Brennes spoke to a man...

5/11/2023 4:10:37 PM

How to prepare for flooding

AUSTIN (BNN)-- A high-impact flash flood event is looking more likely as we inch closer to the weekend. The time to prepare is now. Here are some measures you can take ahead of a flooding hazard ...

5/10/2023 1:34:39 PM

One clothes line is blending sustainability with comfortability

Every year the style industry uses 93 billion cubic meters of water. 87% of the clothes fiber ends up in our landfills while half a million tons of plastic microfibers are disposed into our oceans. ...

5/8/2023 1:07:10 PM

Company creates bamboo bathroom tissue to stop deforestation and tackle climate change

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - It is accountable for lowering one million acres of trees every year according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, and you have some in your house right now: bathroom tissue....

5/6/2023 2:09:46 PM

Another Friday night of storm weather condition

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Parts of Central Texas had another Friday night of extreme weather condition. Storms showed up in San Saba County between 3:30 and 4 p.m. They marched throughout our eastern and no...

5/1/2023 2:45:41 PM

Texas ranks No. 1 in heat-related pet deaths

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Averaging 15 days of 100 ° or hotter a year, Austin is no complete stranger to unsafe heat. In fact, 90 ° weather generally starts at the end of May, marking the start of a long thre...

5/1/2023 1:03:23 AM

Thankful for April showers but not the hail

It's constantly a plus when we report a month with above-normal rains because there haven't been too many of them. That's what took place in April. Typically Austin's 10th wettest month with simply...

4/28/2023 10:52:27 PM

PHOTOS: Hail, serious storms hit Central Texas, Hill Country April 28

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Severe storms began moving through Central Texas and the Hill Nation Friday afternoon. Hail and destructive winds swept across the area. KXAN audiences sent in videos and images t...

4/28/2023 4:06:02 PM

What serious thunderstorm winds can mean

AUSTIN (KXAN) – – A severe thunderstorm is a thunderstorm with hail 1″ ″ diameter or bigger, or a twister, or wind gusts at or above 58 miles per hour. Wind gusts from sever...

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