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4/10/2023 12:26:08 PM

Texas No. 1 state for extreme weather condition insurance claims

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Now that we're a fourth of the method through 2023, insurance provider have had the ability to collect information on claims for 2022. The information is bad news for Texas; we were ...

4/9/2023 2:13:57 AM

Tornado count near record high through March

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Extreme weather condition season has actually been really active throughout the United States, not just for the shear number of twisters, but their strength. New information release...

4/4/2023 12:17:26 PM

Bluebonnets, ice storm could mean more snake sightings

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Warmer weather is here and with it, familiar creatures: snakes. Before you take your household photos in a close-by field, beware. " With the early bluebonnets, we've certainly...

4/3/2023 12:34:03 PM

$1 billion increase in hail declares costs nationwide; Texas ranks 2nd for many claims

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- State Farm launched that the company's yearly claims paid to help clients recover from hail damages. Nationwide this number increased more than $1 billion from 2021 to 2022. The sharp ...

4/2/2023 2:31:42 PM

EarthX conference to supply ways to assist battle environment modification

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- With Earth Day approaching, a conference will be kept in Dallas that will offer valuable info on what individuals can do to assist in saving our world. The EarthX conference happens Ap...

3/31/2023 8:15:15 PM

New April forecast brings wish for rain to Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The most current outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows increasingly most likely odds of wetter weather for the month ahead. April rainfall outlook (CPC). The previous ...

3/28/2023 10:18:34 PM

Kites to skyrocket over Austin's sky

AUSTIN (KXAN) - - Kites will take to the skies Saturday as Zilker Park once again plays home to the ABC Kite Fest Kite leaflets both young and young at heart have actually been filling the sky with th...

3/27/2023 2:45:48 AM

Central Texas drought nearly 16 months old

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Central Texas and the KXAN viewing area has remained in drought because November 30, 2021 Our drought has actually fluctuated, enhanced and aggravated during that time. Our last dro...

4/9/2023 4:03:44 PM

The 44th Anniversary of the Wichita Falls twister

April 10, 2023 will mark the 44th anniversary of among the worst natural disasters in Texas. On Tuesday, April 10, 1979 the city of Wichita Falls was struck by a tornado that leveled much of the south...

4/6/2023 12:21:39 PM

What triggered the huge seaweed blob in the Atlantic Ocean?

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- A giant floating blob of Sargassum seaweed, drifting in the Atlantic Ocean, can be detected and tracked all the way from space. It is already 5,000 miles long and an estimated 13 milli...

4/3/2023 6:14:15 PM

Spring irritants in complete swing

Austin (KXAN) - - Sneezing? Sniffling? It could be allergic reactions. Central Texas pollen continues to warm up. Early April is when we, on average, struck the middle and peak of most of our Spring T...

4/3/2023 12:33:55 AM

Fiona and Ian retired as cyclone names by WMO

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The names "Fiona" and "Ian" will no longer be utilized to name Tropical Storms or Hurricanes in the future. Those names were retired by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) due ...

4/1/2023 3:40:10 PM

Forecasting a wetter April

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Once again, Central Texas had a month of above-normal heats and below-normal rainfall. But there is a twinkle of hope that one of these will alter with April's projection. March sta...

3/29/2023 2:49:04 PM

Brand-new research study validates significance of Barton & Onion Creek watershed

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- A new study from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University shows Barton Creek and Onion Creek contribute substantial flows to the Colorado River. Th...

3/27/2023 2:33:58 PM

References of climate modification in scripted home entertainment mostly missing

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Movies and television have actually been shown to help audiences much better understood a topic, which, in return, can help empower them in decision making. While there has been much r...

3/25/2023 3:40:09 PM

Twisters damage Mississippi, Alabama overnight

AUSTIN (KXAN)-- During our morning newscast Friday, we informed you about the severe weather condition risk facing western Mississippi (together with northeast Louisiana and east/southeast Arkansas). ...

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