Ornamental grass bends and sways in the wind Friday at Jaycee Park in Temple as cool front moves through Central Texas, with wind gusts up to 20 mph. Today’s forecast predicts a high of 72 degrees, and a low of 46.
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Clear skies and cooler temperatures are expected to shine through this weekend following heavy rain on Wednesday.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pamela hit Mexico’s Pacific coast just north of the port city of Mazatlan Wednesday at hurricane force, bringing high winds and rain to the city.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect Thursday for a swath of the southeastern U.S. after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama, leaving high water that covered roads, swamped a Piggly Wiggly, unleashed sewage and forced water rescues. A child's death was blamed on t…
A strong regional storm that produced heavy lightning and strong winds, swept through Central Texas Tuesday night, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses, mostly in western Bell County.
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Bell County Commissioners approved a ban on outdoor burnings Monday following worsening drought conditions.
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Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana.
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Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida or to get an update on renovations that were scheduled before the storm ripped through the area.
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Despite temperatures reaching 94 degrees Monday, hundreds of Bell County residents braved the heat and took to Temple Lake Park for their Labor Day holiday.
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The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over New York City, with at least nine deaths linked to flooding in the region.
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NEW ORLEANS — Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans sweltered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Tuesday with no electricity, no tap water, precious little gasoline and no clear idea of when things might improve.
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Hurricane Ida's remnants dumped rain from Gulf Coast states into New England on Tuesday, while Tropical Storm Kate swirled far from Atlantic shores and another tropical depression was brewing off the coast of Africa.
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NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.
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NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans, hours after blasting ashore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., New Orleans government officials said.
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The Texas Department of Transportation has canceled work planned tonight on Interstate 35 in Belton.
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LES CAYES, Haiti — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.
Jaxxon Freeny, 3, left, and Zayne Rhoomes, 3, play in the water Thursday at the Jaycee Park Splash Pad in Temple while other people have a picnic in the background. Temperatures have been in the mid to high 90s all week long, and that trend is expected to continue today with a forecast high …
One person runs through fountains Friday evening in Santa Fe Plaza to cool off while others in the background eat Kona Ice during the First Friday Summer Sizzle in downtown Temple. Friday’s high temperature was 91 in Temple, and today’s forecast calls for a high of 94.
Taking advantage of Tuesday’s sunny skies and clear weather, a sailboat cruises across Lake Belton. Tuesday’s high temperature was 90 degrees. Today’s forecast calls for another high of 90 and a low of 70, with partly cloudy skies.
