Whether it is tornado warnings, flash-flood warnings, or water boil notices, staying up to date with alerts in our area is ...

After a cooler wave and some flash flooding in the middle of July; Polk County and other organizations are preparing for a ...

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...

The Houston County Emergency Management Agency is urging the community to sign up for their new mass notification system, "Houston Alerts".

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...

Given the recent flood events, I wonder how a U.S. traveler can stay safe in the event of emergencies as we travel ...

One family experienced a dangerous hiking adventure when they ignored warning signs and took the closed Holbert Trail in ...

The National Urban League declares a 'state of emergency' for democracy and civil rights in the US, citing a coordinated campaign to roll back progress.

Before modern forecasting, hurricanes were mass casualty events. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane killed over 8,000 people, wiping out an entire city with a 15-foot storm surge. Less than a century ago, ...

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how ...

Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question ...