The Brief<\/p>\n
Governor Abbott activated state emergency resources Sunday as severe storms packing 75 mph winds and large hail target most of Texas through Monday.<\/p>\n
Flash flooding and tornadoes are possible, with some regions expected to see up to 6 inches of rain and isolated totals as high as 10 inches.<\/p>\n
Search-and-rescue teams and swiftwater boat squads have been deployed to high-risk areas to assist local officials with potential life-saving operations.<\/p>\n
Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources as a massive storm system threatens much of the state with hurricane-force winds, giant hail, and the risk of tornadoes.<\/p>\n
Severe weather in Texas<\/p>\n
The severe weather, expected to last through Monday morning, covers a vast footprint including West, North, East, Central, and South-Central Texas. Forecasters warned the system could produce wind gusts exceeding 75 mph and hail larger than 2 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying<\/p>\n
“Texas is prepared to confront the severe storms that pose a threat to communities all across our state,” Abbott said in a statement. He urged Texans to monitor local forecasts and warned motorists never to drive through flooded roadways, invoking the phrase, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”<\/p>\n
Heavy rainfall is expected to be widespread, with some areas potentially seeing isolated totals of 3 to 6 inches, which could lead to significant flash flooding. As the system progresses, the threat is expected to shift toward the South and Southeast Texas coasts.<\/p>\n
LIVE RADAR<\/p>\n
In preparation, the governor has deployed a wide array of state assets to assist local officials, including:<\/p>\n
Search and Rescue: Swiftwater and floodwater rescue boat squads and urban search and rescue teams from Texas A&M Task Forces 1, 2, and 3.<\/p>\n
Aviation and Marine Support: Helicopters with hoist capabilities from the Department of Public Safety and Texas Parks and Wildlife, as well as Tactical Marine Units.<\/p>\n
Infrastructure and Recovery: Texas Forest Service saw crews to clear debris from roads and Department of Transportation personnel to monitor highway conditions.<\/p>\n
Medical and Utility Support: Emergency medical task forces with ambulances and all-terrain vehicles, along with monitors from the Public Utility Commission to coordinate power outage responses.<\/p>\n
State agencies are also monitoring the state\u2019s natural gas supply and water quality as the storms move through.<\/p>\n
Officials encouraged residents to assemble emergency kits and check road conditions at DriveTexas.org before attempting to travel.<\/p>\n
The Source<\/p>\n
Information in this article is from the Governor Greg Abbott Press Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Governor Abbott activated state emergency resources Sunday as severe storms packing 75 mph winds and large…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4195,9208,4375,7938,105438,105437,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-287607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-governor-abbott","tag-severe-storms","tag-severe-weather","tag-south-central-texas","tag-state-emergency-resources","tag-state-emergency-response","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}