{"id":423657,"date":"2026-09-02T06:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423657\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T06:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:10:14","slug":"whats-one-thing-houston-could-handle-better-every-time-a-storm-heads-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423657\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s one thing Houston could handle better every time a storm heads our way?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Storms are serious, and Houston has more than enough history to know that. But somewhere between buying 12 cases of water and ignoring every alert until it&#8217;s already pouring, there has to be a middle ground. What&#8217;s one thing Houston could handle better every time a storm heads our way? Tell us below. Your answer could end up in a future Chron story!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More Weather<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Heat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/humidity-level-houston-texas-22311744.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Heat<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:| &#039;Worst humidity ever&#039;: Texans suffer through sticky heat blast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/humidity-level-houston-texas-22311744.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> | &#8216;Worst humidity ever&#8217;: Texans suffer through sticky heat blast<\/a><br \/><a data-ylk=\"slk:Summer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/super-el-nino-texas-gulf-22299380.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Summer<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:| Texas on alert as &#039;super&#039; El Ni\u00f1o threat grows more powerful;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/super-el-nino-texas-gulf-22299380.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> | Texas on alert as &#8216;super&#8217; El Ni\u00f1o threat grows more powerful<\/a><br \/><a data-ylk=\"slk:Damage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/texas-panhandle-hail-winds-weather-22321143.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Damage<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:| Half-dollar-sized hail, high winds threaten Texas Panhandle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/texas-panhandle-hail-winds-weather-22321143.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> | Half-dollar-sized hail, high winds threaten Texas Panhandle<\/a><br \/><a data-ylk=\"slk:Forecast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/houston-tropical-storm-chance-22308784.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Forecast<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:| Tropical system looks like it&#039;ll avoid most of Texas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/houston-tropical-storm-chance-22308784.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0| Tropical system looks like it&#8217;ll avoid most of Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest and best from\u00a0Chron,\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:sign up for our daily newsletter here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/link.chron.com\/join\/signup-chron\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our daily newsletter here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally published at <a data-ylk=\"slk:What&#039;s one thing Houston could handle better every time a storm heads our way?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/houston-storm-22413409.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s one thing Houston could handle better every time a storm heads our way?<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Storms are serious, and Houston has more than enough history to know that. 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