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Most severe weather warnings issued for southeast Texas are severe thunderstorm warnings based on the possibility of damaging winds over 58 mph. These winds typically come about when some of the rain falling from a thunderstorm evaporates on the way down to the ground. The process of evaporation creates a cooling effect much like what happens when you step out of the shower. Since cool air is heavy, it crashes to the ground and spreads out in all directions. Sometimes this wind can exceed 10...

We are no strangers to hot, humid weather here in Houston, but do you know how to protect yourself from heat exhaustion and heat stroke? Can you tell the difference between the two? This is essential information everyone in southeast Texas needs to know to stay safe and healthy during the hot summer months. One reason why our bodies get easily stressed by the heat is because of the humidity. When the air is humid, less sweat evaporates from our bodies, making it more difficult to cool off. Thi...

ABC13 Chief Meteorologist Travis Herzog explains the difference between watches and warnings when it comes to severe weather like thunderstorms and tornados.

In the winter, we can see many different types of precipitation. The type of precipitation that we see actually has to do with the temperature, not just at the surface, but also the temperature between the cloud and the ground. The first type of precipitation is rain. Inside the cloud, rain can start off as ice crystals or water droplets. But you get rain when you have warm air from the cloud to the ground. Rain stays in its liquid state once it falls from the cloud and travels to the surface....