Hurricane season -- ready or not?
Although hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1, two tropical storms have already been named. Alberto has come and gone in the Atlantic Ocean and now Tropical Storm Bud is churning in the Pacific. Some experts see a busy ...

Rain totals promising so far
It's nothing to get too excited about, but Monday's .68 of an inch of rain combined with the .20 of an inch on Friday, gives Victoria 1.62 inches so far for February and 3.63 inches for 2012, above normal numbers ...

More to ending drought than just rain
I'm with you, the headline on this blog doesn't make common sense. But, it' s something I learned when I asked the National Weather Service how much rain we needed in Victoria to end the current drought. The short answer ...

A weather year to remember
2011 was full of weather-related stories, and taking over the weather beat for the first time I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Of course I knew a hurricane, or at least the threat of one, was always a probability ...

A record-setting August
Am wrapping up a story on the temperature records set in August. Looks like no less than 10 records for heat were either tied or broken last month. Details soon.

Something brewing in the Gulf?
Even as Hurricane Katia churns through the Atlantic, I am keeping an even closer eye on the trough of low pressure in the central Gulf of Mexico. According to the National Weather Service Hurricane Center, this system could become a ...

Atlantic active; South Texas stagnant
As Harvey weakens over southern Mexico and Hurricane Irene churns toward the Bahamas, South Texas remains hot and dry. Sunday marked the 22nd consecutive day of temperatures of 100 degrees or more. Can we go the whole month of August? ...

An Eye On Eight
Tropical Depression Eight has decided to take a left. By tomorrow it should make landfall near the Honduras and Nicaragua border and never sniff the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Weather Service model. Of course, two more possible ...

Don't Look Now, Another Storm Forming
It is hurricane season and predictions are for up to a dozen or so named storms. Hurricane Greg is currently in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is no threat to Texas. So it should be no surprise that another potentially ...

We're Number 1!
Well the 2011 heat wave is number one anyway. On Tuesday when the temperature hit 100 -- it eventually reached 102 -- a record was broken that had been held 100 years. It marked the 17th consecutive day of at ...