INSIDER
More than two months after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes.
When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page.
A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston's largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8.
Homeowners typically pay $2,300 a year for a Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policy. The rate increase would bump premiums by 10%.
A rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed the number of storm fatalities to at least 36.
Jason Wells told regulators the company will launch a new outage tracker by Aug. 1. It will also trim more tree limbs near power lines and hire an executive to focus on emergency response.
The company’s power outages in July have drawn the ire of state leaders. Here’s what you need to know.
The number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl.
Nearly two dozen San Antonio police officers have returned from Houston after helping residents and businesses recover from Hurricane Beryl.
Mireles Party Ice has sent nearly 1,000,000 pounds of packaged ice to the greater Houston area, sending packages to groups like the Texas Dept. of Emergency Management and the Red Cross.
Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power across the city.
The Houston area’s main utility company says it expects to have power restored to most residents by Wednesday.
More than 200,000 CenterPoint Energy customers without power struggle with the heat one week after Hurricane Beryl swept through southeast Texas.
Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines.
Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines.
With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston area.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that the United States government has updated its major disaster declaration for Hurricane Beryl to include 17 counties, eligible for FEMA’s individual assistance program.
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather.
There’s no Texas requirement that nursing homes and assisted living facilities keep generators on hand to power air conditioning after storms.
Medical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals with patients seeking treatment for heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly.
Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.
Former Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate has some advice for people following storms: Don't judge their severity on how big a number they've been assigned.
In the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas.
Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl thanks to lessons learned from another devastating flood exactly a year ago.
Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm.
As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it's time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters.
A utility company executive warns that about half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl drag on.
According to state filings, the utility is restoring power at a relatively quicker pace than after prior storms. Texans are still fed up.
In Houston, discharged patients remain in an arena to avoid powerless homes. Some 70 miles north, Livingston’s hospital is one of 17 in the state relying on a generator because of Hurricane Beryl power outages.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area likely won't have power restored until next week, as the city swelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are growing more frequent and intense, and insurers are jacking up rates in response.
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power.
Houston’s primary utility company has come under mounting pressure over its response to Hurricane Beryl.
Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats in Asia, leaving Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as acting governor.
Frustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones.
Daniel Martinez, an executive director with the American Red Cross, joined the KSAT Q&A to talk about how the group has mobilized efforts for those affected by Hurricane Beryl.
Tens of thousands of households and businesses aren’t expected to have electricity for most of this week.
The San Antonio Salvation Army has deployed five volunteers and two truckloads of aid to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
KSAT meteorologist Justin Horne and photojournalist Matthew Craig were in the eye of Hurricane Beryl as it made landfall near Matagorda early Monday.
As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas, the world is set for another week of wild weather as human-caused climate change makes extremes like these more likely.
Beryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.
After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression.
The Salvation Army of San Antonio is spending the weekend loading up trucks that are heading to help people impacted by Beryl.
As Beryl is expected to land on the Texas coast early next week, many counties have started issuing mandatory and voluntary evacuations.
Refugio County has issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents as Hurricane Beryl is expected to land on the Texas coast.
After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and downgrading to a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to once again become a hurricane as it hurtles towards southern Texas by Sunday evening.
The storm is expected to hit around Sunday and be near hurricane strength. A spokesman confirmed the Salvation Army from San Antonio and New Braunfels will send assistance on Monday, and the San Antonio Food Bank expects it will also end up sending assistance.
Beryl has moved into the the Gulf of Mexico and is taking aim at the south Texas coast, after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Salvation Army San Antonio public relations manager Brad Mayhar said San Antonio will play a role in the readiness plan for Hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane Beryl continues moving toward Mexico, and scammers could be watching closely to take advantage of disaster situations. The FTC is warning people about what to look out for after a weather emergency to help people avoid scams.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed 39 Texas Emergency Management Council agencies to begin response and recovery efforts as preparations for Hurricane Beryl, a press release said Wednesday.
After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm as it chugs over open water toward Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.
Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane Beryl is roaring by Jamaica, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
Hurricane Beryl is roaring by Jamaica, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead.
