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Sunday won’t be as hot across Southeast Georgia, Northeast Florida
Read full article: Sunday won’t be as hot across Southeast Georgia, Northeast FloridaTonight, temperatures will drop into the mid-to-upper 70s after a very hot and humid Saturday. The cold front over Georgia continues to stall bringing more moisture to the area tomorrow keeping high temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s, slightly cooler than Saturday. We’re not expecting the National Weather Service to issue a Heat Advisory on Sunday.
Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Read full article: Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strengthTexas officials are urging coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength.
Texas A&M-CC ousts SE Missouri St 75-71 in NCAA First Four
Read full article: Texas A&M-CC ousts SE Missouri St 75-71 in NCAA First FourIsaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Jacksonville-based federal agents track traffickers, seize more than $1 billion in drugs
Read full article: Jacksonville-based federal agents track traffickers, seize more than $1 billion in drugsStopping drug smugglers from high in the sky, Jacksonville-based federal agents are busting big narcotics operations before the dope gets onto American soil.
Heavy Rainfall Threat With Beta Has Diminished As The Center Has Become Less Determinant In The Pressure And Wind Fields
Read full article: Heavy Rainfall Threat With Beta Has Diminished As The Center Has Become Less Determinant In The Pressure And Wind FieldsLocation 60 miles NNE of Birmingham Alabama Wind 10 mph Heading NE at 10 mph Pressure 29.83 Coordinates 86.3W, 34.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta was located near latitude 34.3 North, longitude 86.3 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h) until it becomes indistinguishable within the background wind and pressure field by mid-afternoon Friday. Maximum sustained winds are near 10 mph (20 km/h) with higher gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches). Tropics Satellite at 4:39 Friday Night, September 25thWatches and WarningsThere are no watches or warnings in effect.
Correction: Corpus Christi-Explosion story
Read full article: Correction: Corpus Christi-Explosion storyIn this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard crews respond to a dredge on fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Aug. 21, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Authorities say several people have been hospitalized after an explosion at the Texas port when a dredging vessel hit a natural gas pipeline in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
4 people missing after pipeline explosion at port in Texas
Read full article: 4 people missing after pipeline explosion at port in TexasCoast Guard crews respond to a dredge on fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Authorities say several people have been hospitalized after an explosion at the Texas port when a dredging vessel hit a natural gas pipeline in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Correction: Corpus Christi-Explosion story
Read full article: Correction: Corpus Christi-Explosion storyCoast Guard crews respond to a dredge on fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Authorities say several people have been hospitalized after an explosion at the Texas port when a dredging vessel hit a natural gas pipeline in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Flooding threat continues as Hanna drops rain on borderland
Read full article: Flooding threat continues as Hanna drops rain on borderlandAllen Heath surveys the damage to a private marina after it was hit by Hurricane Hanna, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A downgraded Hanna continued charging across the borderland of South Texas and northeastern Mexico, where flooding remained the biggest threat Monday in a region that was already reeling from a surge in cases of the coronavirus. Myrle Tucker, 83, tried to ride out the storm in a powerboat docked in a Corpus Christi marina. They carried me like a box of napkins.More than 150,000 customers lost power Sunday throughout South Texas, including Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Brownsville, utility officials said. Corpus Christi is in Nueces County, where 60 babies tested positive for COVID-19 from July 1 to July 16.
Hanna's rain remains biggest threat to virus hot spot Texas
Read full article: Hanna's rain remains biggest threat to virus hot spot TexasChris Headen battles with his umbrellas as Hurricane Hanna begins to make landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Some areas in South Texas had already reported receiving up to 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain, including Cameron County, which borders Mexico and where Brownsville is located. First responders in Corpus Christi proactively placed barricades near intersections to have them ready to go if streets began to flood, Mayor Joe McComb said. More than 43,700 people throughout South Texas, including Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Brownsville, were without power Saturday evening, according to AEP Texas. Other counties and cities throughout South Texas had also opened shelters, with many requiring face masks.
Super busy tropics as hurricane Hanna heads to South Texas Coast
Read full article: Super busy tropics as hurricane Hanna heads to South Texas CoastHanna is expected to make landfall Saturday evening. Hurricane warnings are in effect along the Texas Coast around Corpus Christi. Hanna broke the record as the earliest eighth Atlantic named storm, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. The previous record was Harvey on Aug. 3, 2005, Klotzbach tweeted. Stay alert and review our hurricane section.
Group: Texas naval base shooter voiced support for clerics
Read full article: Group: Texas naval base shooter voiced support for clericsThe entrances to the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi are closed following an active shooter threat, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi says the shooter was "neutralized" and the facility is on lockdown. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)The suspect killed during what the FBI is calling a terrorism-related attack at a Texas naval air base voiced support for hardline clerics, according to a group that monitors online activity of jihadists. The attack Thursday at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead. We have determined that the incident (on Thursday) at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is terrorism related, Greeves said.
Shooter killed, 1 sailor hurt at Texas naval station
Read full article: Shooter killed, 1 sailor hurt at Texas naval stationCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – An armed person wounded a sailor at a Texas naval air station Thursday before being killed by security forces, officials said. The U.S. Navy said the security team “neutralized” an active shooter at the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi at about 6:15 a.m. Thursday. One sailor assigned to the security team was injured but was in good condition, the Navy said. The injured Navy sailor was shot but was wearing body armor, said another U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide information not yet made public. In another incident at the base last year, a man pleaded guilty to destruction of U.S. government property and possession of a stolen firearm for ramming his truck into a barricade at the Corpus Christi station.
FBI says Texas naval base shooting is 'terrorism-related'
Read full article: FBI says Texas naval base shooting is 'terrorism-related'The entrances to the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi are closed following an active shooter threat, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead early Thursday was being investigated as terrorism-related, the FBI said, but divulged few details as to why. A police spokesman would not confirm that the activity was related to the shooting at the Naval station. We have determined that the incident this morning at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is terrorism related, Greeves said. According to U.S. officials, unlike Pensacola, there are no international or foreign national students at the Texas base.