storms

Thousands remain without power in the Ark La Tex

The Caddo Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness continues to monitor heavy rainfall in the area.

As the storms began rolling through northwest Louisiana, it was a bad time to be on the roads.

Storms that rolled through overnight have caused some power outages in northwest Louisiana and east Texas.

Caddo & Bossier residents cleaning up storm damage, waiting for power.

Survey teams checking out damage; volunteers helping those affected by yesterday's storms.

FEMA announced today that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Louisiana to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe winter storms during the period of January 8 to January 17, 2013.

There is a tornado watch in effect for parts of northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma until 7pm CST.

LSP Troop G Spokesman Matt Harris tells me there are numerous things folks need to remember if they're headed to our area in their own vehicles.  First and foremost, slow it down.  He says the high water, combined with oil on the roadways, acts just like a sheet of ice...

This time last year, daylight ambient temperatures were in the low triple digits: 105 to 108 degrees. Heat indices in the teens! So, what IS it with the weather, now? Yeah, it’s still hot, but not AS hot. And it’s been WET, too! This is July in the Ark-La-Tex...