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Yes it's hot, record set for 100 degree days
The Camp Mabry average high of 99.6 makes this the hottest running month of June ever recorded in the city. So far we've hit 100 degrees or more 20 times in the past six weeks.
FULL STORY >> Updated: 6/27/2008 9:59 PM

Hurricane season forecast expects major storms
The forecast calls for a very active season with 15 named storms overall. Four of them are expected to be major storms.
FULL STORY >> 6/3/2008 12:01 PM

Hurricane season begins June 1
News 8 Meteorologist Maureen McCann speaks to experts about what to expect this year and what precautions Central Texans should take to ensure safety.
FULL STORY >> 6/1/2008 12:19 PM

Simple steps to hurricane preparedness
News 8 Meteorologist Maureen McCann talks to a hurricane expert about being prepared in the event of a hurricane.
FULL STORY >> 6/2/2008 1:09 PM

Memorial Day flood: One family's loss
(Part 9) Shaela Leggett-Wilson remembers the flood in 1981 that killed her grandmother and uncle.
FULL STORY >> 5/29/2006 5:43 PM

1981 flood destroyed flagship Whole Foods
(Part 8) The devastating flood 25 years ago destroyed the original Whole Foods at 10th and Lamar. Luckily, the company decided to rebuild.
FULL STORY >> 5/29/2006 3:23 PM

What's changed since the 1981 flood
(Part 7) The disaster 25 years ago prompted the city of Austin to create a flood early warning system and streamline emergency operations.
FULL STORY >> 5/28/2006 1:49 PM

Texas Floods: Remembering the 1981 Memorial Day flood
(Part 6) A devastating flood on Memorial Day in 1981 killed 13 people and caused $36 million in damages.
FULL STORY >> 5/27/2006 1:22 PM

Texas Floods: The flood plain
(Part 5) Find out what it really means to live in a 100-year or 500-year flood plain.
FULL STORY >> 5/26/2006 9:37 AM

Texas Floods: Water rescues
(Part 4) The Austin Fire Department practices rescuing victims in swift water.
FULL STORY >> 5/25/2006 12:42 PM

Texas Floods: How dams control flooding
(Part 3) Dams store water for drinking and playing, but more than that, they help control Central Texas flooding.
FULL STORY >> 5/24/2006 9:37 AM

Texas Floods: Why Central Texas floods
(Part 2) Many factors combine to give Central Texas the nickname Flash Flood Alley.
FULL STORY >> 5/23/2006 8:33 AM

Texas Floods: A destructive and deadly history
(Part 1) The largest flood in Austin's recorded history was in 1869, but the 20th century has seen its share of disasters as well.
FULL STORY >> 5/22/2006 9:56 AM

Texas Floods: Pack an emergency kit
Learn what you need to have ready for a weather-related emergency.
FULL STORY >> 5/23/2006 11:14 AM

Storm Ready: On the road & aftermath
(Part 5) Stay off flooded roads and be sure you know what to do after a weather emergency.
FULL STORY >> 3/11/2005 5:00 AM

Storm Ready: Sports and outdoors
(Part 4) Flooding and lightning come in as the Top 2 weather killers. We get them both many times all at once. Learn how to improve your odds of survival this severe weather season by being Storm Ready.
FULL STORY >> 3/10/2005 10:10 AM

Storm Ready: Work and school
(Part 3) Students are given weather drills at school, but most office workers don't know to find a windowless room on a low floor if severe weather strikes.
FULL STORY >> Updated: 3/1/2006 11:30 AM

Storm Ready: In the home
(Part 2) The wrath of nature can easily turn your home back into a pile bricks or scrap wood. Here are ways to make your home storm ready both inside and out.
FULL STORY >> Updated: 2/28/2006 11:29 AM

Austin's residential and commercial watering schedule
San Marcos and Austin summer watering calendar.
FULL STORY >> Updated: 6/19/2008 9:07 PM

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			July 4th Fireworks Show If you're not going to make it out to Auditorium Shores Friday night for the H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks celebration, you can watch it on News 8. Our live coverage of the fireworks begins at 9:30 p.m. Just tune to Time Warner Cable channel 8 to watch and listen to the show. The broadcast will also be made available on News 8 On Demand, channel 1408 on Tuesday, July 8.