Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential

Update from Walker County OEM and National Weather Service We continue to anticipate the development of widespread thunderstorms this evening through the overnight hours- some of which will produce large hail, tornadoes, and/or damaging winds. Within the newly issued Moderate Risk area, we could see some rather significant severe thunderstorms (hail greater than 2″ in

Eastland County Deputy was ‘engulfed in the fire’ while checking on citizens

County Sheriff reports she was going to check on an elderly individual and get them to safety. An Eastland County Deputy was tragically killed while trying to save citizens from devastating fires overnight. Eastland County Sheriff Jason Weger confirms Deputy Barbara Fenley died during the fires. He says she was going to check on an

POTENTIAL FOR MORE WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS TODAY

Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) firefighters responded to 10 wildfires that burned 52,708 acres on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Strong winds and critically dry grasses contributed to extreme fire behavior and rapid rates of spread across the landscape on these fires. Suppression efforts were incredibly challenging due to extreme

Investigators Share Details of Today’s Search Operation

Three children became disoriented after walking off familiar trail The Montgomery County Sheriffs Office shared the results of their investigation into the circumstances surrounding today’s massive search and rescue operation. Sheriff’s Deputies and Montgomery Firefighters were first called at around 7:55 PM Thursday evening. Family members reported that as darkness fell, they could not locate

Missing Children Found Safe in National Forest

Three children, ages 6 & 7, had been missing since Thursday evening. On Thursday, September 30, 2021, at about 7:55 PM, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a lost person in the area of 20800 Julie Lane, Montgomery, TX. The caller advised 3 children, two, 6-years of age,

Nicholas Shifts Eastward, Continues Trek towards Texas Coast

Shifting Tropical Storm keeps forecasters on their toes as it moves towards an early Tuesday landfall Tropical Storm Nicholas continues to move towards the Texas Gulf Coast, but its lack of a defined center of circulation and shifting position is making it difficult to determine its precise path as it moves towards southeast Texas. The

New Waverly Firefighters Deploy to Louisiana to Support Hurricane Ida Recovery Efforts

Firefighters from all over Texas helping citizens recover from devastating Category 4 Hurricane Shortly after Hurricane Ida roared ashore west of New Orleans, Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to Louisiana’s call for assistance, sending 30 Fire Engines and over 130 Firefighters to assist in the Bayou State’s recovery efforts and relieve their beleaguered local emergency

Local Firefighters Deploying to Assist in Louisiana

Firefighters from North Montgomery County join others headed to assist after Hurricane Ida leaves widespread damage across the central Gulf Coast Governor Greg Abbott announced this morning that Texas will be sending emergency responders to Louisiana as the Bayou state ramps up recovery efforts. Hurricane Ida came ashore as a strong category 4 storm with

Dozens Rescued, One Dead after Party Boat Capsizes on Lake Conroe in

53 people were on board the Lake Conroe Queen when high winds hit the lake Saturday evening. A compact but powerful thunderstorm moved through the New Waverly area Saturday evening before moving across Lake Conroe, bringing high winds and large waves. The Lake Conroe Queen, a 60 passenger sternwheeler, was about halfway through its regular

Community Comes Together as Residents Begin Recovery

While power has been restored throughout the area, many are still dealing with damage from last week’s winter storm. Sunday’s warmth was a welcome relief to a community reeling from the effects of a historic winter storm that left Walker County and much of Texas blanketed in snow all last week. Southeast Texas was slammed