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Recently, the Borderland has experienced multiple days of strong wind gusts and blowing dust, which often make air quality and visibility poor in the region. The National Weather Service says ...
Additional heavy rain is expected across the Plains this week. With streams already swollen and the ground saturated, that leaves the area at risk of additional flooding.
NewsWest 9 Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier takes a look at the most common weather phenomena in West Texas, dust storms.
A tornado nearly one year ago hit RVs, mobile homes, the airport and oil rigs with winds over 115 miles per hour.
Does it feel like Texas hasn’t had a rest from the wind lately? You’re not imagining it. April is, in fact, the windiest month across the state, from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast. Average sustained ...
Changing atmospheric pressure often leads to wind, and it can trigger dust storms, rain showers, thunderstorms and even ...
“This weekend, the dry line will be east of our area,” Chehak said. “We could see rain in the Davis Mountains and Big Bend, ...
The red-level air quality index (AQI) category—covering values from 151 to 200—means the air is unhealthy for everyone, not ...
El Paso has one of the largest water desalination plants in the world. Its efforts will inform Texas’ efforts to use desalination to address its water shortage.
The air was thick with haze from a dust storm. This border city ... San Benito; and West Texas towns like Abilene and Midland ...
High winds are not a new phenomenon in Midland-Odessa; they have been part of the landscape long before these cities were established. The flat terrain and geographical positioning make the Permian ...