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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 ...

If you were hoping for sunny skies on Easter for picnics and egg hunts, you may make backup plans. Storms are expected across ...

In our latest Under the Weather segment, Kevin visits with Jennifer Walton, who encourages women and girls to chase their ...

A cold front sweeping Texas this week brings severe storm risk, with hail, damaging winds and excessive rainfall, to Dallas, ...

Since tornadoes started to be tracked reliably in 1953, a total of 71 twisters have touched down in Bexar County. Here are ...

Amarillo Fire Department driver Matt Moss states, “And that’s whenever it kind of started sitting down with me that, you know ...

The MyHighPlains.com news team will go in-depth on the past year’s severe weather season in its most recent “Threatening Sky” special program, from tornadoes to historic ...

To start, April 5, 1895 saw Amarillo's record snowfall at 1.5 inches. This was easily smashed in 2025 with the city seeing ...