Severe Weather

Yikes. It's like in a horror movie when the deadly fog gradually creeps closer and closer, gobbling up all living things in its path. Except it's made of ice.

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The City of Wichita Falls is scheduled to go into Stage 3 Drought Emergency on Tuesday, February 5th. A stage 3 drought emergency is declared when the combined storage level of lakes Kickapoo and Arrowhead drops to 40% of the total conservation pool storage capacity

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City of Wichita Falls Public Information Officer Barry Levy issued a statement today saying that city officials have mapped out some plans in the event an approaching winter storm turns ugly. Forecasters are watching a system that has already brought bitter cold and heavy snow to the west and is expected to move out of the Rockies and into the plains Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Although forecasters say computer models vary, the possibility that North Texas and Southern Oklahoma could be affected exists.

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Snow fall in Wichita Falls usually means at least two things - a snow day for the kids, and icy roads for the rest of us. This morning, those icy roads got the best of two drivers just east of Wichita Falls

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Our first snow of the season is here and we want to see your pictures! Click through to see a collection of Wichita Falls snow pics and share yours.

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Truthfully, we missed most of Hurricane Sandy, the storm that rocked most of the East Coast, yesterday. Because we were inside ... away from the windows, with our curtains closed ... like we were supposed to be. These people weren't, however, so now we can see what was going on outside while we were playing board games with our fingers crossed. Here is some crazy video from yesterday's storm.

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This morning, much of the East Coast is picking up the pieces after the massive storm known as Hurricane Sandy swept through, leaving millions without power, causing untold economic damage, and killing at least 21 people. Flooding caused largely by enormous, unprecedented storm surges has crippled transportation routes and wreaked havoc on low-lying areas.

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As predicted, Hurricane Sandy created one crazy night. Millions without power, explosions, flooding and at least 18 people dead. Don't let your braggedy friends on Facebook convince you this wasn't a big deal. It was crazy. Here are some pics to sum up what happened. Feel free to share your photos in the comments.

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With the eye of 2012's Hurricane Sandy expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, residents along the east coast are taking measures to stay safe during, and after, what is being described as the "perfect storm." Country music's reach extends into all 50 states, so it's no surprise that many of the top names took to Twitter to encourage those in Hurricane Sandy's path to be extra cautious. A few even added some much-needed humor to the conversation surrounding Frankenstorm.

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Despite recently weakening to a tropical storm, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Isaac continue through Wednesday afternoon. The storm has dumped more than ten inches of rain across the area and left at least 725,000 homes without power.

Rain has been a scarce commodity around Wichita Falls and surrounding areas for quite some time now.  Last year’s record breaking summer was not kind to the water levels of our lakes and they have been unable to fully recover. Despite several recent downpours, the combined total water level of Lake Arrowhead and Lake Kickapoo has dropped down

As if you needed another reason not to move to North Dakota, here’s another one for you to add onto your imaginably long list.

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