Weak gulf system almost on shore

It’s pretty much a done deal now. Weather forecasters don’t expect a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico to develop into a tropical depression, according to the National Weather Service. It’s almost on shore in the Coastal Bend, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Effects are expected to continue through Saturday. Tides might be higher than usual as a […]

PAISD announces early release

Port Aransas Independent School District students will be released at 1:30 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 14, because heavy rain is forecasted this afternoon, according to Superintendent Sharon McKinney. School buses will run two hours earlier than normal, she said. “If the bus drops off your child at about 4 p.m., your child will be dropped off at about 2 p.m. […]

Gulf system still not expected to develop, but heavy rain is predicted

An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico isn’t expected to develop into a tropical depression before moving ashore in Texas later today, according to a statement issued by the National Weather Service this morning. Forecasters are giving the system only a 20 percent chance of tropical development. Still, the system is forecast to bring heavy rains to […]