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Drivers navigate flooded streets of North Beach
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — North Beach was one of the many places across the Coastal Bend that saw heavy flooding from the rains and a high tide. It's where emergency crews were called out to assist with potential rescues. At times there was a pretty heavy downpour creating water...
Alberto floods beaches and coastal roadways, swells canals
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — While Tropical Storm Alberto did not deliver a significant wallop to the Coastal Bend, it did cause some headaches on Padre Island and other island communities. Alberto flooded area beaches from Padre Island to Port Aransas and north to Rockport. The stormwaters also washed out...
Ingleside on the Bay residents see major flooding, but not inside their homes
INGLESIDE ON THE BAY, Texas — A lack of emergencies signifies the rain wasn't as heavy as was predicted. 3NEWS went to Ingleside on the Bay where a sizable number of the 600 plus residents live on the ship channel at sea level. Resident Curtis Thomas took the rain...
Sheriff: Houston-area taekwondo instructors stop woman from sexual assault, subdue suspect
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A family of taekwondo instructors were able to save a woman from an attack in the Cypress area on Tuesday, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Gonzalez said instructors from Yong-In Tae Kwon Do sprung into action when they heard some commotion going on...
'It broke my heart' | Woman who found body of 12-year-old girl was devastated to learn she was strangled
HOUSTON — The woman who found a little girl's body in a north Houston creek Monday was heartbroken to learn the victim was strangled before she was dumped there. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Billie Jean Jackson told us she's the...
IMAGES: What Tropical Storm Alberto looks like around the Coastal Bend
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto is steadily making its way across the Coastal Bend. Here is what that looks like from the point of view of 3NEWS viewers who are sending in video and images from across the region. For the latest on important information such as...
Round 2? Second, similar tropical disturbance could come next week
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — By late Thursday into Friday, the rain, wind and other impacts from Tropical Storm Alberto should be over. Our weather will settle down into the weekend. However, the Central American Gyre is still active, and there are signs that another tropical spin-up could happen over...
Family hoping to send bodies of father and daughter who drowned in the San Jacinto River back to Guatemala
HOUSTON — A heartbroken family is asking for help to bury their loved ones who drowned in the San Jacinto River on Father's Day. A body believed to be a missing girl, now identified as Darcy Michelle Chavajay, 14, was recovered late Sunday, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The body of her 38-year-old dad, identified as Santos Otoniel Chavajayas, was recovered Monday morning in about 15 feet of water.
City of Corpus Christi sandbag distribution events for future storms
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Corpus Christi will have sandbag distribution events on June 22 and June 29. Both events will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. On June 29, they will be distributed at West Guth Park. The City Service Center will also be distributing...
Christopher Ruiz laid to rest in Robstown on Tuesday
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Tuesday morning, hundreds gathered at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Robstown to support loved ones of Christopher Ruiz and celebrate the 19-year-old's life. Ruiz drowned in Lake Corpus Christi on June 9. In his obituary Christopher's family says he was a bright and ambitious...
Tropical disturbance in Gulf of Mexico creates big waves, coastal flooding on Padre Island Tuesday
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Visitors out on Padre Island are feeling some of the effects of the tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico with higher tides and coastal flooding. The Padre Island National Seashore has temporarily closed South Beach to vehicle traffic in anticipation of coastal flooding. Out-of-town...
Experts talk protecting your home from storm damage
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As we continue to monitoring the heavy rain headed our way, you can still minimize areas for potential storm damage around your home inside and out!. "Our rule of thumb is that as soon as there is a leak and there's a water stain, and if that's not cut, make a little incision or anything, it's just going to continue growing and expanding until it falls down and there's insulation everywhere and it causes bigger issues right," Andres Cardenas of Restoration 1 Corpus Christi said. "You make one little hole and prevent that from growing, it's an easy patchwork instead of a whole ceiling replacement, that's a huge deal."
Thousands of sandbags handed out in Robstown before expected tropical storm hits
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Tuesday, Robstown residents were lined up for free sandbags to put around their home in advance of the storm that is supposed to impact our area. Many here have been through a number of floods over the years and know how important the sandbags really are during a big rain event.
TROPICAL UPDATE: PTC #1 forecast to become a tropical storm, moving into Mexico on Wednesday night
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Watches & Warnings in effect:. TROPICAL STORM WARNING (Coastal Counties) Potential Tropical Cyclone #1 remains in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico and will eventually work toward and into Mexico between Tampico and the TX/MX border. It may gain tropical storm status prior to landfall. In that case, it would be named Alberto. Even though this system is hundreds of miles away from the Coastal Bend, tropical storm warnings are posted for coastal counties in the KIII viewing area.
POWER OUTAGES: See if your neighborhood is being affected by Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 1
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tropical Storm Alberto formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning, bringing with it anticipated sustained winds of 20-30 mph, and possible wind gusts of up to 45 mph in coastal locations. This leaves many neighborhoods in the Coastal Bend susceptible...
How to prepare for flooding in the Coastal Bend
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Corpus Christi has a list of things you should consider doing to prepare for possible flooding. This is extra important now ahead of the possible formation and landfall of Tropical Storm Alberto, which could dump multiple inches of rain on the Coastal Bend.
BEACH CAMERAS: See how PTC No. 1 is affecting the Gulf around Padre and Mustang Islands
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Watch how Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 1 affects the Corpus Christi shorelines in real time from beach cameras positioned the length of Mustang and Padre Islands.
Aransas County ACS says dumping, abuse and abandonment is at an all-time high ahead of incoming storm
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Several dogs are having to stay in outdoor kennels at the Aransas County Animal Care Service as rainy weather approaches the Coastal Bend area. "We have 11 dogs in our outside kennels. That being said, we are in desperate need for some temporary fosters during this storm coming in," read a recent Facebook post from the department.
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