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Boil water notice issued for Corrigan
CORRIGAN, Texas (KETK) – Residents on the City of Corrigan’s water system are under a boil water notice, according to the Polk County Office of Emergency Management. Residents should bring any water for consumption or cleaning to a vigorous rolling boil for at least two minutes before using it. Officials said the boil water notice […]
Thursday's Weather At Your Fingertips
East Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - Here is the Weather Where You Live... The Tornado Surveys from Monday’s storms (Beryl) are NOT COMPLETE at this time for the tornadoes that touched down in East Texas on Monday as Beryl moved through East Texas. As of this morning, we have had 9 confirmed tornadoes on Monday, July 8, as Beryl tracked through our area. As of this time... 1 EF-0, 7 EF-1s, and 1 EF-2 tornadoes have been confirmed. The NWS is still surveying our area and when they release the information, we will let you know. As we head into the weekend, a few showers/thundershowers will be possible over Deep East Texas today and a better chance on Saturday...even a few are possible over northern areas. A few more on Sunday are possible, then we dry out for a few days. Temperatures should remain fairly steady through the weekend, then we should slowly get hotter into mid-week. Heat Advisories remain in effect for Houston, Trinity, and Polk Counties until 8 PM this evening. Looks like we should see Heat Advisories area-wide this weekend or early next week. Have a great day and stay cool.
Polk, Trinity among counties affected in mass boil water notice
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Lake Livingston Water Supply Corporation said 44 Polk County and 16 Trinity County systems are under a boil water notice due to Beryl. According to the water supplier, the following are under a boil water notice until repairs to a line break are complete and water is restored to […]
Polk County experiencing fuel shortage following Beryl
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Polk County Office of Emergency Management announced on Wednesday that the county is experiencing a fuel shortage following Beryl. According to a post on their Facebook, the emergency management office said that they have asked the state for assistance, and for the time being some local gas stations have […]
Cooling, charging centers open in East Texas
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – As tens of thousands of East Texans are still without power following Beryl’s storms, charging and cooling stations are opening up to bring some relief. Polk County According to the Polk County Office of Emergency Management, they have requested emergency assistance commodities from the state, such as MRE’s, water and ice. […]
Polk County Emergency Management distributes free ice, water, MREs
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Polk County officials are giving out free water, ice, and MREs to those in need while supplies last. Individuals affected by the recent storms and power loss can get supplies from Polk County OEM at Pedigo Park in Livingston. The distribution will continue until 6 p.m....
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