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I'M METEOROLOGIST CARSON
VICKROY WITH YOUR FIRST WEATHER
THE REST OF THE FORECAST A
LITTLE LATER IN THE
BROADCAST....AND YOUR NEWS
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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Cynthia McLaughlin:
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RISE AND SHINE EAST TEXAS.
TODAY IS AUGUST 27TH.
McLAUGHLIN.Isaac Ramirez:IT IS
NOW óóóóóóó....I'M ISAAC
RAMIREZ.THANKS FOR JOINING US
ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING.
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TAKE: OPEN
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TAKE: BX VOIsaac Ramirez:
HURRICANE LAURA HAS MADE
LANDFALL NEAR CAMERON,
LOUISIANA AS A STRONG CATEGORY
FOUR. THE STORM HAD SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 150 MILES PER HOUR...
AS THE EYE APPROACHED... GUSTS
OF UP TO 127 MILES PER HOUR
WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA.
AUTHORITIES IN CAMERON PARISH
SAY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE
UNTIL FRIDAY OR SATURDAY
BECAUSE OF TIDAL SURGE. ABOUT
150 RESIDENTS CHOSE NOT TO
EVACUATE AND ARE RIDING OUT
THE STORM.
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Cynthia Mclaughlin:
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Marcus Bagwell:TODAY:
Hurricane Laura will continue
to push along the TX/LA with
the biggest hazards remaining
in Western Louisiana with
heavy rain and damaging winds.
Most of East Texas will see
rain and windy conditions this
morning. Cloudy and warm for
the afternoon. Chance of rain:
40% , 70% , 90% . High: 84.
Winds: N 20-30 MPH.TONIGHT:
Decreasing showers early in
the evening. Partly cloudy by
day break. Chance of rain:
30%. Low: 74. Winds: W 10 MPH.
TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a
few isolated leftover showers
and thunderstorms from Laura.
Chance of rain: 20%. High: SW
10 MPH.SATURDAY: Partly cloudy
skies and very warm. Low: 77.
High: 99. Winds: S 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy skies
and not as warm. Low: 78.
High: 97. Winds: S 10-15 MPH.
MONDAY: A cold front will
approach the area and may
stall before it gets here.
Partly cloudy and hot with a
chance of isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Chance of rain:
20%. Low: 79. High: 98. Winds:
S 10-15 MPH.TUESDAY: Partly
cloudy with an isolated chance
of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Not as hot.
Chance of rain; 20%. Low: 77.
High: 94. Winds: SW 5-10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and
warm. Low: 75. High: 93.
Winds: W 10 MPH.Marcus Bagwell:
TODAY: Hurricane Laura will
continue to push along the
TX/LA with the biggest hazards
remaining in Western Louisiana
with heavy rain and damaging
winds. Most of East Texas will
see rain and windy conditions
this morning. Cloudy and warm
for the afternoon. Chance of
rain: 40% , 70% , 90% . High:
84. Winds: N 20-30 MPH.
TONIGHT: Decreasing showers
early in the evening. Partly
cloudy by day break. Chance of
rain: 30%. Low: 74. Winds: W
10 MPH.TOMORROW: Partly cloudy
with a few isolated leftover
showers and thunderstorms from
Laura. Chance of rain: 20%.
High: SW 10 MPH.SATURDAY:
Partly cloudy skies and very
warm. Low: 77. High: 99.
Winds: S 10 MPH.
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Carson Vickroy:TODAY:
Hurricane Laura will continue
to push along the TX/LA with
the biggest hazards remaining
in Western Louisiana with
heavy rain and damaging winds.
Most of East Texas will see
rain and windy conditions this
morning. Cloudy and warm for
the afternoon. Chance of rain:
40% , 70% , 90% . High: 84.
Winds: N 20-30 MPH.TONIGHT:
Decreasing showers early in
the evening. Partly cloudy by
day break. Chance of rain:
30%. Low: 74. Winds: W 10 MPH.
TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a
few isolated leftover showers
and thunderstorms from Laura.
Chance of rain: 20%. High: SW
10 MPH.SATURDAY: Partly cloudy
skies and very warm. Low: 77.
High: 99. Winds: S 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy skies
and not as warm. Low: 78.
High: 97. Winds: S 10-15 MPH.
MONDAY: A cold front will
approach the area and may
stall before it gets here.
Partly cloudy and hot with a
chance of isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Chance of rain:
20%. Low: 79. High: 98. Winds:
S 10-15 MPH.TUESDAY: Partly
cloudy with an isolated chance
of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Not as hot.
Chance of rain; 20%. Low: 77.
High: 94. Winds: SW 5-10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and
warm. Low: 75. High: 93.
Winds: W 10 MPH.
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Isaac Ramirez:TAKE: DBX
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áLEAD WITH LATEST DETAILS ON
LAURAáLAURA MADE LANDFALL IN
LOUISIANA AT ONE THIS
MORNING...SHIFTING FURTHER
EAST OVERNIGHT.XXXX'S MAGGIE
GLYNN IS IN GALVESTON.MAGGIE,
HOW'S GALVESTON LOOKING THIS
MORNING?
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Maggie Glynn:MAGGIE LIVE
GALVESTON IS ACTUALLY PRETTY
CALM IN COMPARISON TO OTHER
PARTS OF THE STATE...WE SAW
SOME RAIN INTERMITTENTLY
YESTERDAY, THE GULF NEARLY
REACHED THE SEAWALL BEHIND ME
HERE OVERNIGHT, BUT THE ISLAND
WAS LARGELY SPARED.TAKE VOVERY
DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE AREAS
THAT TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM
THE STORM TO OUR EASTMAJOR
DAMAGE DOWNTOWN LAKE
CHARLES...INCLUDING
SKYSCRAPERS WITH WINDOWS BLOWN
OUT.
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THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GOVERNOR
ABBOTT HAD BEEN WARNING TEXANS
ABOUT...HE SAID THE MAIN
CONCERN WAS THE WIND...AND THE
STORM SURGE, WHICH HE CALLED
'UNSURVIVABLE.'AS THE STORM
MAKES ITS WAY OUTWE'LL BEGIN
TO SEE JUST HOW FAR THAT SURGE
REACHED, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE WITHOUT POWER...
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Maggie Glynn:WE HAVE CREWS IN
THAT AREA, WE'LL BE GETTING
MORE UPDATES FROM THEM AS
DAYLIGHT STARTS TO BREAK.
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Isaac Ramirez:IT IS NOW óóóó
...NEXT....
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Cynthia McLaughlin:Cynthia
McLaughlin:
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Cynthia McLaughlin:
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AND THEN...YOU'RE WATCHING
YOUR óóóóó MORNING.
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Isaac Ramirez:
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WELCOME BACK TO KETK TODAY.
Cynthia McLaughlin:NOW LET'S
SEE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR
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Isaac Ramirez:TEAM COVERAGE
NOW AS LAURA TEXAS AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA. WEATHER SERVICE
ISSUING A WARNING FOR COUNTIES
IN DEEP AS POWERFUL WIND GUSTS
COULD POSE PEOPLE IN THE
STORMS PATH. KETK'S SARAH FROM
LUFKIN THIS MORNING...SARAH
WHAT ARE NOW?
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Sarah Alegre:
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Sarah Alegre:TIPS FOR FLOODED
ROADS.
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Sarah Alegre:
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WELCOME BACK TO KETK TODAY.
Cynthia McLaughlin:NOW LET'S
SEE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR
TODAY'S FORECAST WITH
METEROLOGIST CARSON VICKROY..
CARSON?
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Carson Vickroy:MONDAY: Mainly
cloudy, warm & windy. A 40% to
60% chance of showers by
afternoon and evening. Highs:
middle 60s to near 70. Wind:
South 15-20 mph.MONDAY NIGHT
into TUESDAY MORNING:
Scattered showers and a few
storms are likely, chances at
60%. Lows: middle 60s. Wind:
South 15 mph.TUESDAY: Cloudy
with a 60% chance of scattered
t-storms with a cold front.
Very warm and muggy. A few
isolated severe storms
possible on Tuesday in Deep
East Texas. Highs in the 60s
and 70s. A cold front arriving
Tuesday evening and overnight.
Colder weather quickly moves
in. Wind: SW, becoming NW
10-15 mph.WEDNESDAY: Much
colder with widespread rain
increasing, chances at 70%.
Some rain could be mixed with
sleet and some snow,
especially north of HWY 79.
Low: 37. High: 42. Wind: North
15-20 mph.THURSDAY: Decreasing
clouds. A 20% chance of
precipitation briefly in the
morning in southern areas. Sun
slowly returning. Low: 31.
High: 46. Wind: NW 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and
milder for the afternoon. Low:
36. High: 61. Wind: SW 5-10
mph.SATURDAY: More sunshine
and a tad warmer. Low: 43.
High: 63. Wind: NW 5-10 mph.
SUNDAY: Partly sunny, breezy
and warmer. Low: 56. High: 67.
WQind: SE 10-15 mph.Carson
Vickroy:MONDAY: Mainly cloudy,
warm & windy. A 40% to 60%
chance of showers by afternoon
and evening. Highs: middle 60s
to near 70. Wind: South 15-20
mph.MONDAY NIGHT into TUESDAY
MORNING: Scattered showers and
a few storms are
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IT IS NOW óóóó ...NEXT....
LAURA IS LOSING STRENGTH.. THE
HURRICANE HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED.. HOW THE WIND
SPEEDS HAVE WEAKENED SINCE THE
STORM STRIKED THIS MORNING.
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TAKE: WIPECynthia Mclaughlin:
LIGHTING UP THE SKY.. WE TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS LIGHT SHOW SEEN
FROM SPACE.
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TAKE: OPEN
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Cynthia McLaughlin:
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RISE AND SHINE EAST TEXAS.
TODAY IS AUGUST 27 TH. I'M