ARGUMENTS. >>> "THE 411" STARTS NOW.
>> WHAT A BUSY THURSDAY.
COLD, WET, AND NASTY DAY ACROSS
THE HOUSTON AREA AS WE BRACE
FOR THAT ARCTIC BLAST.
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. >> WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
ON THE WEATHER, PLUS WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO PREPARE
FOR THIS STORM.
WE KICK THINGS OFF WITH
METEOROLOGIST BLAKE MATTHEWS
AND THE STORM'S VERY LATEST
TRACK.
TRACK.
TRACK. >>
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IS "HISTORIC," NOT ONLY IN THE
SCOPE AND DEPTH OF HOW LOW
THOSE TEMPERATURES COULD GO IN
THE CITY OF HOUSTON, BUT ALSO
HOW IMPACTFUL THE INCOMING
WINTER STORM COULD BE HEADING
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY, AND IN A WORD
"EXTREMELY."
"EXTREMELY." THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE WATCHING
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. 28
FOR. 28 ON THURSDAY, AS YET A SECOND
WINTER STORM TRIES TO MAKE ITS
WAY INTO THE HOUSTON AREA.
WE DO HAVE A WINTER STORM
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR AUSTIN
AND WACO.
AND WACO.
AND WACO. IF YOUR TRAVELS TAKE YOU OUT TO
CENTRAL TEXAS, HEADS UP ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
HILL COUNTRY.
HILL COUNTRY. A LIGHT WASN'TRY MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE HERE IN SOUTHEAST
TEXAS HEADING INTO SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY IN A HIGH IMPACT WINTER
STORM, HEADING INTO MONDAY.
WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING
IN EFFECT FOR AUSTIN, AND NOW A
BRAND-NEW WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH
TEXAS, ALL THE WAY CLOSE TO
BRIAN COLLEGE STATION.
AND WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT ALL
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL BE PUT
IN A WINTER STORM WATCH AS WE
HEAD INTO THE COMING WEEKEND.
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MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THANK YOU, BLAKE.
>>> IN THE MEANTIME, MANY OF
YOU FINDING WAYS TO STAY WARM
AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP.
DAVID GONZALES HAS MORE ON THE
DOS AND DON'T OF WARMING UP
YOUR HOME.
YOUR HOME. >> AS THE TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE
GO DOWN, THE DANGERS OUTSIDE
YOUR HOME GO UP.
THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION IS URGING FOX TO BE
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL. IN HOUSTON, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SEES MORE THAN 100 FIRES
RELATED TO PORTABLE OR
SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING EVERY
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
PLUGGING THOSE DIRECTLY INTO
THE WALL, THAT WE'RE NOT USING
AN EXTENSION CORD, THAT WE'RE
USING A PORTABLE HEART THAT HAS
AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF.
>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE GOING TO
BE USING A PORTABLE SPACE
HEART, MAKE SURE YOU NEVER
LEAVE IT UNATTENDED.
REMEMBER TO TURN IT OFF WHEN
YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO
ASLEEP.
ASLEEP.
ASLEEP. ALWAYS KEEP THE SPACE HEART AT
LEAST 3 FEET AWAY FROM ANYTHING
THAT CAN CATCH FIRE.
AND PLACE THEM AWAY FROM BUSY
AREAS OF YOUR HOME, LIKE DOOR
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. HOUSTON FIRE SAYS OPEN-FLAME
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
SPECIAL ATTENTION. >> MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DUST OR
DIRT ACCUMULAION.
DIRT ACCUMULAION. MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SERVICED
PROPERLY, AND IT ALSO HAS A
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL. >>
SEAL. >> OFFICIALS SAY THE FLAMES
SHOULD BE BLUE.
IF IT'S ORANGE OR RED, DO NOT
USE IT.
USE IT.
USE IT. WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER WAYS TO
HEAT YOUR HOME --
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING
WE DO NOT WANT TO DO.
NEVER USE YOUR STOVE OR OVEN TO
HEAT YOUR HOME.
>> Reporter: WITH THE RISK OF
HOME FIRES SPIKING THIS TIME OF
YEAR, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE
WORKING SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON
SMOKE DETECTORS.
SMOKE DETECTORS. >> ALL GOOD INFORMATION.
THE SALVATION ARMY SHELTER IN
GALVESTON IS NOW OPEN FOR UP TO
62 PEOPLE IN ANTICIPATION OF
THIS COLD.
THIS COLD. THE SHELTER SAYS, IF YOU ARE
COMING, YOU MUST FOLLOW SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND WEAR
A MASK.
A MASK.
A MASK. YOU'LL ALSO BE SCREENED UPON
ENTRANCE.
ENTRANCE.
ENTRANCE. >>> THE WEATHER ALSO FREEZING
OUT SOME COVID-19 RELIEF
EFFORTS ACROSS OUR AREA.
HARRIS COUNTY ANNOUNCING IT
WILL NOT SCHEDULE ANY
VACCINATIONS OR HOLD ANY COVID-
19 TESTING ON MONDAY BECAUSE OF
THE WEATHER.
THE WEATHER. NO WORD ON ANY RESCHEDULING
JUST YET, BUT WE WILL WORK TO
GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON IT
SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THE
CITY OF HOUSTON HAVE NOT MADE
ANY CHANGES FOR NOW.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE WEATHER
CAUSED UP IN FORT WORTH THIS
MORNING, A DEADLY PILE UP
INVOLVING DOZENS OF VEHICLES.
THIS IS ON I-35 WEST, AND IT
STRETCHED FOR ABOUT 1 1/2
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. IT
MILES. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
LOOK AT THIS.
FORT WORTH POLICE SAY THERE
WERE 75 TO A HUNDRED VEHICLES
IN THIS MESS, ALL SMASHED
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. FIVE PEOPLE HAVE DIED, DOZENS
OF OTHERS RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THIS HAPPENED AS FORT WORTH WAS
BEING PELTED WITH POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN, AND THERE WERE
ALSO REPORTS OF BLACK ICE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>>> WEATHER ALSO BEING BLAMED
FOR THIS PILE UP IN AUSTIN.
THIS ONE INVOLVING 26 VEHICLES
ON STATE HIGHWAY 45.
EMS SAYS AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE
WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF ICE ON
THE ROADS, THAT AREA AS WELL.
AND OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING
PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN AS WINTER
WEATHER MOVES IN.
WE CERTAINLY DO NOT NEED A
REPEAT OF THIS IN OUR AREA.
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. >>> NOW
. >>> NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE
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