Dallas Natural Disasters

The High Water is Here, So Will Hell Come Next For East Dallas?

By Joanna England / May 29, 2015 /

The water flowed swiftly and steadily down the slope of Lake Terrace to E. Lake Highlands Drive, and on toward Dixon Branch, the nearby creek. The waters began to creep up over the banks, and then over the curb, and then covered much of the street. High water had come, but with more rain in…

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Snakes on the Plain, Thanks to All the Rain

By Candy Evans / May 29, 2015 /

It’s time to buy some Snake-Away, but I think I got the last jug at The Home depot — sorry. I haven’t seen any, but I’m sure they are out there in the tall grass. We have had baby snakes in our house in years past. But Keller Williams agent Alyssa McKissack tells me she…

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Beyond Bumpershoots: What Are You Doing to Survive House Showing and Selling In the Rain?

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2015 /

Update, 10:47 p.m.: Virginia Cook agent Angela Downs says she wears these: You know, I am beginning to wonder if we need to start changing the way we build our homes to accommodate all this friggin’ rain. We certainly need to change our shoes. We have a big porch but our grill is in the…

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Real Estate & Earthquakes: What’s The Dallas Risk? Not Much, but Maybe Worth a Little Disclosure…

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2015 /

This was a luncheon I would have liked to attend, but it would have really shaken me up: Joshua Marrow, technical director for Partner Engineering and Science Inc. who, for years, has studied large seismic events in California and other hot spots around the world including, now, North Texas, spoke to The Dallas Chapter of…

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Tornado Weather is Back, So Perhaps You Should Call Your Insurance Agent

By Joanna England / April 21, 2015 /

UPDATE: Things just got real. The Weather Channel is in Dallas, according to Robert Wilonsky. WFAA meteorologist Steve McCauley is saying that according to his readings, tomorrow evening’s weather could very well spawn a few tornadoes. “Obviously, it is impossible to predict where a tornado will touch down this far in advance,” McCauley said in…

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