Weather

The Best Weather-Related Tweets We’ve Seen, The Thundersleet Edition

By Shelby Skrhak / January 30, 2023 /

As a blanket of [… checks my notes …] thundersleet coated the roads Monday afternoon, North Texans are managing to keep their sense of humor as they hunker down while conditions are deteriorating across Dallas-Fort Worth. (And if you have hunker down or deteriorating on your #DFWWX drinking bingo card, we’re sorry. If you have…

With Winter Ahead, Savant Offers Smarter Solutions to Get Off The Grid During Power Outages

By Daniel Lalley / October 22, 2022 /

Texas is no stranger to the woes of a harsh winter. In February 2021, one of the most catastrophic winter weather events on record wreaked havoc across the entire state of Texas. Winter Storm Uri, otherwise known as Snowmageddon, demanded a record 69,692 megawatts of electricity. Then, the storm subsequently caused the biggest outage the…

Homeowners Move Because of Extreme Temps And Hurricanes. Right, Texas?

By Marlin Weso / September 21, 2022 /

A survey by Anytime Estimate presented a snapshot of how Americans regard climate change in relation to home buying.

After Catastrophic Rainfall, East Dallas Apartment Tenants Claim Developer is Refusing to Address Flooding

By Mike Albanese / August 26, 2022 /

Tenants of a Lower Greenville complex say Monday’s rainfall damaged apartments and the developer is not assuming responsibility. Tenants of an apartment complex in Dallas’ Lower Greenville say the developer and property manager are trying to not compensate anyone for damages related to Monday’s flooding.  The ELE apartments, located on the 5700 block of Richmond…

It’s Flooding in North Texas. Does That Mean You Should Cancel Your Listing Appointment?

By Joanna England / August 22, 2022 /

It’s a rude awakening to find out that the house you just bought essentially becomes landlocked as your neighborhood becomes surrounded by inches of slow-to-drain water during a hard rain. That’s what some new Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners found out this morning as historic rainfall and the accompanying flash flooding affects the North Texas region. In…