Brutally Hot for Two More Days. Then…

WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 9-7-23             * * EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH 9 TONIGHT * * TODAY…SUNNY AND HOT..             HIGH NEAR 106             WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT..CLEAR AND WARM..             LOWS 78-82 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT..WITH             ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST..             HIGH NEAR 108 / LOW NEAR 80 SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY,…MORE

Excessive Heat Warning Continues Until 9PM

(WBAP/KLIF) — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued an Excessive Heat Warning from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDTTHURSDAY… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay outof the sun, and check up on…MORE

ERCOT Issues Level 2 Emergency Alert For Power Grid

(WBAP/KLIF) – Austin – ERCOT moved into emergency operations Wednesday evening around 7:25 and a Level 2 alert was issued as demand for electricity spiked. Earlier Wednesday, ERCOT sent out a conservation appeal for consumers to reduce power consumption between 6 and 9 pm. However operating reserves continued to decline. About an hour after the…MORE

ERCOT Request Conservation Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(Austin, TX) – Due to continued high temperatures, high demand, low wind, and declining solar power generation this evening, operating reserves are expected to be low into the evening hours. As a result, ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity use, if safe to do so, today, September 6, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.…MORE

Judge Orders Texas to Remove Border Buoys From Rio Grande, Rejects Abbott ‘Invasion’ Claim

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the riverbank ofthe Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Ezra…MORE

More Heat and Humidity until the Weekend

WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 9-6-23             * * HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 9 TONIGHT * * TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID..WITH ISOLATED             THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON…             HIGH NEAR 104 (108)             WINDS SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH TONIGHT..ISOLATED STORMS ENDING..CLEARING OVERNIGHT.             LOWS 78 – 82 TOMORROW…SUNNY AND HOT…             HIGH NEAR 105 / LOW…MORE

DPS Cancels Texas Driver License Appointments Statewide

(WBAP/KLIF) – A weekend software update has canceled all driver license appointments in Texas for Wednesday, September 6th. The Department of Public Safety’s driver license system has crashed after a Labor Day Weekend update, which has forced the cancellation of all appointments statewide. Residents should receive a message through email or phone about the canceled…MORE

ERCOT Issues Weather Watch

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from September 6-8 due to forecasted higher temperatures, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. A Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. The agency says grid conditions are expected to…MORE

United Airlines Lifts Ground Stoppage

UPDATED: United Airlines departures have resumed after being halted nationwide for a brief time Tuesday because of a technology outage. AP- United Airlines flights were halted nationwide on Tuesday because of an “equipment outage,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. One of several FAA bulletins said that United crews were unable to contact airline dispatchers…MORE

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