Latest local news, weather and high school sports from Amarillo

Thursday, April 29, 2010  Thanks to movies like “Twister” and reality shows like “Storm Chasers”, people everywhere are itching to go storm chasing:  to catch the big one, to defy death and experience the fury of a tornado up close. But contrary to the way it’s portrayed on TV or in the movies, storm chasing is not wall-to-wall action.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  You may not see as many Severe Thunderstorm warnings as you used to, but don’t start thinking that spring’s going to be quiet. There have been some changes in how warnings are issued for storms.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  So, does the city of Amarillo have a plan to deal with a major tornado? What is the plan? How will the plan be implemented?

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  When SchoolNet started back in 1998 at KVII, we only had 45 sites. Now we are up to (124) sites and counting.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  Not every city has community shelters, so what kind of shelter for the home is the safest?

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  We asked Kevin Starbuck, the Emergency Operations Coordinator for Amarillo, to explain tornado siren policy.

Monday, April 26, 2010  Hyperbole, hypertension, hyperbaric, hypercane. Wait, hypercane?

Monday, April 26, 2010  Since 2007, the National Weather Service has been using a modified version of the F-scale, called the EF-scale, to classify tornado intensity.

Sunday, April 25, 2010  It’s a common misperception that what Lake Meredith needs most to make the water level go up and stay up is a flood at Fritch.Actually, that’s not the case.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009  A look at the stories we are working for our annual Storm Week, March 22-27.