TX Gov. Abbott: $40M housing fund for flood victims
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$40 million has been pledged to a new housing fund for Kerr County flood victims, says the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the $40 million housing fund is part of an initial strategy which aims to provide temporary housing assistance.

First taste of fall: Cold front to bring season’s coolest air to northern US

The setup will also translate into no hurricane concerns for the continental United States for the foreseeable future, as developing cyclones will turn away from North America into the open Atlantic.

Hurricane Erin spins away but rip currents, rough seas to last through weekend

Hurricane Erin’s core missed the U.S., but the cyclone led to flooded roadways and eroded dunes. Coastal flooding was reported in North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.

Hurricane Erin prompts NYC beaches to close
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FOX 5 New York's Briella Tomassetti joins LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to share how Hurricane Erin is impacting NYC beaches.

Hurricane Erin continues to trek along the Atlantic
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FOX Weather's Jane Minar joins LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to share the latest conditions of New Jersey's shore as Hurricane Erin continues to trek along the Atlantic.

Hurricane Erin impacts NC with wind, powerful waves
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A powerful and sprawling Hurricane Erin continued lashing hundreds of miles of coastline, including in parts of North Carolina. "When there is a major storm, when there is flooding, there is a great risk of death," North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein warned. "And what we don?t want is for people to die." LiveNOW's Mike Pache is learning more about the ongoing storm from reporter Chelsea Torres, who is live in Kitty Hawk, NC.

Hurricane Erin: Life-threatening surf
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Hurricane Erin continues to impact hundreds of miles of coastline along the Eastern Seaboard, proving a storm of such size doesn't need to make landfall to bring widespread impacts. Right now destructive waves up to 20 feet are being seen in North Carolina's Outer Banks and spreading through Virginia. Over in Ocean City, Maryland waves and winds are picking up as well. Hurricane Erin is a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105mph.

Hurricane Erin slams North Carolina, Virginia coasts with strong winds, powerful waves, dangerous rip currents

Thousands of people were evacuated off parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks amid the threat of a storm surge. Meanwhile, beaches remained off limits along the East Coast as dangerous waves and rip currents slammed shorelines.

How is Hurricane Erin impacting Long Beach?
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Hurricane Erin is expected to remain offshore but is expected to bring dangerous rip currents, high surf, flooding and beach erosion to New York and New Jersey through Friday. FOX Weather's Jane Minar joins LiveNOW's Jean? Franseen to shows how the storm is impacting Long Beach.

Hurricane Erin: How the storm is impacting New York
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FOX 5 New York's Stephanie Bertini joins LiveNOW's Jean? Franseen to share how Hurricane Erin is impacting New York.

Erin bringing life-threatening surf along the East Coast
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FOX 5 DC's Taylor Grenda joins from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with a live update as the Eastern Coast braces for the impact of Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin brings powerful waves to East Coast
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Hurricane Erin started to grow stronger on Wednesday while creeping toward the mid-Atlantic coast. The major storm is creating dangerous waves that have closed beaches between the Carolinas and New York City. Joining LiveNOW?s Andy Mac is Dr. Michael Brennan, the current director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Hurricane Erin spurs beach closures
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Hurricane Erin is spurring beach closures along the East Coast showing impacts from South Florida to Massachusetts due to massive waves and potentially deadly rip currents. In mist of it all North Carolina's Governor has issued a State of Emergency, this coming amid the devastation Hurricane Helene caused last year. Hurricane Erin isn?t forecast to make landfall along the U.S. East Coast. However, dangerous impacts are expected nonetheless due to outer rain bands possibly lashing North Carolina?s Outer Banks, where Tropical Storm Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings remain in effect.

Hurricane Erin making closest approach to US with massive waves, dangerous rip currents

Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph. However, the National Hurricane Center said additional strengthening is likely over the next day or so, and Erin could become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) by Wednesday night.

Company helps govts with data for emergency response
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Urban SDK equips local governments with data to help improve emergency response and disaster management. CEO and co-founder Drew Messer joins LiveNOW's Jean? Franseen to talk more about what his company does.

East Coast at risk for rip currents due to Hurricane Erin
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The National Hurricane Center's Roger Martin joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to provide the latest information related to Hurricane Erin and potential impacts.

Hurricane Erin moves closer to US

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified last week, going from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph in a matter of hours.

Hurricane Erin hits Puerto Rico with heavy rain
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On Sunday, Hurricane Erin maintained winds of 125 mph, causing significant damage to parts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The National Hurricane Center anticipates the storm may intensify again. LiveNOW?s Andy Mac is joined by Ada Monz?n, Chief Meteorologist at WAPA TV. She joins us live from San Juan.

Hurricane Erin rapidly escalates to category 5
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LiveNOW's Austin Westfall speaks to Myradar weather senior meteorologist, Matthew Cappucci as he breaks down hurricane Erin that has now escalated into a category 5 storm in the Atlantic near Caribbean islands.