While most our region was preparing for blizzard-like conditions, the Dallas area was buckling down for a tornado. The images of the tornado was what movies are made of, but the devastation left behind is heartbreaking.
This might be the year that one of those nostalgic and picturesque Christmas moments actually comes to life. Santa's sleigh might be traveling right across a full moon for the first time since 1977.
It's going to be sunny and 78 and gorgeous here today, but you might find some soaked ground from weekend rains. Parts of Texas saw floods, and it turned to an emergency situation in some spots.
For all practical purposes, fall probably started three weeks ago with the pumpkin spice world takeover. That's more noticeable than this scientific equinox stuff anyway.
But do you know what's actually happening to the earth today? Here is the "Cliff-Notes-busy-mom" version of what the Autumnal Equinox really means.
Every day lately has felt like a thousand degrees, but in actual temperature terms, today is going to be the hottest yet. The forecast says we'll see a high of 108 in Lufkin, with a heat index of, well...painful and unbearable.
Does that change your workday at all? Some businesses are adjusting.