Spooky things happen on Halloween at KTRE! This is a trick I love to do every year. Do you know how I do it? Send your guesses to cisom@ktre.com or leave a comment.
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October 31, 2007
KTRE Pumpkin
Carving pumpkins is one of my favorite things to do around Halloween. So our main anchor Taylor Hemness and I stayed up until 2AM creating the masterpiece you see to the left. I cleaned out the guts and Taylor carved. He is really good at it. You will get to see it tonight at 5, 6, and 10, plus my favorite weather trick! Happy Halloween and don't eat too much candy!!! BOO!
October 30, 2007
October 29, 2007
Weatherman vs. Deer
Deer hunting season kicks off the first weekend in November, but I did not get the memo. I was driving on Hwy 7 one night this past weekend, keeping an eye out for deer. I have traveled many times on this stretch of road and there are always numerous deer between Lufkin/Nacogdoches and Crockett. Well, one of those deer decided to run into my car as I am going 65 mph! Luckily, I am fine and the damage to my car is not as bad as it could of been. Although I cannot open my passenger side door. I share this story to remind everyone to slow down on rural roads, especially around sunset and sunrise. The deer season is supposed to be a good one and more active so I am sure there will be more deer crossing the road. I just want everyone to be careful!
October 28, 2007
Don't Fall Back by looking Ahead !!
As the days get shorter and November approaches, it's time to move those clocks back one hour. However, if you did that this morning, you will find yourself arriving one hour late to all of your slated meetings and appointments this week.
We received several phone calls last night with people wanting to know if last night was indeed the night we set our clocks back one hour before we head to bed.
Traditionally, the last weekend in October is when we set those clocks back one hour on Saturday night. However, things are different thanks to U.S. Legislatures who have passed a law to delay the ending of Daylight Savings Time.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was signed by President Bush a couple of years ago. This policy would start Daylight Savings Time three weeks earlier in the spring and end it one week later in the fall.
This is all in an effort to save energy by lowering household energy consumption. In other words, by having longer days, this would cut back on energy use, such as using more lights and other sources of energy for our convenience.
Earlier this year, we moved our clocks ahead one hour on March 11th, rather than the last weekend in March. And now, we are delaying the end of Daylight Savings Time by moving our clocks back one hour next week, Nov.4th, rather than last night, the way we typically do it.
So if you were looking on getting that extra hour of sleep, don't worry. You'll get that extra hour back next week.
Note: Some information in this blog is courtesy of webexhibits.org and clockstyle.com.
October 26, 2007
Trick or Treat?
It is that time of year again where when you walk into stores you see nothing by Christmas decorations....wait...no I mean Halloween! The scariest night of the season is fast approaching and I cannot wait. I love Halloween, mainly for the candy! The weather this year should be perfect. Not too cold and not too hot with no chance of rain. If I remember right, last year there was a chance of storms. Do not forget to tune into KTRE Halloween night for a special treat.
October 25, 2007
October 23, 2007
Halloween Events!
This weekend is the weekend before Halloween and there are two annual events taking place. The first is "Boo at the Zoo" in Lufkin at the Ellen Trout Zoo. It happens both Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-9. There will be free food, costume contests, and so much more. A great event for the whole family!
The second is "Scare on the Square" in Nacogdoches. It happens Saturday evening from 5-8. The weather will be awesome for both events so I hope you get a chance to go and have some fun! If you happen to take some pictures, we would love to see them. Just email them to weather@ktre.com and we will show them on air and in the Weather Blog.
October 22, 2007
Now this is a Cold Front!
We had to wait until the second half of October for our big cool down, and now it is finally here. Comparing temperatures from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon, we are some 25 to 35 degrees cooler! That gives you an idea of how strong this cold front was. The cooler weather will stick around for a few days but we do gradually warm up by the weekend.
The other story with the cold front was all the rain that fell across the area. Our weather watchers had rainfall totals ranging from .30" to over an inch in some spots. It had been dry of late so any rain is a welcomed rain.
October 21, 2007
Big Chill in the Air
After seeing several weak cold fronts move through East Texas over the past month, we will finally see our first significant fall cold front move through on Monday morning.
The cold front scheduled to arrive on Monday morning is a Canadian front, meaning there is some much colder air behind the front.
The cold front will be draped across North Central Texas tonight. As you can see, overnight lows in the Panhandle will be closing to the freezing mark. It will be a rather warm and mild night for the eastern two thirds of the state before this front arrives and brings in much colder overnight low temperatures for the remainder of the week.
The leading edge of the cold air will be arriving sometime early Monday morning. As the front arrives, we will see some moderate to heavy rain showers break out along the front. Once the front moves through your neighborhood, you will notice a significant drop in temperatures and much windier conditions as well.
Winds will be howling out of the north at 15 to 20 mph, making it feel even colder.
So as you head off to work and send the kids off to school, make sure to have your pancho or umbrella handy as it will be wet in many areas. You will also want them to take the jackets for later in the day once the temperatures begin falling.
At this point, models are in disagreement over what will happen on Tuesday. Some want to clear out the clouds and return the sunshine, while others keep the cloud cover and a slight chance of rain around. If the latter scenario plays out, then temperatures on Tuesday may not make it out of the 60's.
