Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category

The fantastic crew from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Dallas this week to build a new home with barrier free access for former Dallas SWAT officer, Carlton Marshal, who was shot during a raid a couple years ago.

If you are heading out to the construction site to gawk at Ty Pennington, be sure to be WELL PREPARED by taking lots of water, hats, sunscreen, etc. There are paramedics on the scene but they need to be available to take care of the building team.

With 100+ degree temps expected for most of the next week, there will be precious little relief for the builders.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when quarter-size hail hits 101+ pavement, we now know: The hail sizzles and then explodes!

The hot weather is causing a heavy burden on our power lines. ERCOT has announced that we set a power record yesterday and we’ll probably set another one today which means we are now under a power watch. That means it would really help if North Texans can reduce their electricity use from 3PM to 7PM.

So here are a few tips:

–Set your air conditioning units to 80 degrees or higher.

–Use your fans.

–Turn off all unnecessary lights, and electronic equipment.

–And avoid using big appliances.

The threat of rain has canceled Sunday’s Pooch Parade and Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert at Lee Park.

The free concert will be moved to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. in downtown Dallas. The performance will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Unleashed Indoor Dog Parks at 5151 Samuell Blvd. will carry on with a dog parade and costume contest. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a parade of adoptable dogs starting at 12:45 p.m. The event is free.

Weather forecasters are predicting a 90 percent chance of rain in the Dallas area tonight, followed by sometimes heavy rain and thunderstorms Sunday morning.

Gather up your funky hats and beads and head to downtown Dallas today for the festivities at MystiQal Mardi Gras Parade!

The Grand Parade steps off at 6:30pm at the intersection of Main/Ervay in Downtown Dallas.

The Parade features Mardi Gras floats from Popeyes, Quick and lots of other groups. There’s plenty of dancing, marching and places for folks who want to have fun!

Returning for their second engagement in Popeyes MystiQal is the Grambling State University Fighting Tiger Marching Band! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind collegiate marching band that’ll entertain your socks off.

The Street Festival will feature street vendors, crawfish, beignets, Popeyes chicken and biscuits and more! Street festival opens at 5pm and all festivities will end at 11pm.

So, step into our very own French Quarter. You can choose one of three Popeyes MystiQal Party Pavilion viewing locations:

* Pegasus Plaza (Main & Akard)
* Main & Lamar
* The West End

Be cautious on the roads today as the temps are holding steady in the upper 20’s with a projected high of 34.

If the cold is getting to you, hang steady because in typical fashion will be back up in the high 60’s within a couple days.

For the first time since 1997, a space shuttle will be making a brief stop in North Texas.

Because weather in Florida forced the Endeavour astronauts to touch down at an alternate landing site in California Sunday, it is now making its way back to its home base at Cape Canaveral riding piggyback aboard a specially-modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet.

The odd-looking combo craft took off from Edwards Air Force Base early Wednesday and landed at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso at 11:15.

Weather conditions along the planned route have forced NASA to shift its next intermediate stop to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, where Endeavor is scheduled to arrive at approximately 3:15 p.m.

The spacecraft will remain at the base overnight before continuing its transcontinental journey on Thursday morning.

Where else would you see Spider-Man in the same lineup as Strawberry Shortcake? Dallas Stars players parading downtown with the Dallas Tap Dazzlers? Mr. Potato Head billed with My Little Pony? That’s the charm of the Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children’s Parade. You never know what to expect at the “Miracle on Commerce Street.”

When: 10 a.m. today

Where: Downtown Dallas

Highlights: Dozens of floats, costumed characters, college and high school bands, drill teams

Seating: Bleacher tickets sold out; sidewalk seating free anywhere along the parade route; arrive by 7 a.m. to get a good seat

What’s allowed: Folding chairs, blankets, sleeping bags

Forecast: Sunny, 50 degrees at parade start

Parking: Multiple street and garage lots

Broadcast: Live on WFAA-TV (Channel 8); Univision (Channel 23)

24-hour hotline: 214-456-8383

Online: childrens.com/parade