Tornadoes

High School Photo Contest: Back to School

The Wizard of Oz

Surrender, Dorothy, while you still have a chance…oh, no, run, Toto, run…

Natural Disasters

Two plays, two comedic takes on the damage people do to each other

Storm Troopers

Two plays, two comedic takes on the damage people do to each other

How Much More Clear Than "Certain Death" Can You Be?

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has a story up today about how the National Weather Service plans to offer guidelines on changing the warnings it gives for hurricanes and tornadoes, because not enough people are paying attention to them.Reports the paper:"It's not necessarily an overhaul. It's just b ... More >>

Best Band Name

Trailer Park Playboys

Chasing Tornadoes

Storm expert Tim Samaras shares his up-close-and-personal experiences with deadly wind funnels

Flaco Jimenez

Storm expert Tim Samaras shares his up-close-and-personal experiences with deadly wind funnels

Local Motion at Cactus Music

Storm expert Tim Samaras shares his up-close-and-personal experiences with deadly wind funnels

Ume in Bloom

Storm expert Tim Samaras shares his up-close-and-personal experiences with deadly wind funnels

Shut Up and Drive

The Drive-By Truckers ain't just whistling Dixie in their van

Best Suburban Mall

The Drive-By Truckers ain't just whistling Dixie in their van

Best Nonprofit

American Red Cross, Greater Houston Chapter

Minibill

Flaco Jimenez

Best Jukebox

Warren's Inn

When Animals (And Tornados) Attack: Touring Edition

myspace.com/burningwindsor​Touring bands generally have to cope with enough grief on the road without worrying about something swooping down on them out of the sky, be it a whopping tornado or errant oversized bird. But both of those things managed to happen last weekend. While traveling to ... More >>

Rick Perry Whines About Helping Tornado Victims

Rick Perry, setting new standards​More than 300 people have died and entire neighborhoods have been wiped off the map across the south because of massive tornadoes, and Governor Rick Perry has one question for President Obama: "Why are you taking care of Alabama and other states?" Perry whine ... More >>

Tuscapalooza: As if You Needed an Excuse to Drink Beer

groovehouseAll-You-Can-Eat crawfish for a cause.​The string of tornados that tore across the Southern states on April 27, 2011 inflicted damage comparable to a category-five hurricane. It killed more 300 people and left thousands more homeless. The impact was especially severe in Tuscaloosa, a ... More >>

Robert Earl Keen

groovehouseAll-You-Can-Eat crawfish for a cause.​The string of tornados that tore across the Southern states on April 27, 2011 inflicted damage comparable to a category-five hurricane. It killed more 300 people and left thousands more homeless. The impact was especially severe in Tuscaloosa, a ... More >>

Update: Rough Weather, Tornados Rolling Through Houston, Affecting Airports

Courtesy Weather Underground​As has been mentioned by weather forecasters in recent days, some pretty rough weather is passing through Houston this morning as part of a cold front. The storms are spanning high winds, torrential rain (some areas could receive up to five inches), flash flooding ... More >>

Google Auto-Complete Answers: Why Are Texans...

​Like most people who use the monolithic search engine, I find it funny when Google tries to auto-complete our search requests, but I don't always pay attention. Let's face it, Google's system is so damn fast, I barely even noticed when "where can I find" added "tranny hookers" to the end of t ... More >>