Sunday Afternoon and Evening ... Scattered intense thunderstorms are expected, some severe. Large hail, high winds and the potential for isolated tornadoes will be the main threats. Locally heavy is rain also possible with these storms.
LAKE TEXOMA-With the 4th of July coming up, the Army Corps of Engineers came up with a program to make sure you can enjoy the lake safely.
It's called the "Learn to Swim Well" initiative. Assistant project manager, B.J. Parkey said there've been six drownings in Tulsa District lakes this year. He said most of the victims didn't know how to swim.
Parkey said starting this weekend, rangers will provide information to lake visitors on where they can get swimming lessons in their community. He also said learning how to swim well can dramatically increase your chances of surviving while in open water.
"With young kids between the ages of 1 and 4, if they've had some type of swimming lesson, they have an 88% greater chance of surviving an accidental fall into the water. A large majority of our drownings, that actually did drown, didn't expect to be in the water in the first place," he said.
Posted: 05/17/13 - BONHAM, TX-Several housing units in Bonham have been demolished by the Texoma Council of Governments after years of disrepair and residents said it's about time. Read More
Posted: 05/16/13 - SHERMAN, TX-After years in the works, phase one of Sherman's Streetscape Project is nearly complete. Thursday, city officials celebrated the success and looked to the future. Read More
Posted: 05/15/13 - BONHAM, TX-One of the owners of a Bonham daycare has been arrested and is facing felony charges after allegations that he molested a 4-year-old child. Read More
Updated: 05/14/13 - DURANT, OK-The Federal Trade Commission said ten million Americans fall victim to identity theft every year. One of them, a North Texas woman, struggled for months to clean up her credit and her reputation after her personal information was stolen last year. Victoria Maranan sat down with her and the investigator who cracked the case to tell us how you can protect yourself from this permanent crime. Read More
