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Mostly cloudy Currently, on March 21st 2019, the temperature in Houston is 59°F, the relative humidity is 67%, and the RealFeel® temperature is 58°F. Wind is blowing from the north-northeast at 5.8 miles/hour — gusting to 5.8 miles/hour. The barometric pressure is 30.21 inches of mercury and steady. During the past 24 hours, precipitation has totaled 0 inches, and the temperature has ranged from a low of 51°F to a high of 81°F.

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Recent Houston News Articles

• Mitsui petrochemical unit probed after Texas fire rages for days
  
  State and local investigators have begun probing a petrochemical storage company outside Houston where a massive fire fed by giant tanks of fuel burned for days, darkening the skies with soot for dozens of miles, officials said. ...
  Yahoo.  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:16:24 -0400.
• Texas fire destroyed 11 petrochemical storage tanks before extinguished -official
  
  A fire at a petrochemical storage site outside Houston destroyed 11 massive storage tanks before it was extinguished early Wednesday, Intercontinental Terminals Co officials said.
  Reuters.  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:53:23 -0400.
• UPDATE 5-Firefighters contain petrochemical blaze, Texas expands air monitoring
  
  Firefighters late Tuesday contained a raging inferno at a Mitsui & Co petrochemical storage site outside of Houston that has been billowing acrid smoke for days as Texas officials and environmental groups raced to expand air monitoring.
  Reuters.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:14:31 -0400.
• Officials: Air is safe near Houston-area petrochemical fire
  
  Houston authorities on Tuesday assured residents that there were no measureable air-quality problems from a petrochemical storage terminal fire despite a huge black plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. ...
  By Tammy Webber, Associated Press.  San Antonio Express News.  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:21:17 UTC.
• NWS maps show Deer Park fire smoke forecast
  
  The looming plume of smoke billowing out of a Deer Park petrochemical plant fire is spreading far across the Houston region.
  Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:25:05 UTC.
• ITC to Reuters: Chemicals from Deer Park fire have spread into nearby ship channel
  
  Chemicals have now washed into the Houston Ship Channel that links the Gulf of Mexico to Houston, an ITC spokesperson told Reuters. That same report says that ships continue to move through the 50 mile-long channel. ...
  Peter Dawson.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:55:57 UTC.
• Missing woman last seen in northeast Houston home
  
  Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to call HPD at 832-394-1840 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500.
  Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:18:58 UTC.
• Houston petrochemical fire rages, Texas expands air monitoring
  
  Houston officials and environmental groups raced to expand air monitoring on Tuesday after a raging fire at a Mitsui & Co petrochemical storage site produced billowing acrid smoke that could be seen and smelled miles away. ...
  Yahoo.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:43:23 -0400.
• Houston chemical fire to rage for days
  
  A chemical fire in Texas has been going on for three days, and fire officials say could go on for two more.
  BBC News.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:58:48 GMT.
• Texas petrochemicals blaze blankets Houston area in black smoke
  
  The ongoing fire at Intercontinental Terminals petrochemicals storage facility in Deer Park, Texas, intensified overnight.
  CNBC.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:26 GMT.
• 500 City Employees Face Layoff As Houston Moves Forward On Prop B
  
  Mayor Sylvester Turner has long stated that passage of Prop B would put a strain on city finances and lead to layoffs.
  Bryan Kirk.  Patch.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:20:02 -0400.
• Fire in Texas raging at chemical plant, nearby residents concerned for health
  
  A huge fire at a chemical plant near Houston, Texas, is still burning. The fire broke out Sunday after flammable liquid leaked and ignited. ...
  CBS News.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:41:29 +0000.
• Texas petrochemical fire spreads to more storage tanks after firefighting snag
  
  A raging fire at a petrochemical storage terminal near Houston spread to two more massive tanks after firefighting water pumps stopped working for six hours, the company said on Tuesday.
  CNBC.  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:39 GMT.
• Houston Woman Delivers Sextuplets At The Woman's Hospital
  
  Thelma Chiaka, who delivered sextuplets on March 15, will likely be the recipient of hundreds of Mother's Day cards in the coming years.
  Bryan Kirk.  Patch.  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:12:30 -0400.
• Self-driving cars begin transporting groceries to Texas homes
  
  Two Kroger stores in Houston Texas are rolling out a self-driving car program, where orders can be placed online and delivered right to your home.
  David Aaro.  Fox News.  Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:56:57 GMT.

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