A crowd of more than 700 passengers crammed Abilene Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon as severe thunderstorms rolled through North Texas, causing major flight diversions at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. "We are a primary diversion airport for DFW, so diversions are common," said Don Green, Director of Aviation for Abilene Regional ... [Read More…]
Passengers Diverted To Abilene Airport
Sever storms in North Texas closed the DFW airport on Wednesday, diverting several flights to Abilene. KACU's Meagan Hernandez has the details. The News At Noon KACU News Reporter: Meagan Hernandez Play/mp3/ ... [Read More…]
Above average temperatures expected for fall
By Elizabeth Weiss Last year in Abilene, El Nino paid a visit to campus and turned Abilene Christian University into a winter wonderland. This year, however, meteorologists predict that the La Nina pattern will not affect the average temperatures, and there will be below average precipitation. "The typical winter weather in Abilene is very ... [Read More…]
Video: Students enjoy second snow day in less than a month
For the second time in the month of February, students were given a snow day by the university. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsvmRjOlNfE Video/Editing by Blane Singletary ... [Read More…]
Students enjoy second snow day in less than a month
For the second time in the month of February, students were given a snow day by the university. Video/Editing by Blane Singletary ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Another Snow Day
Abilene received around 4.5 inches of snow Tuesday, prompting the University to cancel classes and on-campus activities. This winter's total snowfall of 12.5 inches, which includes Tuesday's numbers, makes it Abilene's seventh snowiest winter on record. ... [Read More…]
Video: Students spend day off in snowy battle
After learning that their classes were cancelled, over one hundred students organized a snowball fight near the Williams Performing Arts Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC3I6DrcqFw Video/Editing by Lucas Wright ... [Read More…]
Students spend day off in snowy battle
After learning that their classes were cancelled, over one hundred students organized a snowball fight near the Williams Performing Arts Center. Video/Editing by Lucas Wright ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Saved by the Snow
Optimist photographers Kelsi Williamson and Heather Leiphart capture the excitement as student enjoy Thursday's record snowfall. By mid-morning, the winter weather prompted school officials to cancel classes for the rest of the day. [flickr album=72157623410865870 num=30 size=Square] ... [Read More…]
Wet weather rolls into the Big Country
A week of extreme weather conditions came to a climactic end Friday, with icy conditions, postponed classes and a frigid north wind. Temperatures on Jan. 22 reached a near record high of 85 degrees in Abilene; on Friday, temperatures struggled to reach the freezing mark, prompting university officials to push the start of classes back to 10 a.m. ... [Read More…]