NEW: KPRC 2 Houston has just learned that Office of Judge Lina Hidalgo has EXTENDED the Stay Home, Work Safe order through April 30th for Harris County. We will hear from the County judge and the Mayor at 3pm live on #kprc2 KPRC 2 Houston

Dr. Birx: "Americans are going to have work together over the next 30 days." She said current models show 100,000 -240,000 Americans will die by coronavirus with people *following the guidelines. She says *Without mitigation- between 1.5 & 2.2 million Americans would die.

Thank you, thank you ♥️ #HealthcareHeroes

It’s not common for us to be in a 3 out of 5 severe weather risk. Likely we’ll see heavy rain, possible street flooding and some large hail. Be on guard this evening!

This is the BEST NEWS of 2020!! Congratulations @KPRC2Aaron on the arrival of your two little bundles of joy!!!!! They're perfect.

We simply cannot say THANK YOU enough to our healthcare workers & other essential workers. We appreciate you. Today is Blue Thursday - a day designated to YOU on the front lines. Today... we #LightItBlue to honor you. #HealthCareHeros #KPRC2

Weather service appears to be favoring the American model = bigger chance for heavy rain for greater Houston Saturday. I’ll be there with the rest of the weather team all night! KPRC 2 Houston

Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts to 2020 graduates! > click2houston.com/news/local/202…

1:00 pm Radar Update: Severe thunderstorm racing to the SE toward the Brazos-Burleson County area. Be prepared for possible warnings! #txwx #houwx #glswx #bcswx

HISTORIC MISSION! 🚀2.5 hours & counting til 2 American Astronauts blast off towards the ISS! We have special coverage of #LaunchAmerica @ 3pm w/ KPRC 2 HoustonDominique @KPRC2Kris KPRC2 Rose-Ann Aragon -Join us for this historic space mission on @KPRC2 👨‍🚀👨‍🚀Launch time is set for 3:33!

Communications checks are a success! Follow our live coverage on Ch2 KPRC 2 Houston #LaunchAmerica

I absolutely LOVE watching KPRC2 Rose-Ann Aragon report on ANYTHING space-related. She is our Space reporter here at KPRC 2 Houston and her genuine excitement is palpable! Always makes me smile.🚀😃 She is live in Florida for #LaunchAmerica - follow her at KPRC2 Rose-Ann Aragon for real-time updates!

BREAKING: Bad weather postpones first launch of NASA astronauts from Florida in nine years. Live Coverage now on KPRC 2 Houston . #LaunchAmerica

Weather Alert: Tornado Warning for Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller and Washington County until 3:45pm. bit.ly/OjAD5C

Timely reminder from Galveston County OEM

View of the line of storms from Saltwater-Recon.com approaching Galveston and the upper Texas coast. Expect 45-65 mph wind gusts and very heavy rains as it passes.

Tree down on Smith Street in downtown Houston after storm blows through blocking two lanes KPRC 2 Houston

Sea breeze (thin yellow line near the coast) is helping to beef up storms sparking off a VERY outer band of #Cristobal. We'll see more of these this afternoon, hey, at least it breaks the oppressive heat, right? KPRC 2 Houston

Recession officially began in February and ended 11 years of growth, economists say: click2houston.com/business/2020/… #kprc2 #hounews #coronavirus #money #economy #recession