On Monday afternoon, the aerostat system broke free from its tether during a “severe wind event” on South Padre Island and ...

DALLAS, Texas -- Officials said a large balloon ... Weather Service officials said. A Customs and Border Protection fact sheet says it uses the Tethered Aerostat Radar System to detect low ...

DALLAS — A large balloon ... National Weather Service officials said. A fact sheet from Customs and Border Protection says it uses the Tethered Aerostat Radar System to detect low-altitude ...