February 22, 2013
The National Weather Service says straight line winds were behind the destruction of a home and barn in Bismarck, Ark. Forecaster John Robinson said Tuesday that people in the area believed Monday’s storm spun off a tornado that caused the …
September 19, 2012
A squirrel is being blamed for a weekend fire that destroyed a barn and tool shed near Bismarck. Homeowner Sue Alexander tells The Bismarck Tribune that a squirrel got electrocuted in a transformer, and a spark started a fence on …
August 15, 2012
A fire has killed dozens of cows and has destroyed a barn and two sheds at a Marathon County, Wis., farm. The blaze happened Sunday at a farm in the Town of Cassel. Marathon County sheriff’s officials say 75 to …
June 29, 2012
The National Weather Service has rated a tornado that touched down near Ardmore in southwestern South Dakota last week an EF-2. The Rapid City Journal reports that that rating is considered “strong” on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which rates tornadoes …