North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has toured portions of Lincoln and Catawba counties where heavy rains led to flooding and property damage. WCNC reported McCrory met with local leaders to survey the damage and discuss how the government can help. …
Sears is re-announcing the recall of nearly 800,000 dehumidifiers because of new reports of fires and because so few consumers have responded to the first recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Sears has received seven additional reports of shorting …
Roosevelt County officials are assessing the damage done by a tornado that touched down about 20 miles north of Poplar, Montana. Emergency services coordinator Dan Sietsema says at least two farm sites were hit by the tornado Monday afternoon, causing …
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported that insurance claims resulting from hail-storm damage increased 84 percent in 2012 from their 2010 level. In 2010, there were 467,602 hail damage claims filed. That number increased to 689,267 in 2011 and to …
Williams Cos., the owner of a Louisiana chemical plant that remains shut after a fatal explosion, said insurance will cover most of the loss. An explosion June 13 at Williams Partners LP’s Geismar plant killed two people and caused an …
President Barack Obama’s climate plan on Tuesday offered help to U.S. cities dealing with natural disasters and specifically for the region slammed by massive Superstorm Sandy in October. For Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey the plan came not …
Kolcraft is recalling more than 96,000 Jeep Liberty strollers after at least 18 people were injured by tire blowouts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. The government watchdog group said there have been 39 reports of inner tube ruptures …
Experts say the San Antonio, Texas, area had more than $10 million in damage to public property during May 25 storms and flooding. Bexar (bayr) County Commissioners were updated Tuesday on continuing repairs. Officials say most of the damage was …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at 3:01 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013, a massive tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, destroying many homes, businesses, and public buildings, including two elementary schools and a hospital. …
At least six people were killed and more than 100 people injured in overnight thunderstorms in North Texas. Reports of softball size hail and as many as 10 tornadoes were reported. The storms began intensifying in Mineral Wells where softball …