July 16, 2014
Workers are repairing a Louisville, Ky., high school after lightning struck the building and tore a hole in the roof. Jefferson County Public Schools spokesman Ben Jackey says along with a 5-foot-by-5-foot hole, concrete fell and two third-floor classrooms were …
July 2, 2014
A weak tornado that struck last week caused more than $1 million in damage to Colfax, Wisc., schools and the district’s athletic complex. The Chippewa Herald reports the tornado touched down briefly twice Friday before reaching the building housing the …
April 1, 2014
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado hit two Wake County, N.C., towns. The weather service said Sunday that a tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down in Garner shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. The storm caused some …
February 19, 2014
Workers at a small company in Belding, Mich., are working long hours in an effort to meet the demand of homeowners who want to keep ice dams from damaging their roofs. KMI Inc.’s 65 employees manufacture patented 3-inch calcium chloride …
October 9, 2013
The storm that socked western South Dakota’s Black Hills with up to 4 feet of snow over the weekend damaged not just electrical lines and poles but also many buildings. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the TMone call center …
October 1, 2013
A funnel cloud was reported near an industrial area south of Seattle, Wash., Monday morning, and fire officials say high winds damaged the roof of a building as a winter-weight storm that brought record rains and power outages to the …
July 26, 2013
Officials believe a gustnado damaged two homes as thunderstorms moved across New Jersey. The low-powered tornado, packing winds of 60 to 80 mph, struck Monday on Vath Street in Jackson Township. National Weather Service meteorologist Valerie Meola tells the Asbury …
June 19, 2013
Northeast Kansas counties that were hit by a tornado and flooding in late May are waiting to hear if storms caused enough damage to make the region eligible for state or federal aid. An EF-2 tornado hit Marshall County on …
May 28, 2013
A 47-mph wind gust peeled back part of the metal roof on a VFW hall in Carlsbad, N.M. About 120 people were playing bingo inside the hall at the time of Thursday night’s storm and all escaped unharmed, although many …