Deadlines are approaching for low-interest federal loans tied to two rounds of severe weather in Alabama. The Small Business Administration says small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and most private non-profit groups have until Jan. 26 to apply …
Teachers at two Pike County, La., elementary schools are going to test new curriculum meant to educate students on natural disasters and how to prepare for them. WAKA-TV reports the Pike County Extension Office and the county’s emergency management agency …
For the second consecutive year, the Travelers Consumer Risk Index has found one in four U.S. consumers believe that today’s world is very risky, with six in 10 respondents reporting their feeling that the world is growing riskier. This annual …
Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel is urging Wisconsin residents to be prepared for the severe weather season during Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 21-25, 2014. Wisconsin had 16 reported tornadoes in 2013 according to the statistics kept by the …
Weather experts in Kansas say people should not trust in myths to keep them safe during severe weather. The local legend of the Tonganoxie Split “purports the mystical power of the hills” to divert severe weather away from the Kansas …
A Waterloo, Iowa, firefighter has successfully repaired an old flag pole by hanging about 200 feet above a downtown building. Ty Graham, a member of the Waterloo Fire Rescue, climbed the 70-foot flag pole atop an eight-story building on Monday …
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received reports of damage from eight counties as a result of severe weather that moved through the state Tuesday. MEMA says minor street flooding was reported in Hinds, Rankin, Washington and Yazoo counties. Trees …
According to Travelers’ Consumer Risk Index, 63 percent of Americans believe their world is becoming a riskier place, while only 15 percent feel it is less risky. The greatest levels of concern focus on their financial security, loss of privacy …
To help better predict where and when spring thunderstorms will rip across Colorado’s Front Range and the adjacent High Plains, researchers are launching a major field project this week with high-flying aircraft and fine-grained computer simulations. The month-long study could …
Ouachita Parish Homeland Security officials continue to roll out the ALERT FM system to provide residents an early warning system for severe weather. The department began implementing the system this year after parish officials learned it couldn’t afford a severe …