The National Weather Service has determined a tornado caused damage to homes and business in Bolivar County. Between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, the weather service had received multiple reports of grounded tornados around the …
Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday. In assessing the communications and warning …
Arkansas has had more tornadoes on average in the past decade, when measured against the prior 20 years, according to an analysis of tornado trends by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. The 10-year average for annual tornadoes was …
Authorities estimate that a tornado and strong storms in north Georgia inflicted at least $15 million in damage. Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said Thursday that the damage estimate was preliminary and could grow as homeowners and insurers continue to assess …
The tornado that struck the Wichita area 20 years ago is one of the deadliest in Kansas history. The EF-5 tornado killed 17 people on April 26, 1991. No tornado in Kansas since then has matched that number. Yet when …
Lancaster County officials are trying to determine why two tornado sirens mistakenly went off on a quiet night. The county’s Emergency Manager Doug Ahlberg told the Lincoln Journal Star he doesn’t know why the sirens in Raymond and Bennet went …
The tornado that devastated Joplin in May is expected to cost insurance companies about $2.2 billion. Property Claims Services, which determines insurance payouts for catastrophes, said Tuesday that figure includes payouts already made and projected payouts for the May 22 …
Gov. Robert Bentley has chosen the president and CEO of Protective Life Corp., Johnny Johns, and the publisher of The Birmingham News, Pam Siddall, to lead his Tornado Recovery Action Council. Bentley announced the creation of the council Monday in …
The first tornado to touch down on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this year caused some property damage in Ontonagon, but no reported injuries. The twister touched down Friday at a recreational vehicle park and campground in Ontonagon, about 95 miles northwest …
Officials say a tornado touched down and damaged several homes in South Florida. The National Weather Service reports that a tornado touched down Tuesday evening in western Broward County. Tamarac officials say they’ve had homes with roof damage, broken windows …