Authorities in Rome hope to install tornado sirens at five parks in the northwest Georgia city. The Floyd County Emergency Management Agency is applying for a $135,000 grant which would pay for the warning systems. The Rome News-Tribune reports that …
Authorities in Russia’s Far East have declared state of emergency in the wake of a powerful and rare tornado that killed one person and left dozens injured. A tornado swept through the city of Blagoveshchensk on Sunday night, killing one …
A new study of tornado destruction in Tuscaloosa found that relatively minor changes in construction – things like better shingles, more anchors and thicker vinyl siding – could have prevented much of the damage to houses on the fringes of …
More than $35 million in assistance has been provided to Arkansas residents who were affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that pounded the state between April 14 and June 3. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the Federal …
Missouri officials say the insurance payout from the May 22 Joplin tornado will be the largest payout in the state’s history. The Missouri Department of Insurance says it expects the claims to eventually total between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. …
Signs of recovery are emerging in Joplin after a deadly May 22 tornado that devastated the city. Now, officials are considering how to improve Joplin while rebuilding it. More than half of the nearly 2 million cubic yards of debris …
Members of a Baptist church in Hot Springs whose complex was destroyed by a tornado have started to rebuild. Walnut Valley Baptist Church pastor Tim Forest tells the Sentinel-Record the church received an “adequate” settlement with its insurance carrier after …
A Bradley County elementary school that was damaged during the April 27 tornado will be demolished. The Board of Education approved the plan on Thursday and also voted to allow the schools director to go forward with plans to purchase …
A town hard hit by a deadly tornado outbreak in late April is getting more than $1 million to build a safe room at the high school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program …
Insurance companies already have paid out more than $500 million in claims for the May 22 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri. But the final total could grow to three or four times that amount. The state insurance department said on …