Last week’s tornado in western Pennsylvania caused about $4.5 million damage when it destroyed 30 homes and damaged about 60 others, officials stated. The National Weather Service says the F2 tornado packed 120 mph winds as it cut a 300-yard-wide …
California Highway Patrol says a chain-reaction crash on a snowy mountain interstate involving about 40 vehicles, including six semis, has killed one man and injured others. The crash occurred on Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevadas as a powerful winter …
The magnitude 8.9 earthquake, 6 miles down in the Japan Trench and 130 kms (81 miles) off Japan’s northeast coast, triggered a tsunami that devastated cities and towns over a wide area. Pictures of the onrushing waves, piling up cars …
At least three tornadoes touched down in southeastern Louisiana on Mar. 9, including a twister that injured one person in St. Tammany Parish. The tornadoes developed in a line of severe thunderstorms that moved across the region Wednesday morning on …
The Acadia Parish School Board has declared a state of emergency as a result of Saturday’s tornado damage at Rayne High School. The Advocate reports Superintendent Johnny Bourque told the board that the school suffered major roof damage along with …
A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500 people were evacuated because …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday toured a storm-damaged neighborhood in Franklin County where one man was killed earlier this week. “We let them know our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Haslam told reporters near the remnants of the …
Storms with heavy rain, high winds and hail knocked out power, and flooded homes and roads in Ohio and Indiana, and three homes in Kentucky were destroyed in what state police called an apparent tornado. Sandbags were being distributed in …
Virginia emergency management officials say more than 760,000 have registered to participate in a statewide tornado drill in March. The drill is a joint effort between the state Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service. It will take …
As Oklahoma’s traditional severe weather season approaches, the city of Enid is adding seven tornado sirens. Mike Honigsberg, the Enid-Garfield County Emergency Management director, tells the Enid News and Eagle that the sirens will help the city fill gaps in …