A wind-whipped wildfire burned through 11 homes outside an Oregon college town as hot, dry weather — with temperatures near 100 degrees — also helped fires spread in Idaho and Southern California, where homes were evacuated. The fire on the …
The National Weather Service says a tornado struck the suburban Philadelphia city of Chester during Sunday’s storm. Forecasters say the EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 75 mph touched down at 3:45 p.m. Sunday and traveled about three-tenths of a …
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell is seeking federal financial aid for Bridgeport and other Fairfield County towns impacted by a tornado on June 24 by asking President Obama declare a major disaster for the area. The letter was sent after …
The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado touched down in eastern Frederick County, Maryland last week. Meteorologist Chris Strong said Tuesday that a relatively weak twister rated EF-0 knocked down trees south of Unionville on Thursday. EF-0 tornadoes …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says federal officials have granted his request for federal disaster assistance in 29 counties hit by floods and severe storms. Nixon said the disaster declaration lets local governments be reimbursed for 75 percent of their costs …
A tornado tore through a farmyard near the east central North Dakota town of Reynolds, but it spared the farmhouse and no one was hurt. The twister touched down Tuesday afternoon, damaging several buildings and vehicles on the Steve Walen …
On August 19, representatives from the Ohio Department of Insurance, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the Better Business Bureau, the Ohio Insurance Institute and members of the insurance industry will be going door-to-door in Marysville, Westerville, Delaware and Newark, …
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in 34 Kansas counties hit by storms and flooding in June and July. Obama issued a disaster declaration Tuesday. The declaration makes local governments and some nonprofit groups eligible for federal aid …
A northwest Ohio police station destroyed by a tornado last month will be rebuilt in hopes of opening in the fall of next year. Lake Township trustees voted night to use an estimated $1.7 million in insurance money to replace …
Sheridan County, Mont., officials have declared a disaster emergency in the wake of one of the most powerful and deadly tornadoes to touch down in Montana, a county commissioner said. The declaration will allow the county to receive assistance from …