The National Weather Service says a tornado that damaged farms in South Dakota’s Edmunds County in late May was the first EF4 twister in the state in seven years, and only the sixth in the past 60 years. The tornado …
Illinois’ request for federal disaster aid for victims of the June 5 tornado has been rejected, Peoria County officials have learned. The decision from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, however, does not mean business owners in Elmwood – which suffered …
Hurricane Alex weakened to a tropical storm Thursday as it moved further inland over northeastern Mexico, dumping heavy rains that flooded cities but sparing U.S. oil facilities near its path. Rain from the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has advised South Texans affected by Hurricane Alex that Gov. Rick Perry’s disaster declaration activates state laws that prohibit price gouging. Hurricane Alex had developed into a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds by …
A Georgia man pleaded guilty this week to charges that he bilked the government out of more than $30,000 by claiming he suffered through three devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes, a tornado in Indiana and flooding in New Hampshire — all …
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in the Mohawk Valley a day after a twister caused minor damage in several rural western New York communities. The weather service says its meteorologists confirmed that a tornado …
Yellowstone County commissioners say the tornado-damaged Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Mont., appears to be structurally sound. Commissioners Jim Reno and John Ostlund said that engineers hired by the county’s insurance company determined the 12,000 seat arena needs major repairs, …
High winds and heavy rain cut power to thousands in Ohio, destroyed a historic, vacant town hall, damaged other buildings and injured a firefighter in the state’s far northwest corner. “The town hall is gone,” Edgerton Mayor Lance Bowsher said. …
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver had added Hancock and Wright to a disaster emergency proclamation because of severe weather. He added the counties after powerful storms hit northern Iowa with heavy rain that caused flash flooding and produced several tornadoes. The …
The National Weather Service says it has confirmed the presence of a low-level tornado during the severe weather that swept through parts of central Pennsylvania. Meteorologists say the EF-0 tornado with winds up to 80 mph touched down briefly at …