An Atlantic storm threatened to pummel Puerto Rico and other islands with waves as high as 30 feet (9 meters) beginning late Wednesday, forcing tourists and other Holy Week vacationers to seek alternatives to the beach. The storm spawned tornadoes …
As Atlanta continues to clean debris away from downtown streets after a devastating tornado pummeled the southern capital last week, Gov. Sonny Perdue tallied damages in a letter to the president, requesting federal emergency declaration status. Today Bush issued a …
Weather officials in Alabama confirmed that storm damages in Blount and Cherokee counties were caused by two tornadoes. The March 15 tornadoes packing 115 mph winds, caused no injuries or deaths, the National Weather Service said Sunday. In Blount County, …
High winds destroyed a home and a business in Mississippi’s Prentiss County March 14 and caused major damage to two other structures. A Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman said March 15 that it’s not clear if the damage was caused …
It took just three seconds for John Simmons and his family to lose their home in one of at least 15 tornadoes that swept across South Carolina last weekend. On March 15, as winds downed trees and ripped the roof …
The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead. Meteorologist Frank Taylor says the tornado touched down at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, at the Polk-Floyd county line and …
Many Atlanta streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city’s core. Commuters to downtown were encouraged to stay home. Broken glass still littered …
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked President George Bush for an expedited major disaster declaration to assist Atlanta and Fulton County with recovery efforts in the wake of storms that hit the city last week. If approved, this declaration will provide …
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said damage from a tornado that struck downtown Atlanta last week has reached an estimated $250 million in insured losses. “That figure includes damage from across the state, such as Polk and …
A severe weather system moved into Georgia March 14 resulting in numerous injuries and major destruction and damage to areas of Atlanta and Fulton County, Ga. The system produced one tornado, injuring at least 20 people and damaging dozens of …