EMC Insurance Cos. said it expects to see losses of up to $21 million from storms last weekend, including devastating tornadoes that killed at least 11 people in Kansas. Des Moines-based EMC insures several businesses and homes in Greensburg, Kan., …
Floodwaters continued to rise across northwest and central Missouri, inundating small towns like Bigelow and shutting down businesses from Chillicothe to Platte County. The National Weather Service said it expected parts of the Missouri, Platte and Grand rivers, along with …
Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And although …
South Dakota and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will undertake a preliminary damage assessment in a dozen South Dakota counties affected by last weekend’s tornadoes and flooding. Not every home or business will be inspected. The state will use the …
With much of its equipment in Iraq, the Arkansas National Guard could have problems like Kansas is experiencing if a disaster were to strike Arkansas, Gov. Mike Beebe says. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius voiced frustration in the wake of deadly …
A federal disaster declaration has been issued for Denton County, Texas, because of severe storms and flooding that hit the North Texas county on April 24. Heavy winds damaged homes and businesses but no severe injuries were reported. That same …
A F5 tornado, one of the most powerful to hit the U.S. in years, swept through the small town of Greensburg, Kan. late Friday night destroying 95 percent of the town’s homes and businesses. Ten deaths have been blamed on …
President Bush issued a federal disaster declaration May 1 for three Texas counties hit hard by tornadoes and severe storms recently. Seven people died and as many as 200 families were left homeless in Maverick County on the Texas-Mexico border …
Flashlights, gasoline cans, weather radios and plastic tarps are among the storm preparedness items that will be available tax-free as hurricane season begins. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill into law making certain hurricane and severe weather preparedness …
A National Weather Service warning about tornadoes never aired on two primary media outlets in this South Texas border town before a violent storm arrived and killed seven people, officials said. Questions now linger about why the alert – which …