Tennessee had 36 tornadoes in 2013 with no fatalities. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Bobby Boyd, in the Nashville office, 25 of the state’s tornadoes took place in January. March and June saw four tornadoes each, and November had …
State officials say it’s unlikely that the Lafayette, Ind., area will receive any federal assistance in recovering from damage caused by last month’s severe storms. Authorities have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage around Tippecanoe County from the Nov. 17 …
The Georgia town of Trenton seems to fit the model. Two people died there about a block from each other. Ringgold, Ga., does, too. Death toll there: 8. In both cases, National Weather Service maps that tracked the April 27, …
An emergency management official says tornadoes destroyed nearly two dozen farmsteads in northwestern Iowa’s Woodbury County, and some 60 more have been damaged. County Emergency Management Director Gary Brown said Saturday that 20 farmsteads were destroyed in Friday night’s powerful …
At least four tornadoes were part of a rainy system that moved across Mississippi Friday night and Saturday morning. Officials reported tornadoes in Adams, Rankin, Simpson and Smith counties. Weather Service officials said they know of no injuries from any …
The federal government has announced it will invest $2 million to train workers and protect businesses in two Kentucky communities affected by natural disasters. The U.S. Economic Development Administration will provide $1.5 million to Union College in Barbourville and $500,000 …
Crowder College in southwest Missouri has broken ground on an expansion at its Webb City campus that will include a large room intended to provide the community safety during tornadoes. The college’s new building in Webb City will add a …
At least six people were killed and more than 100 people injured in overnight thunderstorms in North Texas. Reports of softball size hail and as many as 10 tornadoes were reported. The storms began intensifying in Mineral Wells where softball …
An earthquake in China and two in Iran dominated global catastrophes in April. Additional earthquakes were recorded in Japan, Afghanistan and Hungary during the month. Parts of the U.S. suffered severe hail and flooding damage during April, although there were …
The city of Columbus is adding 14 emergency sirens around Ohio’s capital city. WCMH in Columbus reports that the Franklin County emergency agency director says a survey indicates some 85 percent of people count on sirens to warn them of …