The U.S. set a record for the most tornadoes within a month with April’s deadly storms. The final report for the month shows 753 twisters across the country, including a super outbreak on April 25-28 that killed more than 300 …
Whole towns destroyed by the more than 60 tornadoes that ravaged Alabama in one day this past April are beginning to rebuild. A study by the University of Alabama found that the April 27 tornadoes killed 244 people in Alabama …
Travelers Cos Inc reported a second-quarter loss, missing analysts’ estimates by a huge margin as the property insurer suffered more than $1 billion in catastrophe losses from record-breaking tornadoes in April and May. Travelers warned in early June that it …
Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency in 16 counties because of extensive damage from the July 1 storms. The storm system spawned supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes as it moved from southwestern Minnesota northeast across the state and …
The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller Massachusetts communities has risen to an estimated $175 million. The state’s Division of Insurance estimated Wednesday that residents and businesses have filed 9,500 insurance claims for damage caused by …
The upgrade of one of the April 27 tornadoes to an EF5 ranking puts Alabama at No. 1 in the nation for the most severe tornadoes. The tornado that hit Fyffe, Rainsville and Sylvania in DeKalb County at about 6 …
Insured severe weather losses have already topped $15.5 billion in the United States this year, three times the full-year average of the last 20 years, insurance brokerage Aon Corp. said Wednesday. Almost all of that comes from the outbreak of …
If it seemed Arkansas had too many tornadoes to count this spring, that may have been true. Forecasters said Tuesday they located a tornado track near Hickory Plains in Prairie County, pushing Arkansas’ storm total for this year to 67. …
Giving Oklahomans better access to storm shelters during severe weather is the focus of a proposed legislative study. Rep. Pat Ownbey of Ardmore says Oklahomans were reminded how vulnerable they can be when several tornadoes ripped through the state last …
Authorities say experts are preparing to go out to assess the severity of a severe weather system that has spawned at least two tornadoes that killed at least four people and caused heavy damage in 19 Massachusetts communities. The assessment …