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The anticipation of another round of summer spot storms is now attached to a bit on anxiety, considering the damage yesterday’s storms caused. Today we expect a high of 99 degrees and a 20% chance of showers. By tonight temps will fall into the lower 70s. The “20%” chance of storms yesterday stayed true to [...]

“I don’t think we’re done counting,” Nixon told The Associated Press, adding, “I still believe that because of the size of the debris and the number of people involved that there are lives to be saved.” Crews found bodies in vehicles the storm had flipped over, torn apart and left crushed like empty cans. Triage [...]

Aren’t you glad it’s Friday? Do you want to maybe cry a little in celebration? Then check out this video, below, of Judy Pugh, whose home was destroyed by the tornadoes that swept through Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27. The ferocious twister left at least 39 dead in Tuscaloosa alone.

The “Cinderella dress” Delana Blevins had so looked forward to wearing to prom just needed a few alterations when the tornadoes ripped through northwest Georgia late last month, blowing it away along with the rest of the tailoring shop. All she found in the rubble was a scrap of beading from the bodice. “I was [...]

Disappointed. That was the word most often used to describe reaction to the news Saturday that federal disaster assistance was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to parts of Southwest Virginia slammed April 28 by tornadoes. “I think it’s going to be devastating to the county,” said Washington County Sheriff Fred Newman. “I was [...]

The death toll from the onslaught of tropical storm Bebeng climbed to 13, based on reports received by the national disaster agency as of 5 p.m. Monday. Nine of the fatalities were from Bicol (Region V) which was the worst hit by the heavy rains unleashed by Bebeng, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction [...]

Storms that claimed three dozen lives and caused millions of dollars in damage in Tennessee also blew down or severely damaged thousands of trees.

The National Weather Service says it now has confirmed 16 tornadoes hit Virginia last week. The tornadoes that struck all areas of the state killed five people, including four in Washington County where the most powerful of the twisters hit. Washington County suffered two tornadoes, including one that was 18 miles long and packed winds [...]

Damage from last week’s tornadoes and storms in Jefferson County, Alabama, which is awash in debt, is far worse than initially thought and will hit the county’s sewer revenue, the county commission president said on Tuesday. The county, saddled with a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt, is struggling to avoid declaring what would be the [...]

Per the Associated Press: Preliminary government estimates say there were more tornadoes in a single day last week than any other day in U.S. history. Government analysts said Monday there were 362 tornadoes during last week’s outbreak, including a record-setting 312 in one 24-hour period. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the largest previous [...]