WAVERLY — Gregory Stringfield’s chest tightened as he described the phone call from his mother confirming the dead, and the worst moment of his life, which followed. He put his hand over his heart, willing it to keep beating, as he recalled coming to his sister’s hospital bedside with the news that her toddler son…
Communities and families work to recover after McMinn County tornadoes
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — Communities and families try to recover after tornadoes tore through the area one week ago. The National Weather Service says an EF-2 tornado injured 20 people and caused heavy damage to the Deerfield Estates area in McMinn County. Some homes are demolished. Other are barely left standing. “It looks like a…
Tornado is worst to hit Greenville County since 2008
The National Weather Service on Thursday confirmed that a tornado with winds of up to 110 mph struck Simpsonville this week, making it the most powerful twister to touch down in Greenville County since 2008. Investigators’ preliminary findings say Wednesday’s tornado was an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which is estimated based on types…
Huge tornado rips across motorway smashing toll booth and throwing cars
The twister, packed with rainstorm knocked down toll gate booths, snapped road barriers, cut off wires and damaged vehicles waiting at the toll gate This is the terrifying moment a huge tornado rips across a motorway smashing down a toll booth and throwing vehicles around. The footage was recorded by a coach passenger as he…
Mechanicville remembers devastating tornado 18 years later
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Tuesday marks 18 years since a devastating tornado touched down in Mechanicville. The severe storm left people homeless as their houses were reduced to rubble. But through tragedy they’ve rebuilt. “It sounded like a freight train coming,” Dominick Clements said. On May 31, 1998, Clements was one of many people who…
5 year anniversary of devastating tornado in Reading, Kansas
READING, Kan (KSNT) — It’s been five years since a tornado swept through Reading, Kansas. The people of Reading started to rebuild their community days after the devastation. The town seems to be functioning as it used to be before the devastating tornado destroyed Reading, Kansas. This agricultural town can now say it has a…