The historical comparisons are evident. The National Weather Service’s Paducah office – which assessed the damage from the Perryville tornado – released its final storm report on Saturday. According to the NWS, the twister is not only the longest-track tornado in this region since 1981 – spending an incredible one hour and 2 minutes on…
‘It’s Just A Mess.’ New Orleans Residents Clean Up After Tornadoes
It was a familiar scene for many in New Orleans East, part of the city’s Ninth Ward. “As helicopters hovered overhead and emergency response vehicles streamed into neighborhoods, it reminded them of Katrina,” reported Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans. “The area was hit hard by that storm, and now many…
This monster tornado just rolled through New Orleans — major damage reported
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Southeast on Tuesday, dropping multiple tornadoes in southern Louisiana, one of which did major damage to communities in east New Orleans — among the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The large tornado was filmed by storm chasers and residents as it tracked from west to east across the populous New…
Albany tornado packed 150 mph winds, traveled 71 miles
ALBANY — Baker, Dougherty, Worth, Turner and Wilcox counties were slammed Jan. 22 by an EF3 tornado that packed 150 mph winds and traveled nearly 71 miles in a northeast direction, starting several miles north of Newton and ending up near Abbeville in Wilcox County, leaving a swath that was, in places, a mile and…
Severe weather including tornadoes kills 18 in Georgia and Mississippi
Deadly weather in the south-eastern US has left at least 18 people dead and injured dozens more as residents along the Georgia-Florida line braced for more intense, fast-moving storms including unusually strong “long track” tornadoes. At the White House, President Donald Trump pledged federal assistance for Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Trump said during a swearing-in…
11 tornadoes hit central Alabama, two in River Region
After a whirlwind weekend of thunderstorms across the south, the National Weather Service office in Birmingham has confirmed that at least 11 tornadoes touched down in central Alabama, a number that could increase as teams continue to scout damaged areas. As of Tuesday afternoon, two tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in the River…
EF1 Tornado rips through Lincoln and Copiah counties
Preliminary data from the National Weather Service in Jackson indicates an EF1 tornado went through Lincoln and Copiah counties Monday afternoon. NWS storm survey teams were in the area to look at damage Tuesday. The tornado had peak winds of 105 mph. Its path length was 6.8 miles and its width was a maximum of…
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 batters Ocoee community in Polk County
OCOEE, Tenn. — Families, volunteers and emergency responders continue to pick up the pieces in the wake of a storm that left two dead in the Ocoee community in Polk County early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service confirmed a category EF-3 tornado, characterized by wind speeds of between 136 and 165 mph, struck the…
Midsouth Tornadoes: 5 Dead as November Twisters Rip Through Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
TULLAHOMA, TN — Unusual November tornadoes ripped through the Mid-South Tuesday and Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and killing five people in Alabama and Tennessee. The National Weather Service issued more than a half dozen tornado warnings Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning for parts of southern Tennessee and northern Alabama as a line of…