A two-day pounding of severe weather across portions of the southern U.S. and into the Midwest left 11 people dead, prompting two governors to declare states of emergency as tornadoes, heavy rainfall and high winds ravaged the region. Two first responders in Lubbock, Texas, were among the fatalities, killed when they were hit by a…
Severe thunderstorms unleash damaging tornadoes from Iowa to Indiana on Memorial Day
A relentless week-long severe weather pattern continued to unleash destructive tornadoes across parts of the Midwest on Monday. Large trees and power lines were reported down, and numerous structures damaged throughout Memorial Day in the central United States. Many midwestern residents may have hoped to celebrate Memorial Day with outdoor festivities, which are more typically…