A record-long streak with no tornado-related deaths in the United States ended Saturday. Preliminary information from the National Weather Service has determined that an EF2 tornado touched down in southern Logan County, Kentucky, killing one person near Dot. That marks the first tornado fatality in the U.S. since May 16, 2017. A separate storm-related death…
Uniontown tornado destroyed 22 buildings, displaces 64 people, officials say
Many homes affected by Thursday’s rare tornado in Uniontown have been cleared for residents to return, officials said Monday. But 22 buildings were destroyed and nine more were heavily damaged, said Thomas Perez, operations coordinator for The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services unit. In total, 218 structures sustained some level of damage — 73 with…
North Texas Rocked by Powerful Storms; 2 Injured in Johnson County
Several homes were destroyed and at least two people were hospitalized after severe storms rolled through Johnson County, Texas, early Tuesday morning. The damaging storms rolled through the county, just south of Fort Worth, at about 3:40 a.m. CST, but the National Weather Service did not issue severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings. The worst of…
Researchers see shift in tornado activity
Joplin’s corner of the country could be in line to be rid of an unsettling image. Ask an average American to describe our national landscape, east to west, and the answer might look something like this. The ocean, small mountains, Tornado Alley, tall mountains, desert, the other ocean. Now tornado researchers argue that the list…
3 tornadoes touched down in Arkansas storms, damage surveys show
Three tornadoes have now been confirmed in Arkansas storms earlier this week, according to the National Weather Service. An EF-1 twister with estimated winds between 85 and 90 mph traveled Sunday night for about 4.3 miles in Franklin County, the agency’s Tulsa office reported. The weather service said the tornado touched down around 7:40 p.m.…
Severe weather hits parts of the Pine Belt
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) — Severe weather made its way through the Pine Belt Monday morning. The National Weather Service in Jackson said an EF-1 tornado touched down in Covington County. Survey teams were sent to the area to examine the storm damage. Surveyors said a twister touched down on Highway 37 and J. Nelson…
National Weather Service confirms tornado in Lawrence County
NEAR MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — The National Weather Service confirms a tornado from Sunday night’s storms in Lawrence County. The EF-1 twister hit two miles southeast of Hoberg around 8:04 p.m. Hoberg is just south of Mount Vernon. The tornado damaged a home, two ski boats, four outbuildings, an irrigation system and uprooted several trees.…
Wisconsin has a massive, decade-old tornado scar that is still visible from space
Tornadoes can be absolutely devastating forces of nature, especially when they materialize over a populated area with little warning, but the destruction they bring often fades with time. That doesn’t seem to be the case in northern Wisconsin, where a 40-mile-long scar still remains from a strong tornado which tore through thousands of acres of…
Naplate gives thanks, nine months after tornado
Nine months after a tornado ripped through tiny Naplate, Ill., smashing houses to rubble in a few terrifying seconds, the town’s stuttering recovery was summed up one recent morning by the happenings on 19th Avenue. On one side of the street, Nick Brandt watched as a crane carefully lowered the two halves of his factory-built…
Indonesia Tornado Injures Dozens, Damages Hundreds of Homes
An apparent tornado hit a densely populated area of Indonesia Wednesday injuring dozens of people and damaging hundreds of homes. According to local officials, the tornado carved a five minute long path of destruction through Tambakrejo Village in the Sidoarja regency of the country, home to nearly 2 million people. Videos posted to social media…