The National Weather Service released a report Thursday night saying that four tornadoes touched down around Baltimore on Wednesday night, in Columbia, Arbutus, Middle River and Eldersburg. The report also mentioned a tornado in Poolesville in Montgomery County, and one each in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and Leesburg, Virginia. The strongest tornado in the Baltimore […]
A two-year-old boy was killed when an enormous tree uprooted by a tornado landed on a family home in a suburb of Detroit, as storms left a trail of destruction across the interior Northeast on Wednesday, leaving families trapped in their homes. The tree fell through the roof and landed on a bed where the […]
Weather officials are investigating possible tornadoes that struck parts of Knox and Muskingum counties. The Muskingum County EMA Director Jeff Jadwin told WHIZ news that several people were hospitalized when a possible tornado struck the Village of Frazeysburg, located about an hour east of Columbus. The storms capped a night of watches and warnings across […]
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Weather Service (NWS) said tornadoes were confirmed in Leesburg, Va., and Poolesville, Md. on Wednesday evening. NWS later confirmed that another tornado had been confirmed in Poolesville in a post around 7:35 p.m. It said that anyone near Gaithersburg, Olney and Brookeville should take cover. Follow DC News […]
After four decades of business, a Tallahassee pawn shop owner has made the decision to close permanently after last month’s tornadoes left his business with a dislodged roof and damages that were far beyond immediate repair. Owner Bobby Carrouth had every intention to open Tallahassee Gun & Pawn for business as usual on May 10, […]
BRIARCLIFF Ark.- The May 26th tornado, which stretched 36.1 miles and caused destruction in its path, impacted the Briarcliff community. “We heard them come across mountain home radio station, breakthrough that there was a tornado,” Cindy Buettman said. Northern Arkansas counties devastated by overnight severe weather, 8 confirmed dead Awakened by thunder and lightning, she […]
Portions of the Panhandle, South Plains and Big Country will see an elevated risk for severe storms Thursday afternoon and evening, continuing an active weather week in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center forecasts an enhanced risk — a level three out of five chance — of severe […]
The Wichita Falls area did not entirely escape tornadoes Saturday but lucked out compared to other parts of Texas and Oklahoma. A tornado was confirmed about a mile northeast of Windthorst at 5:15 p.m. Saturday. It was observed to stay on the ground for about 10 minutes as it moved to the northeast. Damage was […]
It’s been five years since 15 tornadoes hit the Miami Valley. Just hours before one hit Harrison Township, Catherine Clayburn disappeared. It took a week to find her body. This Memorial Day your husband, Bob, is honoring her memory. Bob said he met Catherine at church. “We went to church in Hartford City,” Bob said. […]
Six tornadoes, including one with wind speeds of 150 mph, touched down in southern Illinois Sunday, the National Weather Service reported Monday. One person was injured in a home in Johnson County, where an EF3 tornado hit. Survey teams from the National Weather Service checked areas Monday and found trees knocked down and buildings damaged […]
UPDATE 1:25 p.m. – Governor Andy Beshear confirmed in a tweet a tornado touched down in Western Kentucky, with severe weather systems to continue to move through the state. As of Sunday afternoon, power outages are growing with more than 170,000 people without power, according to Beshear. There are no reported injuries at this time. […]
Oklahoma is bracing for yet another round of severe weather Saturday evening. According to the National Weather Service, all potential hazards are possible, including high winds, hail, heavy rain, and tornadoes. Widespread severe storms (some significant) are possible Saturday across the central/southern Plains to the Ozarks, and on Sunday from the Ozarks to the lower […]