Updated at 6:50 p.m.: Revised to reflect confirmation of an eighth and ninth tornado. The list of confirmed tornadoes that walloped North Texas on Sunday grew by six Tuesday, bringing the total to nine, while power was restored to thousands of businesses and homeowners dealt a glancing blow by the storms. No one was killed…
National Weather Service confirms additional North Texas tornado
DALLAS – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado did hit Rockwall with an estimated wind speed of 90 miles per hour. That’s in addition to the EF-3 tornado confirmed in North Dallas, an EF-1 tornado in Rowlett and an EF-0 north of Wills Point in Van Zandt County. The NWS has…
No warning siren for twister; mayor has to use hand crank
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) — The tornado siren failed to sound when a small tornado reached the area of Sparta, Missouri, because the small-town mayor couldn’t get to the hand-crank siren. KY-TV reports that the tornado tracked into the Sparta area just after 1 a.m. Monday. Winds up to 90 mph damaged homes and downed trees,…
NWS says EF-1 tornado slams city of Tyronza
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado slammed into the city of Tyronza in the early morning hours Monday. An EF-1 rating means winds were anywhere between 86mph to 100mph. As crews work to clear the debris, the city of Tyronza says food and water are available for those affected…
Destructive Dallas tornado lifts debris 20,000 feet high
Several tornadoes and violent severe thunderstorms hit the Dallas metro area Sunday night, including at least one destructive tornado on the north side of the city that produced significant damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people. However, despite the extensive damage, there were no reported fatalities as of Monday morning and…
Tornadoes leave heavy damage, power outages in its wake after moving through Dallas
A tornado left a miles-long trail of heavy damage from northwest Dallas to Richardson late Sunday, and the National Weather Service was investigating reports that other funnel clouds had hit the area. The city of Dallas said early Monday that there had been no reports of deaths or serious injuries. First responders had been going…
Dallas Tornado Causes Major Damage to Homes, Businesses; 1 Killed By Fallen Tree in Arkansas
Severe storms ripped through the South Sunday night into early Monday, spawning a damaging tornado in Dallas and contributing to the death of one person in Arkansas. The National Weather Service said at around 9:30 p.m. CDT that it had visual confirmation of a tornado on the ground in northern Dallas. The tornado was first…
40 years ago: Tornado killed 3, destroyed Bradley Air Museum and ravaged region
First came the rain, lashing down on to the tarmac at Bradley International Airport. Next were the howling winds. The sky turned black, and Donald J. Piacentini hopped into his car, left his job at the airport in Windsor Locks and headed home to Agawam. Piacentini was a reluctant witness to the tornado that swept…
Typhoon, earthquake and tornado hit Japan, shutting down cities with evacuations
People living near Tokyo, and across Japan, were on the highest alert Saturday, with heavy downpours flooding the area as multiple natural disasters struck the island. As Typhoon Hagibis (which translates to “speed” in Filipino) approached landfall, the U.S. Geological Survey registered a 5.3 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of Tokyo. It was considered…
SD Shop Destroyed by Tornadic Weather
Oct. 11, 2019—A Sioux Falls Meineke operator is working to bounce back after his shop was completely destroyed in a massive storm event. In early September, three tornadoes with confirmed EF-2 strength touched down in the area of the city, causing widespread damage. News station KELO spoke to the Meineke operators, Doug and Kim Olson,…