WACO, Texas — The year was 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. Allan Shivers was governor of Texas. The year also saw one of the deadliest known tornadoes in the history of the Lone Star State. On May 11, 1953 a violent tornado ripped through downtown Waco, claiming 114 lives. The National Weather Service states…
A Decade Later, Deadly Western Mass. Tornado Remembered As Rare Event That Pulled People Together
Ten years ago this Tuesday, multiple tornadoes tore through western Massachusetts, killing three people, injuring 200, and causing more than $200 million in damages. The most violent of the tornadoes touched down at 4:17 p.m. in Westfield, churning into West Springfield, then Springfield, leaving streets blanketed with rubble and broken glass, road signs twisted, entire…
National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes hit the Bolivar, Mo. area Thursday
BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) – The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes hit the Bolivar, Mo. area Thursday. The two EF1 twisters hit around the noon hour. The first brief tornado hit along Killingsworth Avenue in the southern portion of the Polk County city. The second EF1 tornado hit between Bolivar and Halfway. Multiple witnesses reported…
Sheridan Co. town hit by tornado reports damage, minor injuries
(WIBW) – A tornado reportedly did serious damage Monday evening in a small town in western Kansas. The National Weather Service reports a tornado touched down in Selden just after 6 p.m. Selden is a town of fewer than 300 people in Sheridan Co., just east of Colby. An NWS storm report said a train…
NWS: Confirmed tornado damage in Rice County
RICE COUNTY, Minn. — The National Weather Service is reporting tree damage due to a tornado touching down near Dundas, Minnesota, in Rice County. Severe weather swept through parts of southern Minnesota, with several counties being placed under a tornado warning. NWS also confirmed another touchdown near Elko New Market in Scott County and another…
Home, Nursery Damaged by 2019 Tornado Struck Again by Sunday’s Storm
A sudden Tornado Warning in Dallas on Sunday afternoon came as a surprise to many — especially to property owners in Preston Hollow. Survey crews with the National Weather Service determined Monday afternoon that an EF-1 tornado touched down in North Dallas Sunday afternoon. To people who live and work on Northaven Road, Sunday reminded…
Two tornadoes touched down in New Orleans and North Shore areas during severe weather, NWS confirms
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Two tornadoes touched down in the Fox 8 viewing area on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service says one tornado caused damage in Jefferson Parish near the New Orleans International Airport. The preliminary rating of the tornado is an EF0. The NWS reports a few…
A damaging tornado struck New Orleans early Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado caused damage in New Orleans overnight Tuesday as severe thunderstorms blew through the area and produced flooding. Power poles were toppled and tree damage was reported, with the storms knocking out power to as many as 10,000 people for a time. The Weather Service was out surveying…
Back-to-Back Tornadoes Leave At Least 12 Dead, Hundreds Injured in China
At least 12 people are dead and 300 injured after a pair of tornadoes ripped apart homes and other buildings in southern and eastern China Friday night. Local government officials said eight people died in the city of Wuhan, famous as ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press reported. “I’ve grown up in…
At least 12 dead as tornadoes rip through two Chinese provinces
SHANGHAI — Two tornadoes ripped through China’s central city of Wuhan and a town in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing at least 12 people and injuring hundreds while destroying homes and property, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Eight people were reported dead in Wuhan, in Hubei province, with 280 injured after…