Death Toll Rises Again in Southern Tornado Outbreak; EF3 Confirmed in Albany, Georgia

Officials confirmed another death Thursday from last weekend’s tornado outbreak that hammered the South, while the National Weather Service finalized a storm survey from one of the most devastating twisters to hit the South during the event. WALB.com said Patricia Ann Gohman died Thursday after being hospitalized for head injuries suffered when a tree fell…

95mph gales sweep Britain as a TORNADO tears through Welsh holiday village – and there’s more to come with ice, snow and weekend storms set to dump a fortnight’s worth of rain in just 24 hours

A tornado ripped through a holiday village today, destroying chalets and caravans and leaving scenes of ‘absolute carnage’, and the extreme weather is set to continue into the weekend. Gusts of up to 95mph were recorded close to flattened chalets in Clarach Bay, near Aberystwyth, west Wales, while houses nearby had their roofs ripped off.…

Airport staircase slams into Qantas plane as ‘mini tornado’ batters Queensland bringing the strongest winds in 30 years

A ‘mini-tornado’ ripped through parts of Queensland on Sunday bringing the strongest winds in more than 30 years. Three planes were damaged at Brisbane Airport as cyclone-strength gusts of 160km/h sent sets of stairs and a water tank flying across the tarmac. Dozens of flights were also delayed or diverted after the runway lights lost…

Woodburn tornado was region’s strongest, final report says

While Allen County’s tornado Aug. 24 certainly didn’t pack the most punch, it likely did record the highest wind of Indiana’s confirmed twisters that afternoon, according to National Weather Service reports. A total of 10 twisters occurred in Indiana during a series of storms Aug. 24, according to the weather service’s northern office in Syracuse,…

7 tornadoes hit Central Indiana

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that seven tornadoes tore through Central Indiana on Monday night, including three in Hendricks County. The weather service confirmed an EF-0 tornado near Clayton, an EF-1 tornado near Avon and an EF-1 tornado near Pittsboro, all in Hendricks County. Four additional tornadoes were confirmed: an EF-0 tornado near Battle…

2 tornadoes, 1 funnel cloud seen in southern Manitoba during wild weather day

Dark clouds, rain, hail and two tornadoes were spotted in southern Manitoba as a storm system crossed through the province on Wednesday. Environment Canada ended the tornado warnings in Manitoba but as of 4:48 a.m. CT Thursday, severe thunderstorm warnings remained in place in the regional municipality of Fisher, as well as the Jackhead, Peguis…

2 tornadoes confirmed in Saskatchewan Sunday

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologists say they’ve confirmed two tornadoes in Saskatchewan near Melville and Yorkton on Sunday with the possibility of a third tornado forming. At around 4 p.m. CST a tornado touched down about 10 kilometres northwest of Melville, a community about 145 kilometres northeast of Regina, and the tornado was…

Tornado damages crops

WORTHINGTON (KWWL) – A tornado touches down in Eastern Iowa this weekend, causing damage in Dubuque County. Driving through Worthington you can’t tell a tornado hit the town. Unless, you drive into a local farmer’s yard, where the tornado left proof it was there. Corn breaking, snapping and blowing completely over, all thanks to an…