1 year later: Recovery continues after EF2 tornado ripped through DeSoto County

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The third largest outbreak of tornados on record swept across the south on this morning one year ago, hitting parts of Arkansas and Mississippi. The aftermath caused an estimated $1.7 billion dollars in damage. Mississippi saw its share of damage in four counties: DeSoto, Bolivar, Sunflower, and Washington. Just minutes before 5:00…

Rare tornado touches down near Richland

A small tornado appeared to touch down near north Richland on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The agency was emailed photos and videos that show a rotating dark cloud column that appears to touch the ground. Meteorologists checked their radar images and saw possible evidence of a tornado between 2:30 and 2:45…

Rare Tornado In Washington State Causes ‘Catastrophic’ Damage

SEATTLE (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in a Seattle suburb on Tuesday, damaging several homes and toppling trees, authorities said. Based on radar imagery and video evidence, a tornado touched down south of Port Orchard shortly before 2 p.m., said Brent Bower, hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle. There were no…

At least 4 tornadoes hit Virginia on Thursday; one crossed the Pentagon and National Mall

At least four tornadoes hit Virginia on Thursday, but strong straight-line gusts also damaged trees and structures across the state. Tidewater area At 12:09 p.m. Thursday, an EF-1 tornado with 90 mph winds struck Irvington in Lancaster County. Though it lasted for only about three minutes, the tornado carved a 2.7-mile-long path of damage that…

The tornado in Monroe was small and rare, but Washington state is no stranger to twisters

Tornado alley it’s not, but Washington state is no stranger to twisters. “We average just shy of two tornadoes a year,” said Ted Buehner, a warning-coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service. That adds up to 120 twisters from 1950 until last year, according to storm event data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.…