Posts Tagged ‘Alabama’
Children orphaned by tornadoes carry on, and grieve (Reuters)
PHIL CAMPBELL, Ala (Reuters) – Five-year-old Garrett LeClere survived the devastating twister that struck Phil Campbell, Alabama on April 27 with two broken arms and a fractured skull. His parents did not make it. Rescuers searched for a day before ...
Deadly tornadoes rip OK, KS, and AR; high tornado risk today; Joplin tornado an EF-5
America's deadliest tornado season since 1953 continued its relentless onslaught of violent tornadoes yesterday. Numerous destructive and deadly tornadoes raked Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas, killing at least nine people. Yesterday's deadliest ...
U.S. tornadoes could cost insurers $6 billion: RMS (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) – Tornadoes that swept through southern U.S. states last month could cost the insurance industry up to $6 billion, risk-modeling agency RMS said on Tuesday. The tornadoes, which struck Alabama and neighboring states in late April, w...
After deadly twisters, towns cope with multiple funerals (Reuters)
COTTONDALE, Ala (Reuters) – Mourners gathered at a church on Tuesday to say goodbye to a victim of last week's storms, another sad scene being repeated hundreds of times across the Southern states ravaged by deadly twisters. Judy Sherrill, 62, lived...
Two EF-5 tornadoes confirmed from last week’s outbreak; record Ohio River flood
Damage surveys and the hunt for missing victims continues today in the areas devastated by last week's historic tornado outbreak. With the death toll in the 340 - 350 range, the April 25 - 28 tornado outbreak has surpassed the April 3 - 4, 1974 Super O...
Obama ramps up recovery help for tornado-hit South (Reuters)
PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama (Reuters) – The government ramped up efforts on Saturday to help thousands of homeless victims of the country's second deadliest recorded tornado outbreak, which killed at least 350 people. President Barack Obama, who surveye...
Recipe for calamity: The ingredients of a horrific tornado outbreak
Bob Henson | 28 April 2011 • The devastating rash of tornadoes that swept through the southeast United States on 27 April has already carved its way into the annals of twister history. A total of more than 160 tornadoes was reported in the prelimina...
Massive tornado outbreak kills 202; 100-year flood coming on Mississippi River
A stunning tornado outbreak of incredible violence has left at least 202 dead across the Eastern U.S.; injuries probably number over a thousand, with 600 injured in the town of Tuscaloosa alone. The tornadoes carved huge swaths of damage, completely fl...
Stats on The Deadliest Tornado Outbreak In My Life!
Stats on The Deadliest Tornado Outbreak In My Life! Apr 28, 2011; 8:26 AM ET It's a somber morning here at AccuWeather.com HQ while we report the news that over 175 people have been killed by yesterday's tornado outbreak, mainly in Alabama, Mississipp...
Tornadoes, floods, and fires continue to pound U.S.
The nation's unprecedented April tornado-fest continued full force last night, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logging 57 tornado reports, 295 cases of damaging thunderstorm winds, and 254 reports of large hail. The 2-day tornado count from this la...
Easter spirit endures in tornado-wrecked churches (AP)
DELTAVILLE, Va. – The huge holes in the walls of Zoar Baptist Church make it look like it was punched by a gigantic fist. The roof and steeple are gone, lost to one of the myriad tornadoes that wreaked deadly havoc from Oklahoma to Virginia last wee...
Incredible Video: Multiple Tornadoes Touching Down in Alabama
Lexington, MA (1775)Lexington-Concord Day; crisp anticyclone morning at 0700: 45.7 degrees, 29 56" rising, wind west, force 1, "very fair" sky - Prof. Winthrop noted at Cambridge, MA: "Battle of Concord will put a stop to observing." Providence, RI (1...
Tornadoes rip Alabama, Misssissippi; 17 dead in 2-day outbreak
Dozens of tornadoes and dangerous severe thunderstorms tore through the Southeast U.S. on Friday, bringing a second day of severe weather havoc to the nation. The death toll from the two-day severe blitz now stands at seventeen, with up to 100 people i...
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