April tornado News

FEMA Provides Funds for Tornado Debris Removal

The Mississippi city of Louisville and Winston County are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with removal of debris from an April tornado. The money has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The announcement was …

FEMA-Owned Hospital Opens in Tornado-Ravaged Mississippi City

The National Mobile Disaster Hospital has opened in a Mississippi city where the local hospital was heavily damaged by an April 28 tornado. It opened Monday in Louisville, and will be used until Winston Medical Center is rebuilt. Local physicians, …

Spirit AeroSystems’s Insurance Claim from Tornado About $400M

Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Kansas company said Thursday that it took a $55 million charge, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter for expenses related to …

Georgia Army Post Starts Repairs After April Tornado

Crews at Fort Benning are working to repair three buildings damaged by a tornado on the Georgia Army post eight months ago. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that fixing two Army barracks buildings and the National Guard training center is estimated …