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CoreLogic Ranks the Windiest Cities in the U.S.

Jackson, Miss., is the windiest city in the nation, according to new data released by CoreLogic. Springfield, Mo., Boston and Cambridge, Mass., followed by Shreveport, La., rounded out the top five windiest cities. The CoreLogic Windy City Ranking provides a …

Indiana Homeowner Disputes Weather Service Account of Storm

An eastern Indiana man who suffered storm damage earlier this month is challenging the National Weather Service’s ruling that straight-line winds caused the damage to his property. Randy Hubbard tells The Star Press the June 8 storm blew out windows, …

Tornadoes Ruled Out as Cause of Damage in Mississippi

The National Weather Service has determined that Thursday storm damage in Pearl River and Tate counties was caused by straight-line winds and not tornadoes. West of Senatobia in Tate County, Strayhorn Elementary School suffered roof damage. High winds also brought …

Wisconsin City Cleans up Damage From Powerful Wind

Kenosha, Wis., continues to recover from winds that reached up to 100 mph over the weekend, ripping up trees and knocking out power. Yards are littered with broken trees and branches felled by the straight line winds. Ann Bailey tells …

Thunderstorm Damages North Dakota Lake Cabins

A strong thunderstorm that pushed through central and western North Dakota brought 85 mph straight-line winds that damaged four cabins along Lake Isabel south of Dawson. No one was injured. Kidder County Emergency Manager Jim Albrecht tells the Bismarck Tribune …

Arkansas Tornadoes Damage Dozens fo Homes

Two apparent tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Saturday, injuring at least five people and damaging about two dozen homes. St. Francis County Sheriff’s dispatcher Leslie White said a suspected tornado damaged three homes and injured three people late Saturday …

Fatalities and Extensive Damage Reported in North Texas

At least six people were killed and more than 100 people injured in overnight thunderstorms in North Texas. Reports of softball size hail and as many as 10 tornadoes were reported. The storms began intensifying in Mineral Wells where softball …

Arkansas Damage Caused by Straight Line Winds

The National Weather Service says straight line winds were behind the destruction of a home and barn in Bismarck, Ark. Forecaster John Robinson said Tuesday that people in the area believed Monday’s storm spun off a tornado that caused the …

Winds Blamed for Indiana Storm Damage

The National Weather Service is blaming straight-line winds and not a tornado for damaging several homes and other buildings in southwestern Indiana. Meteorologist Dave Tucek in Indianapolis says descriptions of overnight storm damage reported in Greene County suggest that homes …

Family, Truck Driver Die in Storms in Northeastern Oklahoma

Fierce thunderstorms with strong winds tore through Oklahoma, killing a truck driver and a family whose mobile home was flipped into a creek. One storm rolled in so fast, a couple in Nowata County had no time to reach a …