“The devastation and damage to homes and businesses caused by tornadoes can and should be reduced by better construction methods,” said Dr. Tim Reinhold, chief engineer and senior vice president of research, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). …
An 80-room Tupelo, Miss., hotel demolished because of heavy damage from the tornado last April will be replaced by a larger hotel – one with the Hilton brand. A 108-room Home2 Suites will be built where the Comfort Suites once …
The southwest Washington city of Longview tallied the damage Friday from a rare tornado that tore off roofs, broke windows and uprooted trees, leaving residents and officials in disbelief. No one was injured in the Thursday afternoon wind blast, which …
The National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes struck Louisiana as a storm system moved across the state Monday. The most severe of the twisters, which stayed on the ground for nine miles, started at 11:16 a.m. west of the West …
The National Weather Service says a small tornado briefly touched down in southeastern Michigan, causing some property damage but no injuries. Meteorologist Bryan Tilley tells The Detroit News that the funnel cloud with winds reaching 75 miles per hour touched …
Flood insurance workshops will be held this week for residents of the small northeast Nebraska city of Pilger who want to rebuild after a June tornado destroyed much of the town. Flooding rules have complicated rebuilding plans for many Pilger …
After the devastating tornado that hit Faulkner County on April 27, Vilonia, Ark., residents are tiptoeing into the rebuilding process. While the rebuilding of a nearly $13 million school for the Vilonia School District is moving forward, a group of …
A storm system that wreaked havoc across the eastern U.S. spawned a tornado just north of Boston on Monday, causing extensive damage in the coastal city of Revere, where roofs were ripped off buildings and dozens of large trees were …
Gov. Scott Walker got a firsthand look at damage caused by tornadoes that tore across southern Wisconsin. On Tuesday, Walker toured storm damage in Platteville and Verona. Wisconsin Public Radio reports Walker says it appears most of the owners of …
No sirens or local alert system warned an RV park housing workers in North Dakota’s oil patch about a Memorial Day tornado that injured nine people and damaged or destroyed 15 trailers. Even with warning, there are scant places to …