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Study Surveys Impact of Leap Day IllinoisTornado

On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ago—hitting the ground with a force of …

Neighbors Help Out in Tennessee Tornado Recovery

The communities of Harrison and Ooltewah are still scarred with uprooted, twisted trees and homes under construction after a March 2 tornado, but neighbors are helping each other on the path to recovery. The EF3 tornado destroyed 82 homes and …

Governor Tours Alabama Town’s Tornado Recovery

Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic visit came on the second day …