Tornado News

Four Killed and Property Destroyed as Tornadoes Strike Gulf Coast

Four people were killed and property was ripped apart as tornadoes and severe thunderstoms moved across the Southeast Tuesday. The New York Times and other news services reported that an 81-year-old woman died after her mobile home was overturned in …

A 7th Person in Tennessee Has Died Due to Tornado-Producing Storms

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) __ A seventh person in Tennessee has died from injuries she suffered during a string of powerful storms earlier this month that whipped up destructive tornadoes, according to police. Penny Scroggins, a 78-year-old from Clarksville, died Saturday …

Mobile Homes Turn Deadly when Tornadoes Hit, AP Analysis Finds

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her …

Tornado Damage to Pfizer Plant Unlikely to Cause Major Drug Supply Shortages, FDA says

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant affected its storage facility, rather than its medicine production areas, the company said Friday. The …

Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant in North Carolina as Scorching Heat and Floods Sock Other Parts of US

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat. Pfizer confirmed that …

Vermont Braces for More Rain in Wake of Historic Flooding

Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm weather Thursday to clean up from historic flooding that damaged thousands of homes, businesses and roads, and left some residents …

Tornado in Alberta Wrecks Homes but Causes no Serious Injuries

DIDSBURY, Alberta (AP) – A tornado that struck near a town in the Canadian province of Alberta wrecked homes and killed livestock, but caused no serious injuries, authorities said Sunday. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a warning at 1:50 …

Tornado and Other Severe Weather Kill 3, Damage Homes, and Knock Out Power in 4 States

SHOALS, Ind. (AP) — A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe weather rumbled through several states. The tornado …

Tornado Rips Through Massive Wyoming Coal Mining Site, Injures 8 People

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) – A tornado that ripped through the country’s largest coal mining site in northeast Wyoming left eight people injured and halted operations as first responders searched the massive open-pit site for employees and continued to assess …

Tornado Hits South Texas, Killing 1 and Damaging Dozens of Homes

LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — One person was killed and a curfew was imposed after a powerful tornado tore through a community near the southern tip of Texas before dawn Saturday, damaging dozens of residences and knocking down power lines, …