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Obama signs disaster declaration for 14 Kansas counties
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a disaster declaration affecting 14 counties that were hit last month by severe weather. The declaration means federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private
Tags: president obama, disaster declaration, Lawrence, environment, Disaster Accident, Weather, Tornadoes, political-news, Sedgwick County
Weak tornado touches down in Ontario farmer's field
ET Environment Canada has confirmed that a weak tornado touched down east of Orono, Ont., northeast of Oshawa. The agency says there are no reports of damage when the twister hit late Tuesday afternoon in a farmer's field. It has been given a rating
Tags: Orono, environment, United States, Weather, Tornadoes, storm, wind
Jefferson County storms knock down trees and power lines
A line of storms Monday night and early today peppered western Jefferson County with hail and knocked down a number of trees and power lines, according to National Weather Service reports. Keisa Sharpe-Johnson, a spokeswoman for Alabama Power Co. ,
Tags: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Bessemer, Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area, United States, environment, Weather, Tornadoes, Birmingham Alabama
Mass. to release 2011 tornado insurance claim data
Massachusetts officials plan to release details of insurance claims connected to tornado destruction in the state's western and central parts last June. The National Weather Service says four tornadoes touched down during the June 1, 2011 storm,
Tags: Boston, United States, Weather, Tornadoes, Disaster Accident
Joplin emerges from tornado's devastation a year later
A patch of wildflowers planted in the weeks before the May 22 tornado that killed 161 people and left schools, police and fire stations, parks and other landmarks in the rubble, has sprung up next to the concrete slab upon which Richard and Sandra
Tags: Joplin Humane Society, Joplin, environment, tornado, Weather, Joplin Missouri, Tornadoes, social issues, human interest, Joplin metropolitan area
Homes damaged by tornado west of Harper
A tornado damaged multiple homes west of Harper in Harper County tonight, officials say. There is some pretty bad damage to a farm house, and a couple of other homes were damaged, too, said Scott Smith, a meteorologist with the Wichita branch of the
Tags: Tornadoes, Harper County, Harper, environment, United States, Weather, Disaster Accident, storm, wind
Several reports of short-lived tornadoes west of Wichita
Numerous tornadoes have been reported west of Wichita early this evening, but forecasters say they're weak and short-lived. There's been several reports of tornadoes, said Scott Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wichita.
Tags: Tornadoes, storm, Scott Smith, Wichita, Kansas City, Weather, environment, Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology, May 2007 tornado outbreak
Crews check for any storm damages Tuesday; local emergency officials say it’s been pretty calm in Myrtle Beach area
Tuesday morning has been pretty calm with no reports of any damages or flooding in the area, according to Horry and Georgetown counties emergency management officials. On Monday, there was flooding between 6 inches and 2 feet in downtown Conway when
Tags: Horry Electric Cooperative, Catina Hipp, Georgetown, environment, Weather, Disaster Accident, United States, robbery, Tornadoes
Tornado warning in effect for Horry County
The storm is in the Conway area right now and headed east at 11 mph, according to the NWS. Randy Webster, emergency management director for Horry County, said there has not been a confirmed tornado touch down, but Doppler radar has indicated the
Tags: Horry County, tornado warning, Myrtle Beach, environment, United States, Weather, May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence, Tornadoes, tornado, Tornado emergency
Extreme-weather text alerts set to begin
service, which begins this month, is free, and consumers won't have to sign up...She said alerts about very dangerous situations such as tornadoes will give advice such as "seek shelter immediately." Alerts for missing children and Presidential
Tags: Weather, warning, emergency management, Tornadoes, tornado, storm, wind, national weather service, disasters-news, Seattle
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