Category: tornado

Capitol Report: Swimmer Attacked for Protecting Women’s Only Sports; Democrats Criticize Tennessee Lawmakers’ Expulsion

Swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by transgender activists for speaking out about women’s sports. And while Republicans advocate for wide bans on transgender athletes, the White House and the Supreme Court are pushing back. Democrats are responding to the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers with allegations of racism and threats to democracy. China retaliated against…


Patrol: Missouri Tornado Kills at Least 4, Sows Destruction

ST. LOUIS—A tornado that swept through southeastern Missouri before dawn Wednesday killed at least four people and injured an unknown number of others, authorities said. Sgt. Clark Parrott, of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said the death toll from the early-morning storm might rise as crews sift through the rubble of damaged and destroyed homes…


Predawn Missouri Tornado Kills at Least 5, Sows Destruction

GLEN ALLEN, Mo.—A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South kept a wary eye out for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail. Wednesday’s severe weather was the third in a series…


Federal Agency Warns Widespread Severe Weather Threat With Strong Tornadoes Could Impact Millions in Central US

Officials say a widespread severe weather threat with strong tornadoes may impact about a dozen states from the Midwest to the South on Tuesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center warned that a “large area of severe potential will exist from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning” that will affect the eastern portions…


32 Dead as Tornadoes Torment From Arkansas to Delaware

WYNNE, Ark.—Residents across a wide swath of the United States raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a…


Broad Swaths of US Reel From Tornadoes That Killed 29

WYNNE, Ark.—Residents across a wide swath of the United States raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 29 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a…


Arkansas Aftermath of Tornado That Killed at Least 2

Views of the damage after a fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and neighboring towns on Friday (March 31), killing at least two people and injuring dozens. …


Mississippi Tornadoes Kill 23, Injure Dozens Overnight

ROLLING FORK, Miss.—Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi—destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town—killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. They warned that the casualty toll could go higher. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from local and state agencies were deployed to help…


Mississippi Tornadoes Kill at Least 23, Injure Dozens Overnight

ROLLING FORK, Miss.—Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi—destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town—killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. They warned that the casualty toll could go higher. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from local and state agencies were deployed to help…


At Least 23 Killed in Mississippi Tornado and Storms

At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state’s emergency management agency said after the twister left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km). Four people were missing as search and rescue teams combed through the destruction…