Category: tornadoes

Experts Refute Claims Linking Deadly Tornadoes to Climate Change

Experts have pushed back against claims that this weekend’s tragic tornadoes in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee can be clearly linked to manmade climate change. In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, professor and climate economist Richard S.J. Tol of the University of Sussex explained why it is so difficult to connect weather…


Deadly Tornadoes to Cost Insurers up to $5 Billion

Insured losses from the swarm of tornadoes and severe convective storms that caused destruction in parts of the country this month could amount up to $5 billion, industry experts said on Tuesday. Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company said it expects insured losses of about $3 billion from tornadoes that tore a 200-mile path…


Kentucky Clears Mountains of Tornado Debris; 12 Children Among 74 Dead

MAYFIELD, Ky.—Clean-up crews in western Kentucky’s devastated communities on Tuesday ramped up their Herculean task of carting away mountains of debris left by last week’s killer tornadoes as survivors huddled together for warmth and support. In the hard-hit city of Mayfield, five families bunked together at the home of Reina Guerra Perez, swaddled in donated…


64 Confirmed Dead, Over 100 Missing After Tornadoes Hit Kentucky

At least 64 people were killed when four or more tornadoes struck Kentucky late Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear told a press conference on Dec. 13. Authorities believe the death toll may go above 70, maybe 80. At least 105 Kentucky residents are still unaccounted for as National Guard personnel and hundreds of other local first…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 13)

President Joe Biden declares a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes kills dozens of people, the search for survivors continues as at least 100 people are still missing and feared dead, and tornado experts analyze why fatalities were so high.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 13)

President Biden declares a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes kills dozens of people, the search for survivors continues as at least 100 people are still missing and feared dead, and tornado experts analyze why fatalities were so high.


At Least 64 People Confirmed Dead in Kentucky After Barrage of Tornadoes

MAYFIELD, Ky.—At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky after a raft of tornadoes tore through six states, with power still out for thousands and strangers welcoming survivors who lost everything into their homes. While the toll from the deadly twisters was lower than initially feared, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said…


2 Confirmed Dead as Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped in Amazon Warehouse Hit by Tornadoes in Illinois

At least two workers were confirmed dead when an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse collapsed near St. Louis after tornadoes and strong storms roared through the area late Friday, local authorities said. Several people remained unaccounted for as rescuers frantically searched for workers who may be trapped in the facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, Police Chief Mike Fillback…


Deadly Tornadoes, Storms Strike US; Roof Collapse at Amazon

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—Tornadoes and severe weather were blamed for several deaths and injuries across parts of the Midwest and the South as a storm system caused significant damage at a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois, a nursing home in Arkansas, and numerous homes and buildings. Many people were feared dead at the…


Tornadoes Cause Damage in Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central US

COWETA, Okla.—Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning, and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted for later this week in parts of…