Tag: tornado

Possible Tornado Near Los Angeles Rips up Building Roofs

LOS ANGELES—A possible tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on March 22, ripping pieces of roofing off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person. The National Weather Service said it sent teams to assess damage in Montebello and the…


Rare Tornado Near Los Angeles Rips Building Roofs; 1 Injured

LOS ANGELES—A possible tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday, ripping pieces of roofing off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person. The National Weather Service said it sent teams to assess damage in Montebello and the southern…


VIDEO: Police Officer Rushes Into Raging Texas Tornado to Rescue K9 Partner Trapped in Police Cruiser

A police officer was seen fighting through destructive winds to rescue his K9 partner in Deer Park, Texas, as a tornado hit the city on Tuesday, Jan. 24. In security camera footage that went viral, Officer Joel Nitchman is seen rushing out of a police station into the middle of a raging storm to rescue his…


Tornado Causes Damage East of Houston; No Injuries Reported

PASADENA, Texas—A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that downed utility poles and power lines, overturned vehicles, and ripped roofs off homes in communities east of Houston. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado emergency for that area,…


Tornado Threat Continues as Southern Towns Assess Damage

JACKSON, Miss.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store, and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi and Alabama. Two deaths were reported as the storm front continued to threaten parts of the Deep South on Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters…


At Least 12 Killed as Tornadoes Wreck Homes in the South

WETUMPKA, Ala.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, while two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama, authorities said Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters capable of carving up…


At Least 2 Killed as Tornadoes Wreck Homes in the South

WETUMPKA, Ala.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, while two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama, authorities said Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters capable of carving up…


Storms Could Spawn Major Tornadoes, Floods in Several States

JACKSON, Miss.—Forecasters warned of the potential for strong tornadoes that could stay on the ground for long distances in parts of the South on Tuesday, as well as flooding rains and hail the size of tennis balls. More than 25 million people could be at risk as the storm system moves from east Texas to…


Storms Cause Major Tornadoes, Flooding Around the South

JACKSON, Miss.—Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi took cover as tornado sirens blared late Tuesday, and forecasters warned of the threat of strong twisters capable of tracking long distances on the ground as a severe weather outbreak erupted in the Deep South. There were no immediate reports of severe damage or injuries as…


Tornado Kills 1 in Eastern China as Country Faces High Temperatures

BEIJING—A tornado blew through 11 villages in a farming region of eastern China, damaging homes, killing at least one person and injuring 25 others, while swaths of the country face extreme heat. The homes and property of more than 2,000 people were damaged when the twister struck Wednesday in Jiangsu province south of Beijing. Total…