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Tornadoes, Huge Hail Batter Midwest, Plains States; More to Come

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:57 +0000

On Sunday, at least 25 tornadoes pummeled states across the Midwest and Great Plains. At least two people died in the storms. Even more harsh weather, and not just tornadoes, is set to hit much of the rest of the country on Monday. Five states—Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas—have been placed on “tornado watch” [...]

Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000

An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

Remembering Mechanicville Tornado of 1998 [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:56:25 +0000

With the current tornado watch we’re under until 9pm issued by the National Weather Service, I started thinking about the Mechanicville Tornado that hit in 1998.We’ll keep you posted if anything develops locally with the watch we are under this evening. Fourteen years seems like a long time, but for those local residents that were [...]

Tornadoes Pounding Southern Indiana – A Entire Town Is Gone

Jake Thomas — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:44:45 +0000

A “super cell” of tornadoes are moving through Indiana as we speak. Officials have been quoted as saying the town of Marysville, Indiana is completely gone. The town of Henryville about 20 miles north of Lousiville, Kentucky has also received tons of damage. At this point no fatalities have been reported. We’ll keep you posted [...]

Even A Tornado Can't Keep A Dog From His Family [VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:00:20 +0000

There is one thing about tradedy, it breeds courage. And in this case, not just with people. As you know tornadoes have been ravaging the country as of late and in April it was Alabama that took a hard hit. What we didn't know at the time was there was a family god named Mason who unfortunetly was outside when the sttorm came. Mason was literally swept up into the storm and carried away. The owners searched for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be found.