Midwest tornadoes News

1 Person Killed, Homes Destroyed After Tornado Rips NE Kansas

WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said. Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city …

Tornadoes Have Pushed Insurers’ Weather Claims Above $105B for 2021

Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry’s 2021 bill for weather-related claims well above the predicted $105 billion, industry experts said, and premiums should rise on worries that climate change …

‘Keep Delivering’: Amazon Tornado Tragedy Raises Emergency Safety Training Questions

The messages between an Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver and her boss began about 80 minutes before a tornado struck one of the company’s warehouses in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Dec. 10, killing six workers. The dramatic exchange cast in sharp relief …

More Tornadoes in Midwest, Great Plains Leave One Dead and 500,000 in the Dark

Dec 16, 2021 — A powerful storm that spawned tornadoes across the Midwest and Great Plains killed at least one person, ripped trees from the ground and knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and businesses. Winds gusted to …

New Research Warns Rare Winter Tornadoes May Get More Intense

Nasty winter tornadoes — like the deadly ones last week that hit five states — are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction in a warming world, a new study shows. …

Tornadoes Destroyed Kentucky Insurance Agency, Damaged Others as Claims Pour In

A number of insurance agencies in southwestern Kentucky sustained damage at their own offices during the massive tornado rampage last weekend, including one insurance firm that lost its entire building in hard-hit Mayfield. “Yes, we lost our Mayfield branch, but …

AM Best Sees Tornado Losses as Manageable for Insurers

Analysts at ratings firm AM Best said they expect the insured losses from the tornadoes that devastated central and southern U.S. last weekend will dampen underwriting results for insurers but that insurers will be able to absorb them, even though …

Insured Loss From Tornado Outbreak Estimated at $3 Billion by KCC

The insured loss from the December 9-12 tornado outbreak that devastated parts of central U.S. has been estimated to be about $3 billion. Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company said its estimate includes damage from the tornadoes and winds …

Why OSHA Is Investigating Amazon Worker Deaths at Illinois Building Hit by Tornado

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of an Amazon.com Inc building in Illinois in which six workers died, an official at the U.S. Department of Labor said …

Crews Continue Searching for Missing After Tornadoes Ravage Communities

Rescuers combed through fields of wreckage after a tornado outbreak roared across the middle of the U.S., leaving dozens dead and communities in despair. A twister carved a track that could rival the longest on record as the stormfront smashed …