The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected as a co-host of the 2014 National Tornado Summit. The summit serves as a forum for national and state experts to meet and recommend new policies to improve emergency management, preparedness and …
State insurance officials are planning an event to help central Oklahoma residents who are still dealing with insurance issues involving May’s severe storms and tornadoes. The Oklahoma Insurance Department will host the Recovery Roundup on Aug. 17 at Southmoore High …
Roosevelt County officials are assessing the damage done by a tornado that touched down about 20 miles north of Poplar, Mont. Emergency services coordinator Dan Sietsema says at least two farm sites were hit by the tornado Monday afternoon, causing …
It was a doozy. Flying, biting killer sharks literally whipped into a frenzy by freak tornadoes wreaked havoc on Los Angelenos. The catastrophe played out on the Syfy Channel on Thursday night, lighting up Twitter as the top trend all …
It’s safe to say there’s a lot going on in the homeowners insurance scene in Colorado, where homeowners insurance rates are likely to be on the rise for some time. Insured losses from the recently doused Black Forest fire should …
A National Weather Service spokeswoman says a modest tornado did indeed touch down near the tiny Oregon town of Birkenfeld in the North Oregon Coast Range. The Tuesday afternoon tornado was classified as an EF-0, which means it had wind …
The tornado that ripped through Missouri’s St. Charles County in late May, and flooding that has ravaged portions of the county, are proving costly. KMOX Radio reports that cleanup costs are at $2.4 million and the tab is still running. …
The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, the National Weather Service said. The …
The founder and CEO of a Baton Rouge-based fast-food chain says experience with disasters served the company well after a tornado ravaged Moore, Okla. Todd Graves, of Raising Cane’s, said the chain has about 50 employees in Moore. The restaurant …
The National Weather Service says a tornado that traveled seven miles across rural western Kansas during the weekend was an EF4, with winds of 165 to 185 mph. The report from the agency’s Dodge City office follows a survey of …
