Many in Tornado Alley Still Rely on Warning Sirens June 4, 2012 By Chris Blank Warnings sent directly to cell phones and broadcast over the airwaves can provide a detailed heads-up before dangerous storms. But...
Insurers Paid $200M to Victims of June 1, 2011 Massachusetts Tornadoes May 23, 2012 Massachusetts officials said that insurers so far paid out $200 million in claims related to devastating tornadoes in western and...
A Year after Joplin Tornadoes, $2.16B in Insurance Claims Paid May 18, 2012 The tornado that swept through Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, has generated $2.16 billion in insurance claims payouts to...
Aon Benfield’s April Global Cat Reports near $1 Billion in Tornado Losses May 4, 2012 Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has released its latest edition of its Global...
Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home April 27, 2012 By Michelle Kinsey The recent outbreak of severe weather in Kansas had storm chasers out in full force. So many of them, in...
FEMA Reports $18.6 Million in Disaster Aid to Kentucky April 25, 2012 More than $18.6 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for Kentucky residents who went through the tornadoes and...
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Traveled about 31 Miles April 18, 2012 A tornado that killed six people in northwestern Oklahoma traveled about 31 miles and had winds of 136 to 165...
Midwest Towns Say Early Storm Warnings Saved Lives April 17, 2012 The television was tuned to forecasters’ dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from...
Oklahoma Governor Declares State of Emergency in 12 Counties April 16, 2012 Governor Mary Fallin has declared a State of Emergency for 12 Oklahoma counties due to tornadoes, severe storms, straight line...
Tornado Outbreak: Authorities Say 5 Dead in Oklahoma, 29 Injuries April 16, 2012 By Rochelle Hines and Roxanna Hegeman Tornadoes raking communities across the Midwest and Plains left five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma, damaging...