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- Paging Survives Joplin TornadoA look at viable communications during natural disasters such as the Joplin tornado.
How to Be Safe During a Tornado?Do you know how to be safe should a tornado be headed your way?- How to Go on Storm Chasing Tours and Live to Tell About ItTornado tourism is an outcropping of adventure travel. Thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies and those fed up with the usual vacation destinations are going storm chasing. Yes, it is risky; but when done right, a tornado tour can be the trip of a lifetime.
- Pets Lost in Joplin Tornado: Owners Still SearchingJoplin has began to rebuild after the May 22, 2011 tornado destroyed a large part of the city. Many pets are still lost or wandering the streets. Some could even be in other states living with new people while their owners continue to search for them.
- An Account of the April 27th, 2011 Tornado, 8 Months LaterThe tornado that hit Cleveland, TN in April has changed thousands of lives, but also brought us together closer as a community.
Through the Eyes of a Tornado ChaserJourney down the road with a meteorology buff as a tornado forms.- EPA Grants Joplin, Mo., $500,000 for Lead Contamination CleanupThe EPA is awarding Jopling, Missouri a $500,000 grant through the Superfund program in order to support clean up efforts aimed at lead contamination following the tornado in May.
- U.S. Weather Disasters Break Billion-Dollar Records in 2011If you thought we’ve been experiencing more extreme weather than ever before, you are right. According to the NOAA, the U.S. had a record-breaking 12 weather disasters in 2011 that caused over $1 billion in damages each.
- Types of True TornadosWhile there are other items that are similar to tornados (like dust devils) there are four types of true tornados.
- Oklahoma Rocked by Earthquakes and Tornados in NovemberNovember started out shaky for Oklahoma literally when the state was rocked with two earthquakes during the first weekend of the month. On Monday, other parts of the state found themselves in the paths of tornadoes.
Two Tornadoes Touch Down in Prince William County, VirginiaSeven twisters roared through Virginia damaging several areas Thursday's violent batch of thunderstorms, two of them touched down in Prince William County, according to the National Weather Service.- Brad Garrett Performing Comedy Show in Joplin, MO to Benefit Rebuilding ProcessBrad Garrett is bringing his comedy to Joplin, Missouri for one night only. The city of Joplin was demolished in May of this year by a deadly tornado. All proceeds earned from this night of stand-up will go to the city to help the rebuilding process.
The Search for Hanah: Dog Lost in Joplin TornadoWhen the tornado hit Joplin, Mo on May 22, 2011 Hanah, am American Bulldog, was huddled in a closet with her family. The wind ripped Hanah right out of her owner's arms. Read about this courageous search for the dog they love.
ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Gets Set to Help Joplin, Missouri Tornado VictimsHelp me help Joplin, Missouri tornado victims next month in conjunction with ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I'm looking to make the trip and also try to help raise money for the victims.
Oasis Among the TornadoesA look back at the tornadoes of 1974.
Tornado Warning in Grand CanyonIn October 2010, four tornadoes hit the area west of Flagstaff, Ariz. Today, we see a repeat of the same kind of wild weather, and we captured the 'wall cloud' which spawned the racing pulses.
Tornado and the Easter BunnySometimes life gives me the willies. Sometimes it gives me peanut butter. Sometimes, it gives me both - Mwuh hah hah!
Unusual Weather in Wilmington, NC Troubles ResidentsWilmington, NC has seen a variety of weather this August. Tornadoes, water spouts, flooding, earthquakes, and an impending hurricane that already has parts of the Outer Banks evacuating.
National Weather Center in Norman, OklaMeteorologists, storm chasers and weather hobbyists will want to visit the National Weather Center (NWC) located on the University of Oklahoma (OU) campus in Norman, Okla.
Tornado Preparedness: Beyond the BasicsMany know how to safely hide from a tornado's wrath, but there are a few things you can do ahead of time to make things a little safer.- First Day of School Wasn't Too Bad for the Little Tornado VictimsYesterday was the first day of school for Bradley County, Tennessee. Last year on April 27, 2011, as the school year was winding down, the area was hit by 5 tornadoes, One school was destroyed, one was heavily damaged.
Tuscaloosa was a Dangerous City Long Before the Freak Tornado OutbreakThe city of Tuscaloosa is a super-dangerous place to drive, a fact I learned firsthand. I'm willing to bet more students die in wrecks there than in freak tornado outbreaks. A cautionary tale for students and residents alike.
Tornado, the CatTornado came to us upon the insistence of a neighbor. She was a rescue, and my kids were young and concerned for her. What can I say, we let her in. Suddenly, the landscape inside became very different.- Russian Tornado Leaves One Dead and Several InjuredA tornado ripped through a Russian city, leaving one person dead and more than two dozen injured.
Joplin Tornado Update: Deadly Fungus, Death Toll, UnemployedRecovery continues from the Joplin tornado as the death toll rises by one.
Violent Tornado Hits Small Town of Joplin, MOWhen all is lost, all that's left is hope. Most of us don't think we will do well when tragedy strikes. But something unique happens when we lose so much. Hope lives on. Endurance and fight we didn't know we had comes out.- Western MA Still in Recovery After June 1st TornadoJune 1 2011 Western MA EF3 Tornado - almost two months later - area still in recovery and will be for some time.
- Branson, Mo., Holds Fundraising Telethon for Tornado Victims in JoplinIt was just about one month ago that a deadly tornado ripped through Joplin. The tornado was the deadliest one our nation has ever experienced. Branson entertainers came together to raise funds for the rebuilding of their neighboring city.
- Joplin Residents Live to Describe Inside of Massive TornadoDescribing the inside of a tornado is rare in terms of human experience.
- Western Mass. Runners to Race Despite TornadoThe 34th Annual Big Fourth 5K Run, organized by the Greater Springfield Harriers running club, will be held on the Fourth of July. Tornado damage from the June 1 tornado is not expected to impact this year's race.
- The Tornado's Have Come and Gone in Ringgold, GA, so What's Next?Ringgold, GA needs help in Rebuilding, Repairing, Restoring its town.
Home Alarm System Aids Tornado VictimsThe ADT Pulse alarm system I have has a 'œPanic' button in case we are in an emergency situation where we need help. I've always visualized situations such as home invasion or maybe medical or fire emergency as its intended function.
Blown Away: Lessons Learned in a TornadoWe see tornadoes on the news all the time but until you live through one, you have no idea the impact they can have on your life.- Tornado, Churchill Downs: Photos of Damage Done to Barns and Facilities After Tornado (Link)Pictures of Churchill Downs after tornado touches down to home of Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Tornado Hits Churchill Downs in Kentucky, Barns Shattered and Horses Running LooseSudden tornado strikes race track where Kentucky Derby is held in Kentucky. Barns shattered and horses run loose.
Music for Meriwether Tornado FundraiserOn April 27, 2011, tornadoes swept across the south, reaching into Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi and leaving destruction in their path. One area hit by these tornadoes just happens to be my hometown of Manchester and nearby Warm Springs, Georgia.
Surprise Reunion in Joplin Tornado DebrisJoplin's terrible storm brings some surprising survivors and helps prove that it's not things that matter, but friendships that are important.- Interesting Facts About TornadoesTornadoes have been portrayed in fiction as magical cyclones that can whisk you away to far off lands and as interesting funnels that harmlessly move things about. The reality is far more frightening, though no less interesting.
- It's Tornado Season!This is a bare-bones list of the things you will want to have put together ahead of time.
June 12th Holidays and ObservancesJune 12, 1899 was the date of the New Richmond tornado. June 12, 1997 saw the opening of the Globe Theater -- in its third incarnation.
