Minnesota tornadoes leave 3 dead, injure dozens
As many as 60 tornadoes tore through Minnesota on Thursday evening, killing three people, injuring dozens of others and flattening homes up and down the state.
Police and National Guard soldiers are blocking entry to tornado-damaged neighborhoods in Wadena as the northwestern Minnesota town prepares to start cleaning up after the devastating storms.
In the northwest [...]
Storm kills at least 15 people in Southeast
A deadly storm has triggered floods in several southeast states, leaving at least 15 people dead as it moves toward Georgia. The storm flooded Tennessee on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands others . Authorities said about 20 inches of rain was dumped on the state, turning streets into [...]
Mississippi cleaning the up mess after devastating tornado
Deputy state fire marshal James Jackson said crews resumed search and rescue operations at daylight in Yazoo City, one of the areas hardest hit by the tornado.
Emergency services workers will travel to isolated homes they could not reach in the hours after the tornado hit Saturday afternoon, he said.
Morgan Hayden and Joe [...]
Twisters rip through South
Severe storms hammered North Carolina on Sunday evening, but no fatalities had been reported as of Monday morning, and injuries were minor, officials said.
Residents reported as many as eight tornadoes touching down–overturning mobile homes, ripping out trees and plunging neighborhoods into darkness.
Survey crews were meeting with local officials throughout the state to get a clearer [...]
