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Tornadoes, Storms Rip South, at Least 228 Dead

Apr 28 2011 // Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven southern U.S. states, killing at least 228 people as they flattened neighborhoods, flipped cars and toppled trees and power lines.In the deadliest series of tornadoes in...

Storms Leave 5 Dead in Arkansas, All But Wipe Out Town

Apr 27 2011 // Even as darkness cloaked Vilonia, people in the central Arkansas community could glimpse hints of the damage from violent storms that left at least five people dead across the state.A tractor-trailer rested on its side....

Hail Storm Slams Abilene, Brings Some Relief to Wildfire Area

Apr 26 2011 // Baseball size hail hit Abilene, Texas, on April 24 causing property damage to vehicles, homes and businesses. Hail fell from a line of storms that passed over the southern half of the city and continued to move eastward...

Officials Say Oklahoma Tornado Causing Financial Woes

Apr 25 2011 // A tornado that destroyed 149 structures in Oklahoma’s Atoka County on April 14 is causing a major financial strain on residents and relief agencies, officials said.About 65 percent of the people who lost houses when...

St. Louis Cleaning Up After Tornado Hits Airport, Local Communities

Apr 25 2011 // Flights began departing the St. Louis, Mo., airport on April 24 for the first time since a tornado struck two days earlier.Departures began Sunday morning at Lambert Airport, even as cleanup continued. The C concourse...

Tornadoes Confirmed in Oklahoma, Arkansas

Apr 25 2011 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in the night on April 22 as a line of fierce storms passed through the state, and although power was knocked out to about 1,700...

Insurers Receive Hundreds of Tornado Claims in Virginia

Apr 25 2011 // Property owners in Virginia have submitted hundreds of claims to insurers for damage caused by recent tornadoes. The Virginian-Pilot reports that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. received about 400 claims by...

Midwest Tornadoes, High Winds Damage Homes, Businesses

Apr 22 2011 // The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes were part of the storms that battered Ohio early on April 20. Hours before, a tornado measured as an EF3 hit near Girard, Ill., about 20 miles south of Springfield...

Northeast Insurers Say Winter Storms Hurt Q1 Profits

Apr 22 2011 // Pennsylvania-based insurer Harleysville said severe winter storms over the last few months will hurt its first quarter profits.“We experienced unusually severe winter weather throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic and...

FEMA Approves $22 Million for Mississippi Homeowners’ Storm Mitigation

Apr 21 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $22 million grant program to strengthen homes on the Mississippi Coast against destructive winds, according to U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker.Homeowners will...

North Carolina Offers Mediation for Storm Claims

Apr 21 2011 // Homeowners in North Carolina whose property suffered recent storm damage but had their claims denied by their insurance company may eligible for a mediation program.Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the...

Oklahoma Governor Seeks Federal Declaration for Atoka Tornado

Apr 20 2011 // Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka.Two people were killed and 43 others were injured when...

Storm Losses Largest in North Carolina and Virginia

Apr 19 2011 // The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept east across the country, produced the most significant insured losses in North Carolina and...

Wisconsin Officials Up April 10 Tornado Count to 12

Apr 18 2011 // The storm system that hit northern and central Wisconsin on April 10 produced a record number of tornados for one day in April.The National Weather Service reported there were 12 tornadoes, surpassing the record of 10 for...

South Central States Assess Damage from Recent Storms

Apr 18 2011 // Tornadoes, violent thunderstorms, high wind and hail struck large swaths of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas last week and now those states are beginning the process of assessing the damage.In Arkansas, storms...

South Carolina Church with 6 People Inside Collapses in Storm

Apr 18 2011 // South Carolina fire officials say a tornado has collapsed a church with six people inside near the town of Bonneau. There was no immediate word on injuries.Melinda Wadford with the St. Stephen Fire Department auxiliary...

Indiana Tornado Siren Spooks Horses, Spurs Lawsuit

Apr 18 2011 // A tornado siren placed near an Indiana horse farm has prompted a lawsuit by the owners, who say the device spooks their animals every time it sounds and that local officials have refused to relocate it as promised.Jody and...

US Nuclear Regulator Monitoring Plant after Tornado

Apr 18 2011 // The U.S. nuclear safety regulator said Monday it was monitoring a Virginia nuclear power plant in southeastern Virginia operated by Dominion Resources after a tornado cut its electrical power.The Nuclear Regulatory...

National Weather Service Confirms 4 Tornadoes Hit North Texas

Apr 13 2011 // A National Weather Service storm survey team has confirmed that at least four tornadoes struck rural areas south and east of Dallas and Fort Worth on April 11. A line of savage thunderstorms packing damaging winds and...

Cleanup Continues in Wisconsin After 4 Tornados Hit

Apr 13 2011 // The sounds of chain saws filled the air on April 11 in several central Wisconsin towns as people cleared downed trees and other debris from streets and damaged homes after thunderstorms and at least four tornados hit the...