TORNADO
STAFF BLOG WDAZ STORMTRACKER WEATHER Amazing Power
The tornado in Moore, Oklahoma this past week was another example of how destructive an EF-5 tornado can be. The National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma estimated that there were 13,500 pe...
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:51 AM
NIE ROCKS! Joplin One Year Later
At 5:41 p.m. on May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado devastated the community of Joplin, Missouri.The Missouri PressFoundation has produced the following feature designed to remind, inspire and teach. The f...
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:00 AM
FAITH FORUM ELCA press release: Lutheran Disaster Response provides grant, follow-up to Minnesota tornadoes
Lutheran Disaster Response has provided a $10,000 emergency grant to Lutheran Social Service (LSS) of Minnesota to help the agency in its initial responses to last week's tornadoes in Minnesota, said ...
Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:24 AM
4th of July Storm in ND, MN Had 5 Tornadoes
The National Weather Service says a Fourth of July storm that swept through the Red River Valley region spawned at least five tornadoes.
By Associated Press , July 07, 2011
UPDATED: Tornado Hits Mapleton, ND, Farm; Rated EF-2
Sonny South wore a lifting belt for his bad back and a brace on his replacement knee as the 64-year-old picked up pieces of splintered wood and twisted metal Tuesday on the Jay and Marilyn Meyer farm near Mapleton.
By Mike Nowatzki , July 05, 2011
Storms Damage Barns, Chapel at Churchill Downs
The famed Churchill Downs horse race track, longtime home to the Kentucky Derby, was hit by a possible tornado Wednesday, knocking down parts of barns and chasing out horses that ran loose before being corralled, officials said.
By Bruce Schreiner , June 22, 2011
Some Asking Why Sirens Sounded Monday Night
Even though Grand Forks was spared from any storm activity Monday night, the sirens were sounded in town at about 7:45.
By David Schwab , June 14, 2011
How To Be Prepared For A Tornado
A City of Grand Forks representative said a few items on a short list making being prepared very easy.
May 31, 2011
Devastating Joplin, MO, Tornado Hits Close to Home for Hawley, MN, Grandmother
Cindy Wickee is back from Joplin after driving there to pick up her three grandchildren who lost their home and possessions in the tornado, but walked out alive.
By Kevin Wallevand , May 26, 2011
Joplin, MO, Death Toll Rises to 125
Rescuers refused to be deterred from their efforts to find survivors beneath Joplin's jagged piles of tornado rubble, even as the death toll rose Wednesday to 125.
By Nomaan Merchant , May 25, 2011
2nd Death Reported After Minneapolis Tornado
A man using a chainsaw to help clear a tree from a blocked roadway collapsed and died, his family said Monday, a second confirmed death related to a tornado that tore through Minneapolis over the weekend, injuring dozens of people and destroying hundreds of homes.
By Tara Bannow , May 23, 2011
Cleanup Begins After Deadly Minneapolis Tornado
City crews cleared debris block by block Monday as they tallied the number of north Minneapolis homes damaged by a tornado that killed one person and injured at least 29 others, Mayor R.T. Rybak said.
By Tara Bannow , May 23, 2011
Death Toll From Missouri Tornado Rises to 116
Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that blasted much of this Missouri town off the map and slammed straight into its hospital.
By Alan Scher Zagier, Kurt Voigt , May 23, 2011
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