Apr 01 At least 26 dead after tornadoes tear across Midwest and South By Adrian Sainz, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The White House announced Sunday that it would provide federal resources, including financial assistance, to support recovery efforts after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration. Continue reading
Mar 31 Midwest and South may be hit with more dangerous storms, tornadoes By Lisa Baumann, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press An outbreak of severe thunderstorms has the potential to cause hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes that could be strong and move on the ground over long distances, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. Continue reading
Mar 28 In small towns of Mississippi, tornado death toll feels like losing family By Robert Bumsted, Associated Press, Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America Friends and neighbors say retirees Lonnie and Melissa Pierce lived a quiet life in the Mississippi Delta before a powerful tornado dropped a semi-truck onto their home like a bomb. Continue reading
Mar 27 How to help residents in need after the deadly Mississippi tornado By Hannah Grabenstein From the Red Cross to a Mississippi animal shelter, here's how to help the survivors of this weekend's deadly southern storms. Continue reading
Mar 27 Challenging recovery ahead for low-income residents affected by devastating Mississippi tornado By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi. Continue reading
Mar 26 Mississippi residents recount harrowing tales of survival as tornado tore through homes By Michael Goldberg, Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America Devastating accounts of utter destruction, incredible survival and tragic deaths followed Friday’s twister that killed at least 25 in Mississippi and one in Alabama as it surged nearly 170 miles across the Deep South. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: Recovery underway after destructive Mississippi tornado In our news wrap Sunday, residents and rescue teams combed through the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Mississippi, Trump spoke at his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas, the death toll of a chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Reeves, DHS and FEMA give updates on impact of tornadoes By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a briefing that 25 people were confirmed killed in Mississippi, 55 people were injured and 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Continue reading
Mar 26 Federal aid authorized for recovery efforts in Mississippi after deadly tornado By Leah Willingham, Associated Press President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: Tornado outbreak across South leaves 25 dead in Mississippi In our news wrap Saturday, at least 25 people died in Mississippi after tornadoes ripped across the South overnight, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’ll move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus, and Intel Corp. co-founder and philanthropist Gordon Moore has… Continue watching