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MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents comb […]

WYNNE, Ark. — As residents in Wynne are still reeling from the impact of Friday’s tornado, there’s more heartbreak after a family identifies a young couple killed during the storm. Veronika Pounds told WREG her baby sister, 21-year-old Aryana Williams, and her sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old DeeAngelo Morrow, were two of four confirmed fatalities in the […]

KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — Communities from Texas to Florida commenced assisting survivors and cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes left scattered destruction and at least three people dead across the South. To the north, blizzards continued to pound the Midwest as more ice and snow headed toward New England. Three straight days of volatile weather in […]

A helicopter captured dramatic footage of an impressive fire tornado that developed during the brush fire battle in Los Angeles County.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice storm. In California, the National Weather Service said […]

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, the Rev. Mary Stewart clung to a door in the hallway of her Rolling Fork home, shielding herself from the branches and chunks of debris that came flying through her shattered windows. Friday’s storm flattened entire town blocks, but the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders toured Wynne, Arkansas on Sunday to survey the damage caused by Friday’s tornadoes.

DALLAS (AP) — A massive storm blowing across the country Tuesday spawned several tornadoes that wrecked buildings and injured a handful of people in Oklahoma and Texas, left two people missing in Louisiana and saw much of the central United States bracing for blizzard-like conditions. Sherriff’s deputies, firefighters, volunteers and dog teams were searching the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kroger is stepping up to help after tornadoes devastated communities across the Mid-South. Kroger announced Tuesday that its Delta Division has partnered with the Arkansas Food Bank, the Mississippi Food Network, Shelby County Clerk’s Office, and local faith-based organizations to provide truckloads of bottled water, non-perishable food, and toiletries for families impacted […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Governor Tate Reeves has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through Mississippi Friday night and into Saturday morning. The governor has requested an expedited timeframe for a Major Disaster Declaration due to the severity of the damage and loss of life. Gov. Reeves issued the proclamation on Saturday after initial […]

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian Church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful despite the destruction around them. The tornado that ravaged Selma hit the church’s daycare. It destroyed much of the building, collapsing walls and leaving […]