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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many viewers and residents are wondering what they can do to help after tornadoes devastated communities in the Mid-South and across the country. WREG is working to compile a list of the available charities and organizations lending a helping hand. WREG has partnered with the Salvation Army to provide relief to victims […]

The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine […]

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The McNairy County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of nine people killed when powerful storms and an EF-3 tornado rolled through Tennessee on Friday. The names, and the locations where they were found, are below: The possible tornado and heavy winds left a trail of destruction, uprooted trees, snapped power […]

A tornado left a miles-long path of destruction that took the lives of five people in an instant around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation Thursday morning that will reform outdoor recreation and tourism in Arkansas.

WYNNE, Ark. — As storms rolled through the Mid-South Wednesday, there was a sense of uneasiness for those in areas where tornadoes hit less than a week ago. Wednesday’s storms were far less severe, but they didn’t make the cleanup process any easier. At one point, the city of Wynne, Arkansas was under a tornado […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Biden will speak in Selma for the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 that white police beat Black civil rights marchers as they attempted to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of a deadly tornado outbreak that left numerous fatalities and millions of dollars in damage as it ravaged portions of the south. Several towns in Arkansas are still picking up the pieces from that late-season weather event and we visited two communities still making steps toward recovery. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Firefighters in Lafayette County battled a massive house fire during a tornado warning in the area last week. The Lafayette County Fire Department said a home on Country Road 251 was fully engulfed when crews arrived before 9 p.m. Friday. Fire officials said the fire spread to a nearby shed, which was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  With the risk of severe weather hitting the Mid-South, multiple school districts have announced early dismissals for Wednesday, April 5. The early dismissals come after the National Weather Service predicted that much of the area would be at risk for high winds, heavy rain, hail and even a possible tornado.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders volunteered at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon.