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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Covington continues to aim toward recovery after damaging tornados touched down in Tipton County. Three weeks ago, an EF-3 Tornado went through Covington and left parts of the city unrecognizable. County officials say nearly 550 structures were damaged by the tornado, with the majority of them being homes. Roofs have been completely […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department. But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification check marks this week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee, it left […]

DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes. A day after at least eight tornadoes spun through Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt said authorities were still assessing the […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number, the state insurance department announced Tuesday. The damage is particularly severe in the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions in the country. The March […]

WYNNE, Ark. — The Wynne School District announced Tuesday the location of their temporary high school campus for the 2023-2024 school year. The temporary campus will be located on the west side of Lemons Street across from Wynne Primary School and will continue to offer students the same academic programs and extracurricular activities. “The decision […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Mississippi and FEMA have announced the opening of Disaster Recovery Centers in Montgomery, Panola and other counties to help survivors of the devastating March tornadoes. The centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. There is […]

Tornadoes are becoming more frequent in populated parts of the United States and are often occurring as damaging clusters — a development seen in recent deadly outbreaks from Alabama to Michigan.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that Twitter’s limit on automated tweets could hinder its ability to post timely storm and other weather updates. 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG is tracking the potential of severe storms later this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the News Channel 3 viewing area in the SLIGHT risk category, and ENHANCED portion for our eastern Arkansas viewers. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds. As in situations like this, […]

In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm that hit Fort Lauderdale had the warm and moisture-rich Gulf Stream nearby. The end result […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two weeks after a deadly tornado destroyed schools in the Covington area the city is getting some help to get students back in a classroom. Covington Mayor Jan Hensley told WREG that Tipton County Schools approached his office about possibly converting their playing field into space for two temporary structures for 1,300 […]