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You had ONE JOB to do – and you couldn’t get it done. Sarah Russell was promoted to Commissioner of CEMA in May 2021. They joined CEMA in 2010 as a specialist responsible for public information, community outreach, training, exercise, etc. Sarah Russell was fired on Saturday after the tornado sirens were not used during the massive tornado that swept through St. Louis City on Friday afternoon. Thousands of homes were damaged. At least five individuals died, and tens of thousands were without power. Mayor Cara Spencer suspended Sarah Russell after the tornado sirens were left off during Friday’s tornado....

At least 14 deaths have been confirmed from violent tornadoes that swept through the commonwealth late Friday evening into early Saturday morning, causing significant damage in the London and Somerset areas. The wave of tornadoes flattened buildings, destroyed cars, kept thousands without power and collapsed homes and neighborhoods throughout southeastern Kentucky. The worry was that after the sun rose on Saturday more could be found injured or dead. It was the worst tornado in Somerset since 2012 when six people were killed. Gov. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency Friday night in anticipation of the severe storms that were...

Lots of tornados, from Big Lake all the way to Oklahoma. Take shelter if in the way! Hwy 67 by Glen Rose now!

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower left corner of the Webb image. Intricate features of the outflow, represented in reddish-orange color, provide detailed clues about how young stars form and how their jet activity affects the environment around them. A chance alignment in this direction of the sky provides a beautiful juxtaposition of this nearby Herbig-Haro object (located within our Milky Way) with a face-on spiral galaxy in the distant background. Image released on March 24, 2025....

The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing $17 million in property damage. Known as the “Tri-State Tornado,” the deadly twister began its northeast track in Ellington, Missouri, but wreaked its worst damage in southern Illinois. More than 500 of the total 695 people who perished were killed there, including 234 in Murphysboro and 127 in West Frankfort. A tornado is a dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops in climate conditions that, in the United States, are generally unique to the...

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Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, Religious Freedom and the Media. "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness." (1 Timothy 2:1-2) Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. "Finally, brothers, rejoice. Set things in order. Be encouraged. Agree with one another. Be at peace. And the God...

New York City airports experienced ground delays and a tornado threat was issued for parts of New Jersey as remains of Storm Debby closed in on the area Friday morning. LaGuardia Airport in Queens issued a ground stop due to thunderstorms at 7:15 a.m., which was downgraded to a ground delay by 8:21 a.m., PIX11 said. Travelers are still expecting delays of over an hour, the outlet noted. Newark Liberty International Airport also noted departure delays of about 45 minutes, while John F. Kennedy International Airport had backups of about 30 minutes, the FAA said.

As a cold front gains momentum, severe thunderstorms, many packing high wind gusts, will erupt and roll from the eastern Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and middle Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians and Atlantic Seaboard into Wednesday and beyond in some cases, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The storms can trigger regional power outages and lead to major travel delays as they approach and pass through the major metro areas. Tree and property damage will be likely in some communities. In recent days, severe storms have packed quite a wallop in the Midwest and part of the interior Northeast. During Monday night alone,...

A​ tornado warning was not issued for a twister that struck Livonia, Michigan, Wednesday afternoon, killing a toddler and downing trees. I​t was a rare instance of a tornado in progress that wasn't alerted by the National Weather Service, so what happened? Let's take a closer look at the weather factors that prevented this tornado from being warned. -​ First of all, it's important to note that both the tornado that struck Livonia and a twister that hit Frazeysburg, Ohio, after midnight occurred in "marginal" environments for severe weather. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had level 1 risks (the lowest...

Published in the April 2024 issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, the study examined tornadoes rated F/EF1 or stronger over two separate, 35-year periods (1951-1985 and 1986-2020) to look for changes in where these tornadoes formed. F/EF0 tornadoes were excluded to filter out the much greater number of these weakest tornadoes detected in recent years due to improved technology and more extensive National Weather Service damage surveys. What past decades looked like: From the mid-20th century until the mid 1980s, the map looked like the past version of the Plains "Tornado Alley" with peak activity from northern...

Lookner linked Lots of reports of injuries and damage on scanner after tornado in Denton County, Texas But Various other sources Truck stop hit on I-35 Many reported trapped

Massive #tornado with multiple vortices rips down windmills and damages homes in Iowa including Greenfield, Iowa. Dominator FPV drone orbited the tornado racing northeast at 55 mph.

A no-doubt violent tornado just impacted Greenfield, Iowa and adjacent areas, lofting debris to around 40,000 feet(!!!!), a feat only achieved by the absolute highest echelon of tornadoes in the dual-pol WSR-88D era.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency late Tuesday after a series of tornadoes pummeled the upper Midwestern state, injuring more than 15 people. ... The state of emergency was issued for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch and Cass counties and will help emergency teams coordinate resources to aid cleanup efforts. ... "On the scene, we found 176 damaged homes in the mobile home property. It looks like 15 to 17 have been totally destroyed." Sheriff Fuller added that several injuries have been reported, but none appear to be life-threatening.

This is a silent video of a drone flyover of Barnsdalle, Oklahoma. (3 minute and 47 second video in link below)https://twitter.com/JordanHallWX/status/1787822246712553761

Wayne and Lindy Baker, along with their 9-year-old son, Branson, were headed to Dickson, Oklahoma, just north of Marietta, to seek shelter, when a tornado suddenly picked up their truck and tossed it...

Powerful tornado forms just west of Westmoreland, Kansas and destroys the north side of town. Powerful roar. #Tornado funnel tied in knots with destructive jet-like winds at grown level. Team Dominator in full intercept mode

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0649 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS... OKLAHOMA NORTH TEXAS KANSAS WESTERN MISSOURI * HAZARDS... SEVERAL TORNADOES, A FEW INTENSE WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL, SOME BASEBALL SIZE SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS, SOME HURRICANE FORCE * SUMMARY... NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSOURI VALLEY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM NORTH TEXAS INTO OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS, WHERE STRONG...