3 tornadoes destroy buildings in western Michigan
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- 3 tornadoes destroy buildings in western Michigan
- UPDATE WITH NEW PICTURES: Tornado hits hog farm near Dike
- Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes Disaster
- County installs tornado siren in Washington
- My Vortex2 Tornado Chase Part 1 of 3
- Hurricane Preparedness 09
3 tornadoes destroy buildings in western Michigan
The Associated Press
(AP) — fficials in Michigan say tornadoes have destroyed or heavily damaged at least three homes and several other buildings in the western part of the state. No injuries were reported after the twisters struck late Friday. The National Weather Service said the first tornado touched down near the city of Allegan. It destroyed one house blew the roof off another and destroyed or heavily damaged three other buildings. The weather service said the second twister destroyed one building near the town of tsego in Kalamazoo County. The third tornado tore the roof off a house near Richland in Kalamazoo County. Kansas had severe weather Saturday with high wind and possible tornadoes that blew down trees and power lines and caused two minor injuries.
UPDATE WITH NEW PICTURES: Tornado hits hog farm near Dike
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
No other buildings sustained any damage the sheriff’s office said. wner Roger Dudden was unavailable for comment Sunday. Mike Menke a golf pro at the Fox Ridge Golf Course said he saw the tornado pass by the back of the club house. Menke was able to snap a few pictures as it came by. “It was like huge” he said. “You could see debris flying through the air. The sheriff’s office received several calls of funnel clouds Sunday evening though some could have been a case of mistaken identity said Sheriff Rick Penning.
Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes Disaster
AccuWeather.com
A mass of clouds over the Yucatan grew more organized on June 14 1972. What would soon become a hurricane of minimal strength in terms of wind andstorm surge would also become according to President Nixon “The greatest natural disaster in the history of the.
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County installs tornado siren in Washington
Natchez Democrat
Wednesday afternoon Entergy workers hooked up the newest siren meant to alert residents to potential tornadic activity. And Wednesday?s installation was years in the making. Adams County Supervisor Darryl Grennell said it was four years ago when the Adams County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate enough money to install one siren in the county for each of the upcoming four years. ?It was something that we felt was important to do for the county?s residents? Grennell said.
My Vortex2 Tornado Chase Part 1 of 3
KSPR
Send out over 40 vehicles and strategically place them around a tornado and drop in various pods and instruments in the path and then get out of the way before it gets you. Sounds crazy right? Well I had the opportunity to be a part of a mission that did just that. It’s early morning and I’m loading up my vehicle for a long drive out to somewhere in Kansas to meet up with the Vortex2 crew for a week of stormchasing. It was a long drive across Kansas as I made my way on I-70 to the other side of the state for what seemed like a drive that wouldn’t end and I soon found out the crew I was meeting up with went even further west for the day try Colorado. I quickly learned the Vortex2 team sure moves around alot.
Hurricane Preparedness 09
Anahuac Progress
Texans can prepare for future hurricanes with attention to a personal evacuation route and communication plan. Learn hurricane-warning signs and your community’s alert signals” said Brad Harris the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) federal coordinating officer for Hurricane Ike. Check with your county to find out if you live in an evacuation zone and monitor broadcast media to listen to instructions from local officials on whether to evacuate. “It is important to understand that disaster response and recovery starts and ends at the local level so it’s crucial we are all working together” said Gary Jones FEMA’s acting administrator for Region 6. “In these economic times it is more important than ever to be prepared. Individuals should plan early before a storm threatens or hits their area.