TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is issuing a state of disaster emergency due to the threat posed by upcoming severe weather including hail and tornadoes. The Adjutant General's Department of Kansas announced in a press release that Kelly is giving the declaration in response to the threat of severe weather for Friday, April []
NORTH TEXAS — Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to distribute emergency resources across the state ahead of severe weather."Texans are urged to monitor weather forecasts, make an emergency plan, and heed the guidance of state and local officials to protect yourselves and your loved ones," he said. "I thank our brave emergency response personnel who are working tirelessly to help keep Texas communities safe." RELATED STORY: First Alert Weather:...
BATON ROUGE - Gov. Jeff Landry declared Wednesday, May 1, as National Heatstroke Prevention Day as a reminder for drivers not to leave unattended children in their car.More than 1,083 children have died from heatstroke in hot cars since 1990, and at least another 7,500 survived with varying types and severities of injuries, according to data collected by Kids and Car Safety.Additionally, the overwhelming majority of victims are age five and younger, with rear-facing child safety seats...
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2024, and May Day. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. 1 killed, several injured in Kansas after tornado destroys homes More than a dozen reports of tornadoes across three states were tallied by the National Weather Service on Tuesday, including one twister...
A dangerous weather system unleashed its fury upon Oklahoma today, triggering a devastating tornado outbreak. Local authorities have issued urgent warnings, urging residents to seek immediate shelter. Residents in Oklahoma and neighbouring regions are warned to remain vigilant amid the ongoing severe weather conditions. The impact extends far beyond the borders of the region, with the threat of powerful storms looming large across the Central United States, from Missouri to Texas.Tornadoes...
SB255 passed with a vote of 85-9 out of the house on Wednesday, April 24. The bill splits the state into seven Supreme Court districts, each with one justice to be elected.
(Minden) – At least four people were injured Friday night as a large
Storm Team 8 has the latest on potential severe weather through the weekend.
A tornado watch has been issued for Cass County and other counties in west-central and southwest Iowa by the National Weather Service until 9 p.m. today (Friday, April 26).
There's damage from reported tornadoes that broke out Friday afternoon across several north and central Texas counties.The National Weather Service will determine the strength of a tornado that touched down in rural parts of Navarro County Friday afternoon.County officials say they have not heard of any injuries so far, but there was some severe damage and close calls.LIVE RADARIn western Navarro County, some people who live around the city of Frost found themselves in a tornado's path.Melanie...
Another potentially widespread bout of severe thunderstorms could be on the horizon. Here's a look at the forecast. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- With dangerous tornadoes impacting thousands of people in the central United States Friday, Convoy of Hope is coming to help. Convoy of Hope says their team members are heading to eastern Nebraska and Iowa early Saturday morning to bring disaster relief supplies to the impacted areas, including food, water, totes, tarps and []