TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) says parts of northeast Kansas are under threat Friday of flooding and possible tornadic activity. The NWS station in Topeka is warning locals of dangerous conditions over the next few days including golf ball sized hail, damaging winds up to 70 mph and a risk of tornadoes. []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A number of people in Scranton were startled over the weekend when the Shawnee Avenue flood siren was activated, even though there was no flood danger. "At first, at first, I thought it was like a natural disaster, warning like a nuclear war was about to happen, I don't know," []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County residents may be wondering why tornado sirens did not go off Tuesday despite a tornado touching down in the county's southeast corner. KSNT 27 News spoke with Jake Henry, Planning Section Chief and Training/Exercise Coordinator for Shawnee County Emergency Management. He said since there were no sirens near the area []
Dozens of agencies will participate in the Saturday exercise
Although it looked like a real response, an influx of emergency agencies and police at a Hudson Valley monastery was only a drill to prepare for an active shooter scenario. The exercise was held in Putnam County on Sunday, April 21 at the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel at 2020 Route 301, according to the Carmel Fire Department. During the drill, which was hosted by the Kent Fire Department, several local, county, and regional agencies acted as if there were an active shooter with "victims"...
Ohio remains at the forefront of tornado activity for 2024, with the official tornado count soaring to 35 following the confirmation of five additional tornadoes from yesterday’s severe weather. According to storm surveys conducted by the National Weather Service (NWS), the following tornadoes have been confirmed: The confirmation of these five tornadoes has solidified Ohio’s […]
Homeowners in Shawnee came outside Friday morning to find damage after
Terrifying footage was filmed of a massive tornado was touching down in Nebraska on Friday, captured from the upper floors of an apartment block. Video shows swirling storm clouds while a siren sounds in the background as the camera zooms out to reveal the tornado's full scale. Storm chasers also documented a tornado crossing a highway near Omaha, revealing the destructive power of the funnel-shaped storm
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for a tiny portion of Kent County, as well as sections of Allegan and Barry counties briefly this evening.
The Kansas City's Northland saw a tornado warning issued Tuesday near
The National Weather Service determined at least five tornadoes touched
Tulane University issued a series of alerts Friday morning urging people to steer clear of the School of Medicine due to a police presence.