Tag: tornados

Kentucky Inmate Who Saved Lives After Tornado Destroyed Candle Factory Recognized by Sheriff’s Office

An act of heroism from a man paying his penance to society was recognized by authorities, following the devastating tornadoes that ripped through West Kentucky, destroying a candle factory last December. In the days and weeks after the disaster, Graves County Sheriff’s Office learned of an inmate who was on work detail at the candle…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 13)

Historic tornadoes left 100 dead and over 20,000 without power in multiple states over the weekend, the Supreme Court refuses to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York, and CNN suspends one of it’s senior producers after he was arrested and charged for allegedly trying to entice children into engaging in sexual…


Tropical Depression Fred Shuts Highways With Mudslides, Floods

Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Wednesday and dumped heavy rain over the northeastern U.S., threatening to unleash mudslides and flash floods in upstate New York after closing interstate highways in the lower Appalachians. Tornado watches remained in effect for mountainous areas of Virginia and the Carolinas. Unconfirmed tornados unleashed by the stormy…


Tornados Reported in Northern Chicago Suburbs

The U.S. National Weather Service has received reports of tornados in the suburbs north of Chicago. The reports were made Monday from weather spotters and have not yet been confirmed by the weather service. Investigations were to be conducted on Tuesday. The weather service website says a tornado was seen by weather spotters at 5:32…


Wisconsin Storms Bring 3 Tornados; 1 Man Dies in Crash

MILWAUKEE—Tornadoes touched down in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin amid powerful thunderstorms that caused widespread damage that contributed to the death of a man who crashed into a fallen tree and power line, officials said Thursday. The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday afternoon, sending trees falling and debris…


River Levels Rise to Highest Level in Decades in Northeast China

Floodwaters exceeded safety levels by up to 13.6 feet across 14 monitoring stations in Heilongjiang Province on June 27 at 8 a.m., according to the Heilongjiang Province Hydrology and Water Resources Center. Eleven of the 14 monitoring stations are along the Heilong River, two along the Nen River, and one at the Huma River. A…