A confirmed tornado near Savageton, Wyoming, caused structural damage and snapped power poles, according to preliminary storm reports from the Storm Prediction Center. The report places the event in Campbell County on June 22 and shows why every tornado shelter plan in rural Wyoming needs to account for fast-moving, low-warning severe weather. Savageton tornado report […]
A deadly tornado outbreak struck Illinois and the Plains on Sunday, leaving destruction across multiple communities and reinforcing the need for a tornado shelter at facilities that cannot afford long warning lead times. The severe weather brought damaging tornadoes, large hail, and fierce winds. It also caused fatalities and leveled multiple homes. Source: NOAA Storm […]
Issued June 21 at 8:38AM CDT until June 21 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO A tornado warning was issued June 21 at 8:38 a.m. CDT for parts of Cedar and Dade counties in Missouri, with radar indicating rotation and severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes moving east at 35 mph. For facility managers […]
Tropical storm remnants drenched the Gulf states on Thursday, while a tornado shelter remained a key planning point for facilities watching the risk shift from the Midwest to the Southeast. The same weather pattern that followed tornado reports across the Midwest pushed bands of rain and strong wind into Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and nearby states, […]
Tropical storm remnants drenched the Gulf states on Thursday, while a tornado shelter remained a priority for facilities watching the same system move across a broad swath of the South. The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy rain and strong wind to parts of the southeastern United States after tornadoes hit the Midwest earlier […]
Millions across the Midwest face another round of violent storms, with tornado shelter planning again becoming a priority for facilities in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The threat comes just days after tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail hit many of the same communities, raising concern for a fast-moving outbreak on Wednesday. Source: NOAA Storm […]
An EF3 tornado collapsed a Streator home with a couple inside, and the survivors told CBS Chicago they lost everything after sheltering in a closet. The event is a sharp reminder for facility managers in Streator, Illinois, and across LaSalle County that a tornado shelter plan must account for fast-moving structural failure during severe weather. […]
Reports of tornado sightings and a confirmed tornado in Jefferson County followed a severe weather outbreak across central and northern Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 14, putting every tornado shelter discussion back on the table for facility managers in Anita, Jefferson County, and nearby parts of central Pennsylvania. Tornado warnings were issued for multiple counties as […]
A man was killed in Des Moines, Iowa, early Thursday after a tree fell on him during severe weather, as a Midwest outbreak brought dangerous storms to the region and renewed attention on the need for a tornado shelter in high-risk facilities. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Deadly storm impact in Des Moines Emergency officials […]
Destructive tornadoes tore through parts of Illinois and Indiana, leaving serious damage across multiple communities and forcing facility managers to assess whether their tornado shelter plans match the level of risk now facing the Midwest. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center The storms hit a region that sees frequent spring severe weather, but the scale of […]