Photojournalist Eric Thayer got to Joplin, Mo., 18 hours after the devastating tornado cut a nearly mile-wide swath through the city of 50,000 on May 22, 2011, killing 161 people. He’s returned twice since then and plans to continue documenting residents’ recovery: When I arrived it was still pretty chaotic. They were still searching for [...]
On the ground with Reuters photographer and storm chaser Gene Blevins, as he documents a spate of tornadoes that tore through parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
Multiple twisters tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries.
As a tornado spun through an industrial area in Lancaster, Texas, about 15 miles south of Dallas, it wreaked havoc on a fleet of trucks, perilously tossing them dozens of feet in the air.
“Mass devastation is highly likely, making the area unrecognizable to survivors” sounds more like an apocalyptic prediction than a severe weather warning. But this phrase and others like it are now part of a new initiative by the National Weather Service to recall attention to storm and tornado warnings that are often ignored.
Stephanie Decker had thrown herself on top of her children when the tornado hit.
Friday’s storms destroyed her family’s mobile home and killed her father, mother and two siblings
Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky and Indiana were pummeled as raging thunderstorms stirred up tornadoes that wiped out entire towns. Among the most devastated areas was southern Indiana, where a strong twister led to extreme damage.
Add an airbag to your packing checklist the next time you head out to the slopes—it just may save your life.
(UPDATED: Oct 24, 5:15 p.m.) The disaster seems just about settled for Mark Lindquist.
