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What the tornado rating scale means in SC and how to be safe during hurricane season
As summertime showers and hurricane season start, here are some tips to stay safe if a tornado comes with an South Carolina ...
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem
Critics in the past year called for more transparency and vetting of the procedures used to estimate billion-dollar disasters ...
Extreme weather's true damage cost is often a mystery. That's a problem for understanding storm risk
On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in ...
New Mexico's twisters rarely leave behind straightforward path for meteorologists
It might sound like the regular trappings of detective work. Officials look at photos and social media reports, survey the scene, look for evidence of damage and piece together what happened. Except ...
Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, compiled information for major disasters, including insured losses by state. Bulk data won’t tell communities or counties about their ...
NWS confirms tornado near Royals, Chiefs stadiums, gives it ‘oddball' EF designation
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Tuesday at the Truman Sports Complex near Kauffman Stadium and ...
Community unites for healing ceremony one year after Tongaat tornado
Join the Naidoo Road Civic Association this weekend as they commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating Tongaat ...
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Four tornadoes confirmed in Eau Claire County during Monday storms
The storm moved northeast at 50 mph. The EF, or Enhanced Fujita scale, measures the strength of tornadoes based on estimated wind speeds. An EF-0 tornado has wind speeds of 65-85 mph and is ...