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Tornado Devastates Wichita, KS and an Iowa Hospital

Danny Groner — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:51:19 +0000

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency in the wake of a giant tornado, which hit Wichita particularly hard late Saturday night. Miraculously there are no major injuries reported so far. According to the National Weather Service, the “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located just east of Conway Springs and moving [...]

Man Who Thought He Lost His Dog to Tornado Has Tearful Reunion

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:12:00 +0000

Whoever says the news doesn’t print enough good news these days needs to see these photos of a victim of the recent tornadoes finding the dog he lost in the storms. Greg Cook of Limestone County, Ala. lost a lot during the recent tornadoes that slammed the Midwest. The saddest loss was his chocolate Labrador, [...]

No Fema Trailers For Tornado Victims

Steve Wiley — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:05:54 +0000

The small Alabama town of Cordova was hit by an EF-3 tornado in the early morning hours of April 27th. An EF-4 hit the town that afternoon. The main street of the town was virtually leveled, and hundreds are now left homeless. Cordova Mayor Jack Scott has forbidden FEMA to bring in trailers to temporarily house storm victims.

Dog Crawls Home On Two Broken Legs, Nearly Three Weeks After Tornado

JayCee — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:23:51 +0000

I know that if I lost Tucker or Mannie or Violet or Lil'Bit (yes, we have 4 now!!), I would be searching. In this situation, in which the family had almost everything they own damaged, I don't know what I would do. Nonetheless, this strengthens my belief that our animals love us more than we know. Sorry to hear that the owners gave him to the pound....

Tornado Victim Finds Cat During On-Air Interview

JayCee — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:22:34 +0000

Talk about your emotional reunion.

Judy Pugh has one of the more heartwarming stories to emerge out of the devastating tornadoes which tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama last month when her missing cat showed up while she was being interviewed for a story about having her home destroyed by the tornadoes.