Disaster Report

Metropolis, Illinois; Other Areas of Southern Illinois Flooding

Sun May 1, 2011 07:04 pm Cardinal News

Neighborhood flooding just west of Harrah’s Casino. River level was 50.4 feet at Paducah, KY at this time. Metropolis does not have a levee or a floodwall to protect against Ohio River flooding. Metropolis Mayor […]

Mandatory Flood Evacuation Order in Cairo, Crest Expected Tuesday

Sun May 1, 2011 01:58 pm Cardinal News

Police are going door to door throughout Cairo, Ill., to clear out any remaining residents after the mayor issued a mandatory evacuation over flood concerns. Law enforcement officers were going door-to-door Sunday throughout Cairo, Illinois, […]

U.S. President Barack Obama: ‘I’ve Never Seen Devastation Like This’

Fri Apr 29, 2011 03:52 pm Cardinal News

President Barack Obama: Mr. Mayor [Walter Maddox] was pointing out that there’s a lot of national media down here right now. the mayor expressed the concern that perhaps the media will move on in a […]

Tornado Video from Tuscaloosa As 15th Street Area Is Hit

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:21 am Cardinal News

TORNADO VIDEO PART 1: Tornado approaching 15th Street destruction area in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as viewed from the north side, showing tornado moving from West to East (right to left). Notice flags blowing in the foreground […]

Raw Tornado Video from Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama and McFarland Blvd Exit

Thu Apr 28, 2011 05:15 am Cardinal News

Storm chasers captured the massive tornado that leveled Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Storms across the South have killed at least 178 people. The segment shows edited video from unedited video of the Tuscaloosa Tornado of April 27, […]

Tornado Crosses Road 100 Yards Ahead: Raw Tornado Video from Philadelphia, Mississippi

Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:39 pm Cardinal News

Strong tornado on the north side of Philadelphia, MS… within 100 yards this powerful tornado crosses the road in front of videographer Andy Gabrielson. A tornado touched down in Northwest Philadelphia, Mississippi about 2:30 p.m. […]

Weather Channel Tornado Aftermath Video: Jim Cantore Reports from Tuscaloosa

Wed Apr 27, 2011 09:43 pm Cardinal News

Jim Cantore reports from Tuscaloosa, AL after a violent tornado struck the city on April 27, 2011. Jim Cantore reports from the devastation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with an overturned and destroyed UPS truck after a […]

Tornados Kill at Least 7 in Arkansas

Tue Apr 26, 2011 08:29 am Cardinal News

At least five people are dead in Arkansas after severe weather swept through the state. A line of severe storms is also causing flooding fears in the region. Four people died in Vilonia, and three […]

Tornado Hits Lambert-St. Louis Airport, Northwest Suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri

Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:16 pm Cardinal News

A tornado tore through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, lifting the roof off a concourse, injuring several people and forcing the airport’s closure. People scurried for shelter as plated glass shattered around them. No fatalities reported, […]

Tornado Damage in North Carolina, Death Toll at Least 45

Mon Apr 18, 2011 06:08 pm Cardinal News

Interview with Lowe’s Store Manager Michael Hollowell and video showing store damage and residential damage. A ferocious storm bristling with killer twisters rips through the South, killing dozens people and uprooting life in tidy subdivisions […]

State of Emergency in North Carolina: 22 Confirmed Dead, More Than 400 Homes Damaged from 62 Tornados

Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:17 pm Cardinal News

Emergency crews searched for victims in hard-hit swaths of North Carolina, where more than 5 dozen tornadoes were reported from the worst spring storm in two decades to hit the state. (April 17) Tornados east […]

Tornados Strike Third Day in a Row: At Least 25 Killed in NC & VA, Lowe’s Store Totally Demolished in Sanford, North Carolina

Sun Apr 17, 2011 04:11 am Cardinal News

More tornado fatalities and damage from the same track of storms that began Thursday in Oklahoma. 100 tornados were reported in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia on Saturday, April 16, 2011. A tornado is […]

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