Disaster Report

Gov. Bruce Rauner Declares Kane, McHenry, Lake Counties State Disaster Areas

Fri Jul 14, 2017 05:55 pm Cardinal News

Gov. Bruce Rauner has declared Lake County, McHenry County and Kane County state disaster areas as a result of heavy rain and severe flooding. Updates on the flooding are available on the Ready Illinois website […]

TORNADO VIDEOS: One Person Reported Killed in Ottawa as Tornado Damages Homes and Buildings in Naplate and Ottawa, Illinois

Tue Feb 28, 2017 07:45 pm Cardinal News

KDR Media event chaser, Jodi Mair captured this large wedge tornado near Ottawa, IL as severe weather hit about 5:15 p.m. Naplate police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:22 PM Tuesday to a report of a […]

PLANE CRASH: 4 Dead, 3 to 5 Missing After Cessna 310 Crashes into Two Homes in Riverside, CA

Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:17 pm Cardinal News

Riverside, California Fire Chief Michael Moore speaking about the crash for the City of Riverside (press conference beings at 2:30 elapsed time). Riverside police and firefighters responded about 4:40 p.m. Monday February 27, 2017 to […]

Rescues and Evacuations After Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in San Jose, California

Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:21 pm Cardinal News

Five people have been rescued after rising waters of the Coyote Creek flooded a homeless encampment in San Jose Tuesday morning. It was a full-scale water rescue by the San Jose Urban Rescue Task Force […]

Australia: Plane Crash Into Melbourne Direct Factory Outlet Mall Kills Five People

Tue Feb 21, 2017 07:43 am Cardinal News

Four American tourists on a dream vacation were killed overnight when their small plane slammed into an Australian shopping center. Dramatic video shows the Melbourne outlet mall on fire after the private charter crashed into […]

Saturday’s 3AM-4AM Tornadoes Kill Four Near Hattiesburg and Petal Mississippi in Forrest County, Southern Mississippi

Mon Jan 23, 2017 04:19 am Cardinal News

Preliminary damage assessments conducted in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Saturday showed the tornado packed winds, at times, between 136 and 165 mph, making it an EF3 — which can cause severe damage, the National Weather Service […]

Avalanche in the Central Italy Region of Abruzzo Hits The Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola

Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:29 am Cardinal News

Two people escaped the devastation at the Hotel Rigopiano, in the mountains of the Gran Sasso range, where the four-star spa hotel was buried by an avalanche in earthquake-stricken central Italy Thursday. — ABC News […]

Earthquake M5.7 in Italy Northeast of Rome

Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:52 am Cardinal News

The epicenter is understood to be just 7km from the town of Amatrice, the scene of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake in August 2016. — RT All the regions concerned are being heavily affected by […]

Inside Edition: Dolly Parton Is ‘Heartbroken’ Over Tennessee Wildfire Raging Near Dollywood in Tennessee

Wed Nov 30, 2016 01:24 pm Cardinal News

Wildfires have raged across 500 acres of land inside Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday. Wildfires have raged across 500 acres of land inside Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tuesday morning, forcing visitors […]

Tennessee Fires Kill 3 While Burning About 15,000 Acres with 80 MPH Winds

Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:18 am Cardinal News

CNN’s Brian Todd is on the ground in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where wildfires have devastated the popular resort town (Ripley’s Aquarium has 10,000 to 11,000 animals). Wildfires killed three people in Sevier County, Tennessee, while scorching […]

Michael Luciano’s Harrowing Drive Through Fires Chalet Village in the Smoky Mountains

Wed Nov 30, 2016 09:09 am Cardinal News

As everything around them burned, two stepbrothers captured their harrowing drive to safety in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Multiple videos of Michael Luciano’s drive through Chalet Village near Gatlinburg, Tennessee (different lengths and agency edits). Luciano said […]

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