Family grateful to be alive after deadly EF-3 tornado leaves their home in ruins

Brothers lose everything in storm, grateful to be alive

A powerful tornado slammed their home in Walthall County

Florissant resident narrowly escapes disaster as tree hits home

FLORISSANT, Mo. - A Florissant resident's home was nearly destroyed when a massive tree came crashing down, just nearly missing her bedroom window by just an inch.  Like thousands of others in North County, she has been without power for four days. With hotels booked up and fears of looters in the area, she had no choice but to stay in her damaged home with her family. Roxane Lockhart-King, her husband, who suffers from dementia, their three son…

East Fork community rebuilding in wake of powerful tornado

After a tornado devastated Tangipahoa Parish, families like Dale Percle’s are picking up the pieces. Neighbors, volunteers, and local crews are stepping up to help

GUEST COLUMN: Grace in the whirlwind

As I sat miles away in another Alabama basement, eyes fixed on an iPad screen where meteorologists frantically traced twisting terrors on their maps, a dark funnel of fury carved a capricious path through Tallapoosa County. The storm

Family hunkers down in homemade shelter as storm destroys their home just steps away

By Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story     MAPLESVILLE, Alabama (WVTM) — Debris and clean-up crews lined Chilton County Road 340 Sunday after several homes were torn to shreds after storms the night before. Ralph and Rebecca Mims spent all of Sunday trying to salvage 15 years of memories from their mobile home that was picked up from its foundation and dropped feet away during Saturday’s storms. “Everything you work for is gone …

Chilton Co. family hunkers down in homemade shelter as storm destroys their home just steps away

Ralph and Rebecca Mims spent all of Sunday trying to salvage 15 years of memories from their mobile home that was picked up from its foundation and dropped feet away during Saturday's storms.