Tornadoes are the vanguard of complete chaos and incomprehensible damage. Within a matter of minutes, these harbingers of doom can reduce once sturdy brick and mortar neighborhoods to unrecognizable piles of debris and heartache. Residents of Fultondale, Alabama are living with this stark reality following last Monday’s disastrous tornado that damaged 265 homes. Advanced forecasting…
While spring is still several weeks away, the threat of severe weather and tornados is all-over America. Just last night, a malicious killer tornado acted like a jigsaw as it tore north Birmingham, Alabama, into fragmented and scattered communities. At least one person was killed and dozens more were wounded as this treacherous storm unleashed…
Civil unrest is growing in America. Divisive rhetoric and polarizing news reports have frayed the nerves of millions of Americans. Combined with a never-ending pandemic, our perceived sanctuaries of safety and solitude appear to be rapidly shrinking. As we collectively watched in horror as protestors stormed the capitol two weeks ago, a prevailing need for…
March 2020 feels like a distant memory, but not so long ago the world felt as if it was coming to an abrupt end. As the COVID19 pandemic reached American shores, frayed nerves prevailed. People flocked to local super markets and wholesale suppliers to stockpile on food and copious amounts of toilet paper. Neighbors were…
Did you know that most Americans spend more than 10 percent of their total income on personal insurance? That’s more than what the average American spends on healthcare. Only shelter, transportation and food ranked higher on their list of annual expenditures. For a nation that prides itself on rugged individualism, we seem to be more…
Affordable protection from life’s uncertain moments should never be a luxury. Your family’s lives are far too precious to ever put a price on. We live in perilous times. What were once far-flung dangers from the nether regions have suddenly manifested as wolves at our doors. We can no longer ignore the insidious turmoil that…
The 2020 tornado season was unlike any other in recent history. Storms and F5 tornados rampaged the southeast and plain states with regularity. Complications from the ongoing pandemic exacerbated an already dire situation as rescue workers were hindered by supply shortages and able bodies. Hospitals already pushed to the brink by a shortage of hospital…
No one wants to be a statistic. Every year, thousands of Americans are overwhelmed by a feeling of sheer helplessness as their homes are ransacked by masked intruders. More often than not, it’s not just the presents under the tree that they’re after. Every year, malevolent forces steal more than just joy from the countless…
Imagine the following scenario: Upbeat Christmas music plays on a school’s PA system while masked students take shelter in the hallway as tornado sirens blare in the distance. Students huddle together and tremble in fear as their teachers do everything in their power to reassure them. Simultaneously, the school’s robocall system sends out an automated…
Tornadoes can happen anywhere without a moment of advance notice. Prevailing blue skies can quickly give way to a darkened horizon as a formidable supercell tornado renders a once luscious landscape barren and desolate. In just a few minutes, a sleepy, unassuming town can be reduced to rubble and decades of regret, as townspeople repeatedly…