Tornado Report: The Latest Tornado Reports and Severe Weather Impacts Date: June 11, 2025 Northwest Texas: Lubbock & Surrounding Communities (June 5–6, 2025) A storm system swept across northwest Texas, producing at least 21 confirmed tornado touchdowns across the Lubbock region. Residents endured hurricane-force winds up to 109 mph, softball-size hail, and dangerous flooding. West Carlisle…
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In mid-May 2025, a series of powerful tornadoes and severe storms swept across the central and eastern United States, leaving a trail of destruction and heartbreak. The outbreak resulted in at least 28 fatalities, with Kentucky, Missouri, and Virginia among the hardest-hit states. This tragic event underscores the critical importance of preparedness and access to…
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The 2024 tornado season marked a turning point for families across the United States. From deadly EF-4 twisters sweeping through the Midwest to fast-moving storms devastating Southern communities, the nation experienced one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks in decades. For many, it was a wake-up call: severe weather is no longer a seasonal inconvenience—it’s…
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Survival shelters defy delayed and shortened onset life expectancies for storm survivors years following tornadoes and hurricanes. Disastrous storms kill and maim unsuspecting residents, hamper recovery and long-term sustainability, and diminish the quality of life for unprotected victims. While newscasters are morbidly obsessed with death tolls, fatalities, and injuries in catastrophe’s aftermath, temporary bumps in…
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Although better constructed than most prefab homes, brick houses aren’t immune from destructive tornadoes. Most tornadoes have windspeeds exceeding 100 miles per hour, the structural limit for most stick-built and brick-and-mortar foundations. Brick homes, constructed of interlaying and overlapping pieces, are heavier and collapse more quickly when compromised, creating a hardened, crumbling house of cards…
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“Not in my backyard” is a galvanizing rallying call for residents opposing polluting or noisy industries in their communities. The American tradition of dissent brings progress to neighborhoods while checking government powers for undue encroachments in our collective spheres of influence. Residents desire clean and safe townships away from unimagined catastrophes in far-flung areas seen…
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America has a tornado problem. So many tornadoes have touched down in the heartland that forecasters have likely lost count as they try to tally the score on America’s quickly-spinning storm odometer. Mother Nature is a heartless dealer in slinging dark-clouded, slowly descending funnel clouds onto the storm-ravaged communities below. Deadly storms have killed more…
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Although Oklahoma experiences more than 50 tornadoes annually, 2024 tipped the destructive scales by unleashing 152 recorded touchdowns. Oklahoma is in the heart of Tornado Alley. Stronger storms from worsening climate change effects will become the norm. An Oklahoma tornado shelter prevents storm-weary Sooners from packing up and looking for calmer fields like their ancestors.…
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Mother Nature is no fool, and severe weather isn’t a joke. Although millions of Midwesterners began their Tuesday with traditional Tom Foolery, chaotic storm clouds are taking a stern tone as another chaotic system will bring flash flooding, hail, and tornadoes to the area. Killer weather has become the region’s running cliche and no one…
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Netflix is prepping America for storm season with its newly released documentary, “The Twister: Caught In The Storm,” featuring previously unseen amateur storm footage of the 2011 Joplin tornado. The killer tornado claimed more than 150 lives, destroying more than 4,000 homes, as it ripped and roared across the city, leaving unprecedented damage. While more…
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