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Alabama is no stranger to tornadoes. Since 1996, the state has been on the receiving end of 56 twisters annually. Being so close to warm gulf airmasses and intersecting cooler air that drops down from the Rockies puts the state in constant flux for the inflow of killer storms. Geography doesn’t do any favors for…
DetailsDespite an extremely active early season, the 2022 tornado season was markedly below average due to an uneventful spring and summer. More than 1,200 were reported, resulting in 24 deaths. During the 2022 storm season, 27 achieved a F3 or higher ranking and four received a rating of EF4. The strongest storm of the season…
DetailsMother Nature is a dichotomy of terror. On one end of the severe weather spectrum, she unleashes pelting hailstorms and steel-twisting tornadoes while on the complete opposite, it’s blizzard-like conditions. There seems to be no middle ground when it comes to wanton destruction. Severe weather only knows extremes and doesn’t care who or what is…
DetailsThanksgiving holiday weekend is full of friends, good food and Black Friday shopping deals. Late November is a time to reflect on life’s bountiful harvest and to look forward to the holiday season. But fall is a transitional season when it comes to severe weather, so it’s important we don’t let our guard down. Like…
DetailsPreppers get a bad rep. Many people envision some conspiracy theorist in a tinfoil hat living in their mom’s basement. Relying on stereotypes instead of conventional wisdom, the term preppers is misleading. When the bombs start to fall, however, preppers may suddenly turn into the smartest guys in the room, and they’re far more common…
DetailsNuclear bomb protection is no longer a niche market. People worldwide continue to take the threat of nuclear very seriously with hostilities and threats increasing everyday. In the face of shocking military defeats against a western backed Ukrainian army, Russia is threating to defend itself with nuclear weapons. With western outcry increasing against these dangerous…
DetailsWhile most people think of pumpkin carving and traipsing through corn mazes during fall, a more sinister threat might lurking in the darkened skies of Autumn. And no, we aren’t talking about Michael Myers or Freddie Kruger. Although cooler temperatures can reduce the chances of severe weather during cooler months, the threat can still persist…
DetailsAbject destruction sits within reach of a madman, who has no checks of balances. For the first time in sixty years, Russia is threatening all out nuclear war. But how did we get here? Isn’t mutually assured destruction of both nuclear superpowers suppose to prevent the very thing we fear? With Russia now decisively losing…
DetailsAs unrelenting bands of rainfall pounds the Florida peninsula, a resilient Hurricane Ian continues its lumbering assault on the southeast. Catastrophic flooding is being reported in Orange County with the area expecting nearly 24 inches of rainfall. Hurricanes are nothing new for Florida. With more than 90 percent of the state protruding directly into the…
DetailsDid you survive this weekend’s apocalypse? In case you didn’t know, some internet conspiracy began to circulate last week that the world was scheduled to end on Saturday. It all started with some vague remarks from a German politician who said we would never forget the events of Sept. 24. Obviously, nothing out of the…
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