Sentences with phrase «devastated by a tornado»

Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, which were devastated by tornadoes in the spring, will be extremely sensitive to any severe weather outbreaks.

«She has tirelessly devoted herself to helping those in need for many years, most recently leading efforts to help rebuild the town of Goderich after it was devastated by a tornado in 2011.»

Not exact matches

A devastating cluster of tornadoes that hit the southern U.S. between April 25 and 28 left tracks large enough to be seen by satellite.

With much of the central plains and Midwest now entering peak tornado season, the impact of these potentially devastating weather events will be shaped in large part by how individuals think about and prepare for them.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters)- A warning from U.S. scientists that Oklahoma may be hit by a major earthquake has caused a run on insurance policies for tremors in the heartland state, adding to the woes of residents already in the firing line of devastating tornadoes.

With much of the country now entering peak tornado season, the impact of these potentially devastating weather events will be shaped in large part by how individuals think about and prepare for them.

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), at the request of Central Oklahoma Humane Society (OK Humane) in Oklahoma City, Okla., has dispatched its disaster response team to assist with shelter operations as the facility experiences an influx of animals affected by the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Okla. on May 20.

The organization has helped many groomers affect by devastating tornados hit Moore, Okla., and it continues to perform this service.

May • At the request of the State Emergency Management Agency, the Humane Society of Missouri sent a fifteen - member Disaster Response Team to Joplin, Mo. to rescue and shelter pets affected by the devastating tornado.

In commemoration of the victims of the devastating storms that ravaged Alabama and the South on April 27, 2010, the MMFA will install a small exhibition of art inspired by tornadoes, twisters, and windstorms.

[Interestingly, that's the same rate of growth that occurred in Moore, Okla., in the four decades leading up to the horrible tornado losses early this year and the exurban counties east of Austin, Tex., that were devastated by (wild) fires two years ago.]

(In this case the new construction came after the town was devastated by a powerful tornado in 2007; you may have seen the reality television series chronicling that process.)

During the past 12 months, the U.S. was hit by an estimated 197 tornadoes rated EF1 or stronger on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranks tornadoes according to their destructive potential from a low «0» up to a devastating «5.»

Rates have risen in the state by as much as eight or nine percent this year; however, those rates were already on the rise before the April 27 tornado outbreak that devastated Montgomery.

«Then the horrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan struck, followed by the devastating tornados in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, and the record - breaking Mississippi River flooding and Arizona forest fires.»

Although Woburn residents have a very low risk of damages caused by tornados, other catastrophes, such as uncontrolled structure - fires, can be just as devastating.

The damages caused by tornadoes are frequently devastating.