Blanchard family’s home struck by tragedy twice, first in tornado then fire
A Blanchard family is devastated and left picking up the pieces after a fire blazed through their home. Image courtesy KFOR Storm Bickers said she received a ...
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Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work
As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...
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Choctaw community still cleaning debris months after November tornadoes
CHOCTAW, Okla. (KFOR) — Friday marks two months to the day since the November 3 tornadoes tore across southeastern Oklahoma County. The storms left mass devastation across Choctaw and other towns.
FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to recent wildfires in California and last ...
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Fire tornadoes a risk under California’s extreme wildfire conditions
Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022. As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which ...
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Choctaw still working on debris pickup two months after tornado
The $23 million project will transform the armory into a 4,500-capacity theater, featuring a smaller 500-capacity venue designed to support local and up-and-coming artists. Doctors say Oklahoma ...
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‘PDS’ warnings were made to grab attention in tornadoes, hurricanes – and now wildfires
PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters such as ice storms, floods ...
Actor Bill Hader ‘in shock’ returning to Palisades Fire neighborhood
Barry” actor Bill Hader’s Pacific Palisades home survived the catastrophic wildfire, but he wasn’t prepared when he witnessed the devastation surrounding the area upon his return. “People keep saying ...