tornado

Records: Sirens Activated Only After Tornado On Ground

Records show that sirens weren’t activated to notify some Flint-area residents of a tornado earlier this week until after it already was on the ground.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/31

Storms Produce Tornadoes In Southeast Michigan, Winds Topple Homes

The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms that pushed across southeastern Michigan produced several tornadoes, downed trees and power lines, and damaged homes and businesses.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/29

Ceremony To Mark 60th Anniversary Of Flint Tornado

A ceremony is planned next weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of a tornado that hit the Flint area, leaving 116 people dead, and efforts are taking place to build a new memorial to the victims.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/28

Local Disaster Relief Company Heads To Tornado Damaged Moore, Oklahoma

Providing help for those in Oklahoma. That’s the goal of one non-profit from here in metro Detroit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/24

Volunteers arrange relief goods for tornado victims at a parking lot in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 24, 2013. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Michigan Volunteers Aid Oklahoma Tornado Victims

“It was like nothing I had seen … It really didn’t look like a neighborhood at all,” said one local Red Cross volunteer.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/24

Belfor CEO Sheldon Yellen talks with Belfor employees before then head out to Oklahoma. (Credit: Pat Sweeting/WWJ)

Urgent Aid On The Way To Oklahoma After Massive Tornado

“We’ve already been contacted by some schools and hospitals to began working on those sites immediately,” said Sheldon Yellon, of Belfor Property Restoration in Birmingham.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/21

Volunteers help clean out Jean McAdams' mobile home after it was overturned by a tornado May 20, 2013 near Shawnee, Oklahoma. A series of tornados moved across central Oklahoma May 19, killing two people and injuring at least 21. (Credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

At Least 24 Dead After Massive Tornado In Oklahoma

A Lincoln Park woman got a first-hand look at that Oklahoma tornado and the damage it left behind.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/21

(Credit: Mike Campbell/WWJ Newsradio 950)

Local Red Cross Units Head South To Aid Victims Of Tornadoes

During the next few days, Red Cross workers on the ground in the disaster areas will be assessing the damage, deciding where and what kind of additional support is necessary, and determining the needs of the affected communities.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/20