WATCH: Louisiana Man, Truck Go Airborne During Tornado
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Jerry Millet got the unexpected ride of his life while he was driving down a Louisiana highway and his truck was picked up by the swirling winds of a tornado.Surveillance video from a nearby gas station captured the …
Deadly Flooding Forces Hundreds to Evacuate in Spain
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ANDALUCIA, Spain) — Drenching rainfall and devastating flooding in southern Spain have killed at least ten people and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes.
Floodwaters rose several feet in Andalucia, completely inundati…
Stephanie Decker, Hero Mom, Visits White House
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — In March Stephanie Decker lost both her legs saving her children from an Indiana tornado. On Friday, she walked into the Oval Office with the help of President Obama.The president welcomed Decker,…
President Obama Hails Resilience of Joplin, Graduates Year After Tornado
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(JOPLIN, Mo.) — President Obama returned to Joplin, Mo., Monday night, one year after a monster tornado leveled the town on high school graduation day, to celebrate its remarkable recovery and the first class of graduates si…
Tornado Survival 101: How to Stay Safe During a Tornado
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Multiple tornadoes ripped through the north Texas area Tuesday, tearing apart homes and tossing tractor-trailers into the road. Amazingly, no major injuries have been reported yet.But would you know what to do if a m…
Tornado Hits San Antonio as Severe Weather Rattles South and Midwest
Comstock/Thinkstock (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Severe weather hammered the Midwest and South including a tornado that touched down in San Antonio, where at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. Residents from Minnesota to Texas are bracing for floodin…
Caught on Tape: Tornado Rips Indiana School
Scott Olsen/Getty Images (HENRYVILLE, Ind.) — High school security cameras in Henryville, Ind., captured rare footage of the effects of a tornado that ripped the unoccupied school apart.On March 2, a deadly string of tornadoes turned tight-knit rural …
Mom Loses Legs Saving Kids From Indiana Twister
Decker Family/Handout(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Faced with having her house blown away by a tornado that struck her town last week, Indiana resident Stephanie Decker’s motherly instincts kicked in as she used her body to shield her two young kids from the st…
Grandmother Mourns Loss of Entire Family in Indiana Tornado
ABC News(NEW PEKIN, Ind.) — The death toll from dozens of tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Midwest and South last week has reached 39 with the death of 15-month-old Angel Babcock, the toddler found next to the bodies of her family members in a fiel…
Baby Who Survived Indiana Tornado Dies in Hospital
ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The toddler found among the bodies of her family members in a field outside a home in New Pekin, Ind., that was flattened by a powerful tornado, died Sunday of traumatic brain injuries.Angel Babcock was taken to Kosair Chil…
Angel Babcock: Baby Who Survived Tornado on Life Support
Comstock/Thinkstock(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A toddler is on life support after being found in a field outside of a flattened home in New Pekin, Ind., among the bodies of her family who were killed by a powerful tornado. Twenty-month-old Angel Babcock was t…
Tornado Tragedy: Child Ripped From Mother’s Arms, Baby Found in Field
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHELSEA, Ind.) — A mother’s strength was no match for a deadly tornado that sucked her 4-year-old daughter out of her arms as the two huddled in a cellar in Chelsea, Ind. The child and her great grandparents, who were upstairs…