President Joe Biden issued a Sunday afternoon update on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in southeastern Lousiana as a Category 4 storm. “This is going to be a devastating hurricane,” he said at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters, adding to locals that they should “please take precautions… take it really … Continued
Search efforts for victims of the weekend’s catastrophic flash flooding continue Monday. From city limit to city limit, rescue teams are up against about a 10-mile stretch of “mass devastation” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis tells FOX 17 News. The unimaginable damage starts around a half mile outside of McEwen near Durham Lane and continues all the … Continued
While there are many loved ones still searching for family members Monday night in Tennessee, others are planning something they never wanted to imagine—including a family who lost their seven-month-old twins. “It was the scariest thing of my life,” says Danielle Hall, the mother of Riliegh and Ryan, seven-month-old twins who lost their lives in the … Continued
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Representatives Mark Green (R-TN-07) and Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) and urged President Joe Biden to approve Governor Bill Lee’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration due to flooding throughout in Middle Tennessee. In the attempt to bridge the gap between the federal and state government, the group of … Continued
At least 21 people are dead and many people are missing after historic, catastrophic rainfall this weekend, Waverly authorities confirm. Those deaths are all from Humphreys County and 20 of which occurred in Waverly, authorities said. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the state health department has confirmed at least 16 weather-related fatalities, but that … Continued
Tropical Storm Henri, which has winds of 40 mph, made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, and is continuing to track north in New England. The storm is continuing to weaken, according to a 5 p.m. ET update from the agency. Tropical-storm-force winds currently span about 125 miles away from … Continued
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