In measuring the severity of a storm, the Waffle House Index has come to be a reliable indicator of whether a hurricane or other natural disaster is likely to cause significant damage. The chain of 1,600 restaurantsnotesthat because its locations are primarily spread across Southern states and ...
After getting the weakened eye of Hurricane Milton – still at Category 1 when it passed over my location on Florida’s Space Coast – I’m counting us very lucky indeed. My heart goes out to everyone with damage, from the west coast, where big Category 3 winds and storm surge hit ...
Severe Weather Outbreak in U.S.: June 16, 2014:An especially volatile environment produced a violent severe weather outbreak yesterday affecting areas of Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. Severe to complete property damage was reported in Pilger, Nebraska and surrounding areas. Initial evidence indicates ...
Most of the damage reported so far stemmed from the tornados, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency head Deanne Criswell, who was in Tallahassee on Thursday. Sarasota County, the area just south of Tampa where Milton made landfall, suffered the most storm surge, Criswell told MSNBC. ...