That’s precisely why MEMA and other leaders have stressed the importance for folks to know about where to find safe places, like storm shelters. Access to a shelter can make the difference ...

TUSCUMBIA — Colbert County has about 24 storm shelters scattered throughout the county, but there is numerous storm shelters located on private property that first responders might not be aware of.

People lined up to get inside community storm shelters throughout Alcorn County during the Saturday night tornado threat. Members of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors see it as a growing need.

COLBERT CO., Ala. (WAFF) - With three confirmed EF-1 tornadoes touching down in Colbert County in the last month, county leaders said it highlighted the need to know who has their own private storm ...

including for storm shelters, mutual aid agreements, disaster response equipment inventory, agencies that help identify people with special needs sheltering, and more. “Florida has set a high ...

OWASSO, Okla. — The City of Owasso is encouraging residents to register their storm shelters. Wednesday’s tornado in Owasso damaged nearly 300 homes and businesses. If a similar storm happens ...

On Monday, the Valley Grande City Council met at its city hall to discuss the city’s business and one topic within the conversation stemmed around the possibility of storm shelters. “We need to maybe ...

Hotel rooms and storm shelters are now their temporary homes until the water clears and they can return to their normal lives. (AP video by: Obed Lamy) In Dyersburg, Tennessee, several residents were ...

HARTSELLE, Ala. (WAFF)—As severe weather season approaches, more and more people are buying storm shelters across North Alabama. In the past few months, several tornadoes have hit the Shoals, ...

For the first time in more than a decade, children made up 40 per cent of those turned away from domestic violence shelters in Alberta last year, according to a new report from the Alberta Council ...

The Red Cross was one of many agencies on the scene providing support to those impacted by the storm. “We are an integral part in the recovery after a disaster," Stephanie Holcomb, the ...