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No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages, and dangerous or deadly conditions. If you’re on the coast, it may be a hurricane; in the Midwest or South, a tornado; in the West, wildfires; and as we’ve seen in recent years, anywhere can experience heat waves or flash flooding.

Living through a disaster and its aftermath can be both traumatic and chaotic, from the immediate losses of life and belongings to conflicting information around where to access aid. The weeks and months after may be even more difficult, as the attention on your community is gone but civic services and events have stalled or changed drastically. ...

Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders caught flak on Sunday after appearing at a NASCAR event in North Carolina while deadly tornadoes are sweeping through her own state.

Sanders, who was recently criticized for "unethical behavior" while employed by Donald Trump's White House that was exposed during the former president's criminal trial, posted on social media on Sunday that her constituents should be concerned about the severe weather systems. In her state alone, at least five people were killed in the storm, according to recent reports.

"I declared a state of emergency to support the communities affected by last night’s severe weather and tornadoes. We remain in close contact with local officials and will continue to do everything possible to help each Arkansan in need," she said on X, formerly Twitter. "Arkansas is again at risk for severe weather tonight. Please follow all guidance from local officials and track reports in your area." ...

Washington (AFP) - Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes and claiming at least three lives, officials said Friday. The powerful storms raked through the adjoining states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. "We have three known fatalities," Sheriff Randall Dodds, of Logan County in west-central Ohio, told a CBS affiliate.  "The devastation was such that we have to get heavy equipment into these areas to be able to move this material where homes have collapsed, to see if there's anybody injured," he said, adding, "it's going to take a long time.......

By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Emergency crews worked on Sunday to check, clear and restore power to areas hard-hit by severe storms and tornadoes that claimed the lives of at least six people and left a trail of destruction in Tennessee this weekend. In the city of Clarksville in Montgomery County, one of the hardest-hit areas, the Red Cross set up a shelter at a local high school to offer assistance to people who may have been temporarily displaced by the tornadoes. Shelters were also opened in Nashville and its suburbs. "The road to recovery is going to take time and we ask that citizens who ......

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead on Saturday and caused what local emergency services described as extensive damage with tens of thousands of residents without power. "At this time we can confirm that three people are deceased, two adults and one child as a result of the tornado that touched down this afternoon. Additionally, 23 people have been treated at the hospital," the Montgomery County in Tennessee said on its Facebook page. Three more deaths were reported in the suburbs of Nashville, the Nashville Office of Emergency M......

DETROIT — Perry residents are taking stock of the damage Saturday after a tornado with nearly 100 mph winds tore through their community Friday evening with little warning. Perry, which is about 25 miles northeast of Lansing, declared a state of emergency after the twister felled trees and damaged homes and some downtown buildings. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service's Detroit Office said Saturday morning the EF-1 tornado had an estimated peak wind of 95 mph. It hit starting at 7:51 p.m. and left a path about 3 miles long and a maximum of 430 yards wide, ending about 8:03 p......