Archive for March, 2012
Precautionary Sirens Sounced in Iroquois County Friday
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported Friday evening there were several false reports of funnel clouds when threatening weather moved across central Illinois and parts of central Indiana. The NWS reported shelf clouds formed in a hurry during a severe thunderstorm watch/warning. Those shelf clouds often form a tail at the base of the cloud [...]
President Declares Disaster for Indiana
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Indiana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. Federal funding will be available to affected individuals in the counties [...]
FEMA Denies Illinois Disaster Aid for Tornado-ravaged Southern Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ senators and Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday sharply criticized a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny disaster aid to southern Illinois counties ravaged by tornadoes and said they would seek to reverse the ruling. “After personally surveying the damage and talking to many residents who lost their homes, [...]
Weather Alert Radios Save Lives
March is Severe Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois, and the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association (IESMA) and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) are joining forces to encourage Illinois residents to have National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) all-hazards weather alert radios. A weather alert radio provides potentially life-saving alerts about approaching severe weather and [...]