April 22nd through Arpil 28th, is national severe weather preparedness week. The initiative highlights the importance of planning and practicing how and where to take shelter prior to severe weather hitting, such as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
As Casper enters or severe thunderstorm season - May through July, being prepared can help protect your family and property.
On ‘Good Morning America,’ host Ty Pennington of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ reveals the first of seven homes built for families displaced by a destructive tornado that touched down in Joplin, Missouri on May 22nd.
A social worker in a group home for the disabled almost lost his life trying to save residents when a tornado decimated much of Joplin, Missouri this spring. Now, his company’s insurance provider is denying him workman’s compensation.
Nearly two months after an outbreak of tornadoes swept through Alabama and other states, a Casper, Wyoming radio crew went to check out the damage.
Donovan Short from KISS 104.7 FM went to Alabama to visit family and saw the damage that remained after the news crews were long gone.