MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi has launched a statewide grant lottery to help homeowners build storm shelters and safe rooms, but rural residents say the program may be out of reach for those who need it ...

Three years after a deadly tornado struck the north Montgomery County community of Flatwood, officials celebrated the opening of a new community storm shelter, along with a new playground and covered ...

About 50 homes, including dozens in Wrightwood, alone, sustained severe damage in a massive storm that triggered widespread flooding over the Christmas holiday, officials have confirmed.

There were no immediate reports of injuries requiring hospitalization, said Chris Prater, a Fire Department spokesman.

All evacuees recently sent to mass shelters in Anchorage after a devastating Western Alaska storm forced them from their homes have been placed in longer-term, non-congregate housing, officials said ...