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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Yolanda Minor, the Mississippi state director for the humanitarian aid organization Save the Children, about clean-up efforts following Friday's deadly tornado.

Especially this time of year, tornado warnings are not out of the ordinary in Putnam County. But when Terri McWilliams’ phone started buzzing on her…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said 74 people were confirmed killed and more than 100 are still unaccounted for. The victims who have been identified range in age from 2 months to 98 years.

Authorities are assessing damage after powerful storms brought destruction to areas across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Juan Betancourt of the Denton Record-Chronicle.

Officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration were in Bowling Green on Feb. 23 to encourage Kentucky renters, homeowners and businesses impacted by the December tornadoes to apply for low-interest SBA loans by the March 14 deadline.

The people of Dawson Springs took a break from digging themselves and their loved ones out of the debris left by last week’s massive tornado to witness a…

A global pandemic has made the past year-and-a-half stressful to say the least, and even Mother Nature screams sometimes.“This is the worst tornado event…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mac McCoy, superintendent of the Lee County School System, about the ongoing tornado relief efforts in Alabama.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the aftermath of deadly tornadoes in Kentucky and five other states. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for.

Power lines have been reconnected, roads once blocked by fallen trees are now open, many damaged houses have received repairs and sawed-off stumps dot most yards.