Tornado News and New Products

Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 22, 2021

Tornado Recovery Effort Needs Proper Equipment, Great Compassion

The versatility and durability of machines built for heavy construction has had high visibility outside the industry since the day after a rare and powerful tornado outbreak slammed through the Midwest, Mississippi Valley and South in the overnight hours of Dec....

Case Construction Equipment - Mon June 01, 2020

Diamond Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Tornado Cleanup in Tennessee

Case Construction Equipment dealer Diamond Equipment is currently supporting Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, in numerous operations throughout the state of Tennessee after a series of tornadoes and heavy storms moved through the region in March and April....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue May 14, 2019

Tornado Touches Down on McCourt & Sons Equipment

An EF-2 tornado touched down near La Grange, Texas, on May 3. One of the buildings destroyed belonged to McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc. Eamon McCourt, vice president of McCourt & Sons Equipment, said in an interview with KVUE, "I think it was a 30-foot tall building....

Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 21, 2019

Charities, Contractors Pitch In to Help Relieve Tornadoes' Devastation

As part of a powerful storm system that also tore through the Florida panhandle, South Carolina and Georgia, devastating tornadoes decimated parts of eastern Alabama during the first week of March, killing 23, injuring dozens more and leading Gov....

NRMCA - Thu March 07, 2019

Build With Strength Releases Wind Test Video Following Tornado Crisis

In the wake of this week's destructive spate of tornados across the American Southeast, Build with Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) consisting of civic organizations, fire service professionals, architects, engineers and industry experts committed to enacting safer and more sustainable building standards, has released a video promoting the safety advantages of building with concrete....

Emily Buenzle - Fri July 20, 2018

Vermeer Plants Hit by Tornado

Two Vermeer plants were severely damaged in a series of tornadoes that ripped through central Iowa during the afternoon of July 19. Around 400 people had gathered at the company's facility in Pella, Iowa, to celebrate the company's 70th anniversary when the tornado alarm went off, the Des Moines Register reported....

- Fri November 01, 2013

Deere Aviation Team Flies Okla. Dealer Home to Aid in Tornado Cleanup

Being acutely aware of the weather is just one part of the John Deere Corporate Aviation team’s job, according to the company. But on May 20, 2013, Mother Nature threw a curveball, bringing the aviation team, C&F employees, a dealer and a customer together....

Cindy Riley - Mon October 14, 2013

Millbrook Celebrates Step to Tornado Recovery

Described as one of the fastest growing communities in Alabama, the city of Millbrook is celebrating the completion of a $4 million police and judicial complex. As a testament to the city’s resilience, the new courtroom features pews from a church sanctuary that was destroyed by a powerful tornado that ripped through the area in April 2011....

- Wed August 28, 2013

Fabick CAT Holds Grand Re-Opening After Tornado

On July 16, more than 250 customers attended the Fabick CAT grand re-opening of its facility, which was destroyed by EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., two years ago.o. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the new facility....

Jennifer Hetrick - Thu July 25, 2013

Industry Responds to Okla. Tornado Recovery

Weeks after an unrelenting EF5 tornado snatched Moore, Okla., into the sky and viciously slammed it back to earth, the cleanup continues steadily and the hope of rebuilding and restoring remains a far-off, but stoutly believed in, dream....

ANDY OSTMEYER - The Joplin Globe - Wed October 31, 2012

Joplin Construction Tops $715M Since 2011 Tornado

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Construction in Joplin since the tornado is approaching three-quarters of a billion dollars. Since May 22, 2011, about $715 million in construction has been started in Joplin, according to the latest building permit figures, which were for the months of August and September....