AASHTO - Wed August 16, 2023
Illinois DOT Staff Rallies for Tornado Recovery Effort in Crawford County
A recent blog post by the Illinois Department of Transportation detailed how District 7 agency staff rallied together in late March to help the small rural town of Robinson in Crawford County clean up and recover from a deadly tornado....
Case Construction Equipment - Wed May 03, 2023
Tidewater Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Disaster Relief Efforts in Selma, Ala., With Case Equipment
Tidewater Equipment, a Case Construction Equipment dealer with locations in southern Georgia, Enterprise, Ala., and portions of the Florida panhandle, has donated equipment and support for Team Rubicon's recent tornado disaster response and recovery efforts in Selma, Ala....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette & CEG - Tue May 02, 2023
VIDEO: Debris Clearing Continues at North Little Rock's Burns Park After March Tornado
Crews in North Little Rock, Ark., cleared enough debris in Burns Park to open the city's youth baseball fields in late April, but most of the park — one of the largest municipal outdoor recreation areas in the nation — remains closed to the public in the aftermath of the March 31 tornado that swept through parts of central Arkansas....
CEG - Tue April 04, 2023
Twisters Rip Through Eastern Half of United States, Leaving Survivors to Find Ways to Rebuild
Violent tornadoes struck wide areas of the Deep South, the Midwest and the East on March 31 and April 1, killing at least 32 people, injuring many more, and inflicting hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of property damage....
CEG - Mon December 19, 2022
Repair Efforts Began Day After 21 Tornadoes Swept Across Louisiana
After 21 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana over the course of 24 hours on Dec. 14, residents across this weather-battered state, who have contended with a litany of severe storms over the last few years, from major hurricanes to twisters, woke up the next morning to an eerily familiar scene....
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....
