Six years later: A retired meteorologist’s reflection on a storm he won’t forget In 2018, as a series of tornadoes ripped across Iowa, Kurtis Gertz got to work on coverage that likely saved many lives. July 18, 2024 Emily Barske Wood
Opinion | Watch the moment a Mississippi meteorologist stopped to pray ‘We got a new scan coming in as we speak. Oh man, like north side of Amory, this is coming in. Oh man. Dear Jesus, please help them. Amen.’ March 27, 2023 Al Tompkins
How a local radio station is helping a tornado-battered Kentucky community put itself back together As WPKY’s Tess Cowan emerged from a tornado shelter, her first thought was, ‘I have to get to the radio station.’ December 15, 2021 Al Tompkins
Meet the local news meteorologist whose forecast saved lives in Kentucky ‘They saved my life, my brother’s life, his wife, my mother, every one of them. … It if hadn’t been for them, I would be laying there dead.’ December 14, 2021 Al Tompkins
CNN anchor Pamela Brown isn’t just covering the tornado damage in Kentucky. She’s reporting on her home. ‘I felt it was really important to be here,’ she said. ‘I feel a kinship with my fellow Kentuckians.’ December 13, 2021 Al Tompkins
Opinion | Reporters and photojournalists share stories from the 60-mile path of tornado destruction in Kentucky ‘M​aybe I can do some good. These are such good people. I want to do my best for them.’ December 12, 2021 Al Tompkins
Opinion | Exhausted journalists are rising to the Kentucky tornado disaster 9 things to consider as coverage of the devastating tornado swarm continues December 11, 2021 Al Tompkins
