2021 winter storms News

Oklahoma Commission Approves 2021 Winter Storm Cost Recovery Orders

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted to approve two orders for state utilities to recover natural gas costs incurred during the February 2021 winter storm. The commission approved separate orders for CenterPoint Energy and Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Commission Chair …

Kansas Town Wins First Round in Lawsuit Over Natural Gas Prices

Residents of a small city in southeast Kansas may continue a lawsuit that claims energy utility BP gouged them with hefty price increases for natural gas during freezing weather last year, a judge has ruled. A Crawford County judge on …

Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Northeast Arkansas

Three joint state and federal disaster centers are set to open in northeast Arkansas to assist those affected by tornadoes that killed two people in the area in December. Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration …

Disaster Declared for December Missouri Tornadoes

President Joe Biden has approved Missouri’s request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly tornadoes and strong winds hit the state last month. The designation allows seven southern Missouri counties to access federal assistance for repairing damaged buildings and other …

NWS Says December Storm Spawned 8 Tornadoes Across Wisconsin

The National Weather Service has confirmed a rare December wind storm spawned eight tornadoes across west-central Wisconsin. .The Dec. 15 storm swept across multiple states. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the storm produced three tornadoes rate as EF-2 on …

Federal Relief Funding Available in Five Arkansas Counties Following Tornadoes

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Arkansas, making federal relief funding available in five north eastern counties hit by tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest and South this month. The declaration opens grants for temporary housing, home …

Dec. 15 Winter Storms Across Upper Midwest Classified as Derecho

A line of severe thunderstorms andtornadoesthat swept across the north-central U.S. last week was the result of a serial derecho _ the first on record in December, officials with the National Weather Service said Dec. 20. At least 45tornadoeshave been …