Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

This article is hard to read, so I rewrote it here to be easier to read. A few of the words were just not readable.

Newspaper article

Red Cross Survey of Tornado Damage:

Van Buren
1 dead, 19 injured.
In Van Buren, 213 families were affected by the big blow. Twenty-five homes were completely destroyed; 35 others suffered major damage and 82 were damaged in a lesser degree. Fifty-four buildings other than homes were destroyed; 37 others suffered major damage and 10 suffered lesser damage. Three small businesses suffered major damage and 25 others were damaged slightly.

Fremont
6 dead, 16 injured.
At Fremont, where the tornado struck with greatest fury, 84 families were affected. Thirty homes were demolished, 20 others received major damaged and 31 others were damaged in smaller extent. Seven buildings other than homes were completely destroyed; 12 (smaller?) buildings were badly damaged, and 11 others were damaged in a lesser degree. Eight small businesses were damaged in a major degree and (four?) others received lesser damages.

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Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

1957 Carter County Tornado