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AmeriCares relief supplies (credit: AmeriCares)

Stories From Main Street: Stamford-Based AmeriCares Helps Those In Need Around The World

Whether it’s a tornado in Oklahoma, a tsunami in Japan, or an earthquake in Haiti, whatever the disaster is, chances are that many of the relief supplies came from a 50,000-square-foot warehouse in Stamford, Connecticut.

2013/06/10

Supplies bound for Oklahoma are loaded into a trailer in Island Park, N.Y. - May 28, 2013 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Sandy-Ravaged L.I. Community Sends Aid To Tornado-Ravaged Oklahoma

In just a few short days, Sandy-ravaged Island Park residents raised thousands of dollars in supplies for Oklahoma tornado victims.

2013/05/28

President Barack Obama tours a tornado affected area on May 26, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Obama is in the Oklahoma City area to survey damage from the tornado which struck a week ago and meet with victims and first responders.  (From left: City of Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis, unidentified, Obama, Rep Tom Cole, R-OK, and Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Continues His Role As Consoler-In-Chief With Visit To Moore, Okla.

President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla. Sunday, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them “every step of the way.”

2013/05/26

Lightning strikes during a thunder storm as seen over a tornado devastated home on May 23, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Hoboken Councilman Coordinates Tornado Relief Efforts With Oklahoma Church

Upon seeing the heartbreaking devastation play out on his television screen, Tim Occhipinti, a Hoboken councilman, started making calls. Eventually he reached a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma City.

2013/05/23

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-N.Y.) (credit: Twitter)

NYS Assemblyman In Tornado-Ravaged Okla. To Repay Support Given During Sandy

“As I walk around and there’s an mixture of confusion and grief and just so much uncertainty, that’s exactly what we felt six months ago.”

2013/05/22

Piles of debris lie around the northeast corner of Plaza Towers Elementary school after it was damaged by a tornado May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Moore, Okla. Residents’ Lives In Shambles After Tornado

Residents of Moore, Okla., have begun the painful process of picking up the pieces of their lives, after the devastating tornado that ripped through the town on Monday.

2013/05/21

(Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

How To Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Several disaster relief groups are on their way to Oklahoma to help victims who were displaced after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

2013/05/21

Tornado Outbreak Slams Through Oklahoma

Tri-State Area Sends Help To Oklahoma Town Devastated By Tornado

As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, Oklahoma, the state medical examiner’s office cut the estimated death toll by more than half, saying at least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children.

2013/05/21

Jeremy Hefner (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images); yellow caution tape marks off the area surrounding the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Tornado Devastation In Moore, Oklahoma Hits Home For Mets’ Hefner

Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner still has family living in Moore. He said he had been in contact with his mother, who told him his cousins and uncles were OK.

2013/05/21

Little Big Town (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Little Big Town Loses Family Member, Concerts Postponed

A statement by the band reads that “the Little Big Town family has suffered a loss in their immediate family.”

2012/11/27

Little Big Town

Little Big Town Releases Spooky ‘Tornado’ Music Video

Just in time for Halloween comes a dark and moody new video for Liittle Big Town’s latest single, “Tornado.” Better get to the basement fast.

2012/10/31

Little Big Town

Little Big Town Earns Praise For ‘Tornado,’ Covers Lady Gaga During ‘Unplugged’

After a summer packed with “Pontoon” parties, Little Big Town unveils their brand-new album “Tornado.”

2012/09/11

This image shows a tornado off Brooklyn on Sept. 8, 2012.  (credit: Instagram/Joey Mure)

NWS: Weekend’s Tornadoes Brings Total To 10 Twisters In NYC Since 2007

The two twisters that touched down Saturday are the latest of about 60 small tornadoes that have hit the area in the past
half-century, the years for which complete data are available.

2012/09/10

Funnel cloud in Mount Ephraim, N.J. on Sept. 4, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

NWS Confirms Tornado Touched Down In Southern New Jersey

Tuesday’s twister traveled on the ground in Mount Ephraim for about 120 yards and reached maximum winds of 70 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

2012/09/05

Elmira Storm Damage (credit: CBS 2)

National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down In Elmira

A state of emergency remains in effect in Elmira as crews continue clearing trees and repairing power lines that were brought down by the EF1 tornado, which has maximum winds up to 110 mph.

2012/07/27

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