KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Fireman’s Association has begun collecting non-perishable food items for the victims of yesterday’s tornado in Kokomo.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of northern Indiana, including Kosciusko County and some neighboring counties, southwest lower Michigan and northwest Ohio. Thunderstorms are expected in these regions through the rest of the day and into the night. NWS is projecting heavy rainfall, one to three inches, and the …read more.

The National Weather Service has confirmed today that Monday night’s severe storms produced two tornadoes, one of which struck near Milford with high winds and additional damages affecting Syracuse. According to the NWS, the EF-0 tornado struck at 1:06 a.m. and was approximately 50 yards wide and traveled 1.9 miles hitting just west of Milford. The tornado …read more.

Kosciusko County will more than likely not receive federal assistance due to a Nov. 17 storm. Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock broke the news to the county commissioners this morning. Rock said, “The odds are against us for that federal declaration” in regards to the Nov. 17 storms and tornadoes that moved through …read more.

The American Red Cross is responding across five states to help people affected by Sunday’s devastating tornado outbreak and severe weather in the Midwest, providing food, shelter and comfort to families and individuals in need. Locally, two Kosciusko residents were deployed this week to Kokomo to work in shelters set up there. Red Cross workers …read more.

The National Weather Service is continuing its review of storm damages that occurred throughout Indiana Sunday and, as of late this afternoon, identified yet another tornado that struck Kosciusko County. The first tornado, an EF-2, was confirmed to have struck rural Silver Lake. This morning, the damages reported to The Pines housing addition north of …read more.

The National Weather Service has released today that a second tornado struck Kosciusko County during Sunday’s storms. According to an update released today, an EF-1 tornado traveled 1.7 miles with winds of 95 mph and had a width of 275 yards. The NWS approximates that the tornado touched down for only 2 minutes and was …read more.

Graphic from the National Weather Service The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Kosciusko and surrounding counties including Fulton, Marshall, Elkhart and Allen counties. The tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight. The county remains under a wind advisory and severe weather watch throughout the evening (see related).

The best and quickest way to help Oklahoma tornado victims is to donate to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund at RedCross.org or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10. Throughout the nation, including Oklahoma, the Red Cross has local connections and partnerships already established in order to help provide FREE material, nutritional …read more.