The communities of Harrison and Ooltewah are still scarred with uprooted, twisted trees and homes under construction after a March 2 tornado, but neighbors are helping each other on the path to recovery.More>>
The Crowden family has a house, but it's been lying in pieces, waiting for a moving company to do the job it was hired to do. The Crowdens called 3 On Your Side, desperate for help and a night under one roof.More>>
Days before the epic tornado outbreak a year ago, meteorologists at the National Weather Service knew they'd have to bring their A-game to prepare for an unusual event.More>>
A year after the devastating tornadoes carved their way across the Tennessee Valley, one of the hardest hit areas is still working to move forward.More>>
A year ago today, the sun came up in the Tennessee Valley revealing massive destruction caused by several tornadoes. Neighbors joined together to rebuild; but even now, there are still plenty of victims who need help.More>>
A bi-partisan bill has unanimously passed both chambers of the state legislature that, if signed into law by Gov. Haslam, would provide tax relief to all Tennessee tornado victims.More>>
The Robert Bethune family of Higdon, Alabama suffered great property loss during the April tornado outbreak, but count their blessings as they begin anew in a rebuilt home.More>>
John Shelton looked outside at what would be the first tornado to hit the northern end of Bradley County. He could only turn to shelter and his faith.More>>
Friday, April 27 2012 5:56 PM EDT2012-04-27 21:56:47 GMT
In Dade County, Georgia, people are still counting blessings one year after the historic and deadly tornado outbreak destroyed many communities.More >>
In Dade County, Georgia, people are still counting blessings one year after the historic and deadly tornado outbreak destroyed many communities.More >>
Friday, April 27 2012 5:45 PM EDT2012-04-27 21:45:57 GMT
In Bledsoe County, an EF-4 tornado claimed the lives of four people on April 27, 2011. Residents are still struggling to come to terms with their loss. More >>
In Bledsoe County, an EF-4 tornado claimed the lives of four people on April 27, 2011. Residents are still struggling to come to terms with their loss.More >>
Friday, April 27 2012 4:24 PM EDT2012-04-27 20:24:15 GMT
One survivor has found the gawkers appalling, but neighbors and perfect strangers beyond generous, as she strives for a 'new normal.'More >>
Catoosa County's hardest-hit area is rebuilding from the April 27 tornado. One survivor has found the gawkers appalling, but neighbors and perfect strangers beyond generous, as she strives for a 'new normal.'More >>
Friday, April 27 2012 3:58 PM EDT2012-04-27 19:58:29 GMT
A lone cinder block rests where a bathroom once stood. It's where Andrew Ellis, then 8-years-old, and four family members sought refuge from last April's storm.More >>
A lone cinder block rests where a bathroom once stood. It's where Andrew Ellis, then 8-years-old, and four family members sought refuge from last April's storm.More >>
Friday, April 27 2012 3:57 PM EDT2012-04-27 19:57:33 GMT
Those here consider themselves lucky. They know it could have been worse - only one demolished home, no major injuries. But still, April 27th 2011 was a day they'll never forget.More >>
Those here consider themselves lucky. They know it could have been worse - only one demolished home, no major injuries. But still, April 27th 2011 was a day they'll never forget.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 12:11 PM EDT2012-04-26 16:11:42 GMT
A year ago, Norma Parris crawled out of a bathroom under the spiral staircase of her Ringgold home. Rain poured from black night above her, through the drywall and twisted two-by-fours.More >>
A year ago, Norma Parris crawled out of a bathroom under the spiral staircase of her Ringgold home. Rain poured from black night above her, through the drywall and twisted two-by-fours.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 11:36 AM EDT2012-04-26 15:36:02 GMT
FLAT ROCK, AL. (Times Free Press) -- Wrapped in a blanket under a blue tarp, Kathy Clure clutched a gun at her side as the sky grew dark. Gripped with fear, Clure tried to calm her mind. In the last fewMore >>
Wrapped in a blanket under a blue tarp, Kathy Clure clutched a gun at her side as the sky grew dark. Gripped with fear, Clure tried to calm her mind.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 11:32 AM EDT2012-04-26 15:32:27 GMT
IDER, AL. (Times Free Press) -- Valley Head. Mentone. Henegar. Ider. Shiloh. The names march north on the DeKalb County map, up and down the hills of the small communities. A year ago, they were just typicalMore >>
Valley Head. Mentone. Henegar. Ider. Shiloh. The names march north on the DeKalb County map, up and down the hills of the small communities.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 11:53 PM EDT2012-04-26 03:53:20 GMT
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN. (WRCB) -- We are approaching the year anniversary of the largest tornado outbreak in history, one that swept through the Tennessee Valley, destroying homes and making our hometownsMore >>
We are approaching the year anniversary of the largest tornado outbreak in history.
That night three corporals in Collegedale were faced with decisions no one should have to make, decisions that haunt them to this day, leaving memories that may never fully fade.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 11:39 AM EDT2012-04-25 15:39:35 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (WRCB) - For decades, we've all known "Paul said it would be like this." Since the April 27 storms in 20011, Paul Barys has been sharing his knowledge and skills with meteorologists all overMore >>
Since the April 27 storms in 20011, Paul Barys has been sharing his knowledge and skills with meteorologists all over the country.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 8:26 AM EDT2012-04-25 12:26:00 GMT
Arthur Bates proudly shows off his new home, glad to have a place to call his own again. He lost his childhood home during the April 27th, 2011 tornado, a home more than a century old.More >>
Arthur Bates proudly shows off his new home, glad to have a place to call his own again. He lost his childhood home during the April 27th, 2011 tornado, a home more than a century old.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 8:11 AM EDT2012-04-25 12:11:04 GMT
Pitts Gap Church of God pastor Leroy Smith knows most of the folks on Brayton Mountain, usually as neighbors, by passing acquaintance or through his church.More >>
Pitts Gap Church of God pastor Leroy Smith knows most of the folks on Brayton Mountain, usually as neighbors, by passing acquaintance or through his church.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2012 6:02 PM EDT2012-04-24 22:02:37 GMT
BRADLEY COUNTY, TN. (WRCB) -- Bradley County looked like a war zone when five tornadoes ripped through, killing nine people and injuring nearly 100 on April 27, 2011. Lee University junior Daniel MurchMore >>
Bradley County looked like a war zone after five tornadoes ripped through the area, killing nine people and injuring nearly 100 on April 27, 2011.
Lee University junior Daniel Murch volunteered the day after the storms and never looked back.
Tuesday, April 24 2012 7:11 AM EDT2012-04-24 11:11:31 GMT
Except for splintered wood that's weathered gray, the landscape atop Brayton Mountain looks like the EF4 twister that claimed four lives just passed through.More >>
Except for splintered wood that's weathered gray, the landscape atop Brayton Mountain looks like the EF4 twister that claimed four lives just passed through.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 5:30 PM EDT2012-04-23 21:30:56 GMT
Dave Burgess, Perry Collins and Joe Greenleaf are corporals with the Collegedale Police Department. On April 27, 2011 they were in the middle of the tornado that left the Apison community in shambles.More >>
Dave Burgess, Perry Collins and Joe Greenleaf are corporals with the Collegedale Police Department. On April 27, 2011 they were in the middle of the tornado that left the Apison community in shambles.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:47 AM EDT2012-04-23 11:47:48 GMT
CHATTANOOGA, TN. (Times Free Press) -- Before people in the Tennessee Valley told stories of shingles rattling and roofs torn clean in half and children shivering in bathtubs for cover, before the longMore >>
Before people in the Tennessee Valley told stories of shingles rattling and roofs torn clean in half and children shivering in bathtubs for cover, before the long day of April 27, 2011, Paul Barys didn't feel too appreciated.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:43 AM EDT2012-04-23 11:43:25 GMT
CHATTANOOGA, TN. (Times Free Press) -- Bob Colby says there was a silver lining to last year's April 27 tornado, which blew away his Apison house, badly injured his wife and bruised him from head to toe. ItMore >>
Bob Colby says there was a silver lining to last year's April 27 tornado, which blew away his Apison house, badly injured his wife and bruised him from head to toe. It probably saved his life.More >>
Sunday, April 22 2012 10:30 AM EDT2012-04-22 14:30:50 GMT
(Times Free Press) -- For 15 hours on April 27, 2011, the tornadoes multiplied in number and ferocity. Mountains couldn't wear them down. They hurdled rivers, zigzagged through state lines and skippedMore >>
For 15 hours on April 27, 2011, the tornadoes multiplied in number and ferocity. Mountains couldn't wear them down. They hurdled rivers, zigzagged through state lines and skipped across time zones.More >>
Sunday, April 22 2012 10:27 AM EDT2012-04-22 14:27:04 GMT
APISON,TN. (Times Free Press) -- For months, Jojo Macatiag pinched pennies and squirreled away dollars for the trip of a lifetime — three months off work to travel through Canada and Alaska. It wasMore >>
For months, Jojo Macatiag pinched pennies and squirreled away dollars for the trip of a lifetime — three months off work to travel through Canada and Alaska.More >>
Sunday, April 22 2012 10:21 AM EDT2012-04-22 14:21:25 GMT
CHATTANOOGA, TN. (Times Free Press) -- A year later, the ambulance is repaired and back in service, the Ider Rescue Squad cooks meals for volunteers rebuilding homes, and Frank and Brenda Taylor liveMore >>
A year later, the ambulance is repaired and back in service, the Ider Rescue Squad cooks meals for volunteers rebuilding homes, and Frank and Brenda Taylor live in a new log cabin.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 4:49 PM EDT2012-04-25 20:49:42 GMT
When you have been in the forecasting business as long as I have, you see many extreme weather events. Most of them are watched from a distance.More >>
When you have been in the forecasting business as long as I have, you see many extreme weather events. Most of them are watched from a distance.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 4:12 PM EDT2012-04-25 20:12:00 GMT
I was like everyone else concerning tornadoes, they were academic. They made great video of how other parts of the country could get damaged by tornadoes.More >>
I was like everyone else concerning tornadoes, they were academic. They made great video of how other parts of the country could get damaged by tornadoes, but fortunately I lived in the Tennessee Valley where strong, "Oklahoma City" tornadoes never happened. More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 4:10 PM EDT2012-04-25 20:10:56 GMT
I recall telling someone who called the station Sunday afternoon we'll definitely have several tornadoes Wednesday which could be strong. I had no idea that would wind up a gross understatement.More >>
I recall telling someone who called the station Sunday afternoon we'll definitely have several tornadoes Wednesday which could be strong. I had no idea that would wind up a gross understatement.More >>
Click to see which community was hit by a tornado by the minute, as Channel 3 Storm Alert Team meteorologists stayed on the air to warn viewers of the threat.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 12:29 AM EDT2013-05-25 04:29:53 GMT
Legendary high school basketball coach Robert High has been told he will not be Brainerd boys' coach next season.More >>
One of the most accomplished coaching careers in Chattanooga sports history came to a sudden end Friday morning when Robert High was told he no longer would be in charge of boys' basketball at Brainerd High School.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:10:11 GMT
Six teenagers could do time for a crime spree in Chattanooga.More >>
Six teenagers could do time for a crime spree in Chattanooga. Police say a homeowner in the Hurricane Creek community caught the teens burglarizing their home. They carjacked the homeowner, then robbed three other people at gunpoint across town.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 3:42 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:42:49 GMT
Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.More >>
Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.More >>
