storm damage: Mother nature stikes again in Van Buren
- 06/19/08 05:40 PM
Mother nature struck again in Van Buren on Fathers Day Sunday night June 15th... I was sitting at home alone watching the telie and I heard it start to rumble very loud and deep in the near distance. I don't normally watch the news so I was not aware we were due to have storms. In fact, it had been a beautiful day. I had just got through mowing my yard a few hours earlier. About 11:10 PM the storm came down like a raging bull. The winds were extreme and the lightning was like I have never seen before. I have been (7 comments)
storm damage: FEMA offers assistance to Crawford & Sebastian County residents
- 05/07/08 04:18 PM
Due to the severe damage caused by the many recent, very severe storms that battered our area over the past two months. FEMA has opened up a local offices in Van Buren and Fort Smith, Arkansas to help aid families who suffered damage. I was one of those families affected by the storms that raged through the area. I blogged about the massive hail and flooding that my home experienced. My car also received severe damage and my insurance company cut me a check for part of the damage to my car but it wasn`t enough to cover the repairs, so my car has (2 comments)