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Today at 6:45 PM  With devastation across parts of the Midwest, businesses like EF-5 Tornado Shelters are helping residents around the Panhandle prepare for severe weather.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Dozens of people have visited a newly opened disaster recovery center in a Central Texas town where a fertilizer plant explosion claimed 14 lives.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Amarillo, Randall, and Potter Office of Emergency Management in conjunction with the National Weather Service will conduct a mock tornado drill today at 10 a.m.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Due to the blizzard warning that is in effect until 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, Amarillo Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is urging residents to avoid travel.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A $9.7 billion measure to pay flood insurance claims, which amounts to just a down payment on a multibillion aid commitment, is expected to be approved by the House on Friday.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Thinking fast seems easy, until you're forced to do it under pressure. Sometimes, that canmake reacting to natural diaster even more chaotic than it already is. That's why National Preparedness Month is so important.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  FEMA denies assistance with housing repairs or temporary housing for some wildfire victims.

Monday, September 03, 2012 

Sunday, June 24, 2012  Two Union Pacific trains have collided head-on just outside of Goodwell, Oklahoma.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Fire trucks, ambulances and emergency responders from various agencies swarmed near the Amarillo airport Wednesday morning but thankfully, it wasn't for a real disaster.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Officials in Woodward, OK have confirmed that 29 people were injured by a tornado that killed five people just after early Sunday morning.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Congress dodges government shutdown after fight over disaster aid

Friday, September 23, 2011  Senate blocks House-passed disaster aid bill as partisan clash over spending escalates

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Critics say Obama administration ignored calls to replenish disaster aid coffers

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission is awarding rebates for a tornado shelter rebate program to people from all 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.