Rome braces for winter as tornado recovery lags, leaving homes vulnerable to the cold

The city of Rome is in the snow zone. More winter weather comes after a summer that brought devastation from a tornado.
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Rome neighbors reflect on tornado anniversary, rebuilding efforts continue

ROME, N.Y. — One year has passed since an EF-2 tornado tore through the city of Rome, leaving a trail of destruction and a community determined to rebuild. Residents vividly recall the day the tornado ...
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City of Rome discusses tornado devastation, bright future in State of City event

ROME, N.Y. — In the City of Rome, Mayor Jeffery M. Lanigan gave the 2025 State of the City address. In the address, Mayor Lanigan announced the development of The Michael E. Jensen Recreation and ...
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Rome tornado, five months later: Much progress has been made, but still much more to do

Though it’s been five months since a once-in-a-lifetime tornado hit Rome on July 16, residents are still feeling its effects and remember it like it was yesterday. Rome Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan said that ...
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One year after a tornado devastated Rome, businesses, churches, homeowners still making repairs

Rome, N.Y. - One year ago today, an EF2 tornado ripped through Rome with wind speeds that reached 135 mph, devastating sections of the city. The twister touched down in the city’s southwest before ...
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Are the storms getting worse? Rome mayor reflects on 2024 tornado and this week's twisters

In July 2024, a tornado tore through the center of Rome, ripping apart buildings, uprooting trees, and forever changing the city’s landscape. Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan said this week's storms are a stark ...
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Oneida County contributing to one more 'flight' for tornado-damaged B-52 bomber in Rome

For more than three decades, a B-52G bomber presided over the entrance to Rome’s Griffiss Air Force Base and later the Griffiss Business and Technology Park — until a tornado sent the plane flying off ...