ROME, N.Y. — The city of Rome is in the snow zone. More winter weather comes after a summer that brought devastation from a tornado. Homeowners are preparing for winter while still picking up the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rome was awarded a $3.5 million grant to rehabilitate two buildings destroyed by the tornado in July 2024. The city of Rome had its heart ripped out almost a year ago in July. Buildings were smashed ...

ROME, N.Y. (WSYR) — The City of Rome was hit by a tornado on July 16 and has not stopped rebuilding for nearly five months. But the damage has not dampened the holiday spirit, especially downtown. “We ...

July 16, 2024, began like any usual Tuesday does in the Towns of Rome and Canastota. By dinner time, neighbors in both communities were left without power, without homes, and without one of their own.