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Tornadoes, High Winds Destroy Homes in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma

Updated 6/17/19: FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that took place May 7 to June 9, 2019.

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Updated 6/11/19: FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on May 7, 2019 and continuing.

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Updated 6/8/19: FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on May 7, 2019 and continuing.

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Updated 6/1/19: FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on May 7, 2019 and continuing.

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Updated 5/30/19: FEMA issued an Emergency Declaration for areas in Arkansas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on May 21, 2019 and continuing.

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Updated 5/25/18: FEMA issued an Emergency Declaration for areas in Oklahoma affected by flooding beginning on May 7, 2019 and continuing.

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Associated county ZIP code list

Updated 5/25/19: The Weather Channel issued a report outlining severe storm activity in the Central U.S., including flash flooding that has inundated homes in Oklahoma and Kansas.

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Additional Resources:

5/24/19: Arkansas Governor Declaration (in anticipation of river flooding.)

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5/21/19: Missouri Governor Declaration (as a result of the severe weather event that started on April 29, 2019 and continuing)

Associated county ZIP code list

5/24/19: Oklahoma Governor Declaration (amended from a previous order to include all state counties)

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Approximate locations containing home flooding:

Kansas

  • Eureka, Kan. (Greenwood County, 67045)

Oklahoma

  • Muskogee (Muskogee County, 74401, 74403)
  • Sand Springs (Tulsa County, 74063)


Updated 5/22/19: The Weather Channel published a report outlining continued severe storm activity in the Central U.S., including powerful tornadoes that damaged homes in Missouri.

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Approximate locations containing structural damage:

Missouri

  • Jefferson City (Cole County, 65101, 65109)
  • Eldon (Miller County, 65026)
  • Golden City (Barton County, 64748)


Updated 5/21/19: The Weather Channel published a report outlining continued severe storm activity in the Central U.S., including tornadoes and flooding.

Link to report

Approximate locations containing structural damage/flooding:

Oklahoma

  • Hominy (Osage County, 74035)
    *Home flooding
  • Mangum (Greer County, 73554)
    *Tornado damage
  • Perry (Noble County, 73077)
    *Tornado damage
  • Ponca City (Kay County, 74601, 74602, 74604)
  • Stillwater (Payne County, 74074, 74075, 74076, 74077, 74078)
    *Home flooding

 

Disaster Alert
May 20, 2019

Source: The Weather Channel

Approximate locations containing structural damage:

Arkansas

  • Fort Smith (Sebastian County, 72901, 72902, 72903, 72904, 72905, 72906, 72908, 72913, 72914, 72916, 72917, 72918, 72919, 72923, 72941)

Louisiana

  • Mamou (Evangeline Parish, 70554)
  • Ville Platte (Evangeline Parish, 70586)

Oklahoma

  • Geronimo (Comanche County, 73543)

Texas

  • Abilene (Taylor/Jones counties, 79601, 79602, 79603, 79604, 79605, 79606, 79608, 79697, 79698, 79699)
  • Ballinger (Runnels County, 76821)


NOTE: This is not currently a FEMA Declared Disaster.

At a Glance

  • Several homes and buildings were damaged in Louisiana Sunday morning.
  • More than four dozen tornadoes were reported across five states since Friday.
  • A possible tornado in Geronimo, Oklahoma, damaged two homes and caused several minor injuries.
  • A likely tornado caused heavy damage in Abilene, Texas, early Saturday.

Classes were canceled Monday at school districts across Oklahoma as the southern Plains prepared for another day of severe storms after more than four dozen reports of tornadoes across five states since Friday.

Tinker Air Force Base also was evacuating all aircraft off the base, and flying them out of of Oklahoma in advance of the storm, News 9 reported.

Classes were also canceled at the University of Oklahoma. Over the weekend, five homes were damaged in Oklahoma City, four by lightning, the Oklahoman reported. On Saturday, an EF2 tornado destroyed two homes in Geronimo, in Comanche County. A few minor injuries were also reported. Storm damage was also reported in Coal, Payne and Hughes counties.

A barn and several trees were damaged Sunday in West Alexandria, Ohio, about 18 miles west of Dayton, by what was thought to be a tornado, Fox45Now reported. The National Weather Service is surveying the damage Monday. Barns and trees also were damaged Sunday evening near Hastings in western Michigan. The NWS says at EF-0 was on the ground for about three minutes in Barry County, the Associated Press reported.

On Sunday, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards toured Ville Platte hours after a possible twister damaged at least 50 homes and injured three people in the Evangeline Parish community. None of the injuries were life-threatening.

Edwards told the Monroe News Star that possible tornadoes may also have caused damage in Allen, Beauregard and St. Helena parishes. Acadia and St. Landry parishes also sustained storm damage.

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CEO

Alan Jaffa

Alan Jaffa is the Chief Executive Officer for Safeguard Properties, steering the company as the mortgage field services industry leader. He also serves on the board of advisors for SCG Partners, a middle-market private equity fund focused on diversifying and expanding Safeguard Properties’ business model into complimentary markets.

Alan joined Safeguard in 1995, learning the business from the ground up. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in May 2010. His hands-on experience has given him unique insights as a leader to innovate, improve and strengthen Safeguard’s processes to assure that the company adheres to the highest standards of quality and customer service.

Under Alan’s leadership, Safeguard has grown significantly with strategies that have included new and expanded services, technology investments that deliver higher quality and greater efficiency to clients, and strategic acquisitions. He takes a team approach to process improvement, involving staff at all levels of the organization to address issues, brainstorm solutions, and identify new and better ways to serve clients.

In 2008, Alan was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business in its annual “40-Under-40” profile of young leaders. He also was named a NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award finalist in 2013.

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Esq., General Counsel and EVP

Linda Erkkila

Linda Erkkila is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Safeguard Properties, with oversight of legal, human resources, training, and compliance. Linda’s broad scope of oversight covers regulatory issues that impact Safeguard’s operations, risk mitigation, strategic planning, human resources and training initiatives, compliance, insurance, litigation and claims management, and counsel related to mergers, acquisition and joint ventures.

Linda assures that Safeguard’s strategic initiatives align with its resources, leverage opportunities across the company, and contemplate compliance mandates. She has practiced law for 25 years and her experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, covers a wide range of corporate matters, including regulatory disclosure, corporate governance compliance, risk assessment, compensation and benefits, litigation management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda earned her JD at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She holds a degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA. Linda was previously named as both a “Woman of Influence” by HousingWire and as a “Leading Lady” by MReport.

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COO

Michael Greenbaum

Michael Greenbaum is the Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard Properties, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company in July 2010. Initially brought on as Vice President of REO, Mike’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision quickly propelled him to Vice President of Operations in 2013, and ultimately to COO in 2015. Over his 14-year tenure at Safeguard, Mike has been instrumental in driving change and fostering innovation within the Property Preservation sector, consistently delivering excellence and becoming a trusted partner to clients and investors.

A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mike earned a degree in Quantitative Economics. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Branch, where he specialized in supply chain management. Before his tenure at Safeguard, Mike honed his expertise by managing global supply chains for 13 years, leveraging his military and civilian experience to lead with precision and efficacy.

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CFO

Joe Iafigliola

Joe Iafigliola is the Chief Financial Officer for Safeguard Properties. Joe is responsible for the Control, Quality Assurance, Business Development, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Security departments. At the core of his responsibilities is the drive to ensure that Safeguard’s focus remains rooted in Customer Service = Resolution. Through his executive leadership role, he actively supports SGPNOW.com, an on-demand service geared towards real estate and property management professionals as well as individual home owners in need of inspection and property preservation services. Joe is also an integral force behind Compliance Connections, a branch of Safeguard Properties that allows code enforcement professionals to report violations at properties that can then be addressed by the Safeguard vendor network. Compliance Connections also researches and shares vacant property ordinance information with Safeguard clients.

Joe has an MBA from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University’s Honors Accounting program.

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Business Development

Carrie Tackett

Business Development Safeguard Properties