Tornadoes

At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept across the country over the weekend, uprooting trees and destroying homes and businesses.

On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of destruction across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing nearly 700 people and devastating countless communities in the region. According to Britannica, the tornado formed near a community called Ellington, Missouri, in the early afternoon hours. It then tore a path across southeastern Missouri, resulting in at least 11 deaths before...

Authorities said a tornado struck Morgan County Thursday night, killing a mother and daughter from the same household.

At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early Sunday.

Millions of people from across the South are under threat of damaging winds, strong tornadoes and hail Saturday as the region braces for more potential destructive storms.

Also Saturday, San Francisco residents awoke to a tornado warning, but none touched down there. It was the first such warning for the city since at least 1950.

A tornado watch is an alert to take seriously whenever one is issued. But what exactly is a tornado watch? A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornado development, according to Storm Team 4. When a tornado watch is issued, people should be alert for storms to develop. Know your safe space if a tornado does strike. Be weather…

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can all help save lives. Rick Smith of the National Weather Service says a weather radio is something that every home and business should have.

Jeff Frederickson and his wife were on their way back home to Colleyville after driving up to Minnesota to pick up his family’s prized 1971 Thunderbird when they were caught in the middle of a tornado that ripped through Oklahoma.

The Indiana State Police said there are “many significant injuries” after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky.