Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was ...

The tornado grew in intensity. It was rated an F5 on the Fujita Scale, with winds estimated from 261 to 318 miles per hour. Hundreds of homes and nearly two dozen businesses were damaged or ...

Central Texans are increasingly turning to storm shelters for protection as tornado seasons become more unpredictable.

Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with ...

The Joplin tornado tore through the Missouri city on May 22, 2011. Here’s everything to know about the natural disaster, ...

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern ...

Modern standards qualify the so-called Tri-State Tornado as an F5, a mile-wide funnel with wind speeds greater than 260 mph (418 kph). Perhaps the best evidence of its destructive handiwork was ...