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

Perhaps the signature of the event was an F5 tornado that hit Hesston, Kansas, about 30 miles north-northwest of Wichita. This well documented, up to three-quarter mile wide tornado first touched ...

Tornadoes can have extreme differences in how fast they move. Past history shows they can track as fast as traffic on an ...

Powell thinks about one of the worst storms in living memory, the Tri-State Tornado, that killed 751 people in 1925.

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With the threat of severe weather in Lafayette County tonight and Saturday, a new tornado shelter is now open and available ...

Thursday, March 13, marked 35 years since a destructive force scarred communities in Reno and Harvey counties. The Hesston Tornado has its name for the strength it gained and the damage it left behind ...

The Jackson County Historical Society has several events planned for March 13 through March 18 for the 100th anniversary of ...

A sweeping storm system moving across the U.S. threatens to bring tornadoes, blizzards and possibly wildfires to different ...