News

Record tornado warnings strain aging U.S. radar system, but NOAA is testing costly upgrades
When "minutes matter" in severe weather, faster forecasting technology is crucial for saving lives, says one NOAA ...
A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado
A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly ...
Feds pull $9 million for tornado-stricken Alabama school district, reading program: ‘Panic’
The move is the latest in a series of efforts to minimize what the Trump administration has called “wasteful” government ...
'It's a real mess': Community starts cleaning up after tornado wreak havoc on neighborhoods
"The roof's gone and it's a brick house. The south side were pushing in. I don't know. Deck's gone. We had a covered deck.
Plane Passengers Race Into Shelters As Tornado Hits Airfield
A powerful weather system has been moving across the country, bringing an elevated threat of severe storms to Nebraska and Iowa.
Early and often? A closer look at active tornado years
2025 has gotten off to an active start for tornadoes, but that may not be a sign of things to come for the rest of the year.
Southwest Iowa tornado widest on record for the state
The EF-1 tornado was more than 1.5 miles wide at times with winds up to 110mph. The tornado that tracked across portions of ...
'The next thing we saw was the sky': EF3 tornado destroyed homes in Douglas, Washington Counties
As many as six tornadoes may have touched down in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa Thursday night as storms hit the area, according to the National Weather Service.
Early April Tornado Outbreak Spawned EF3s in Five States: Over 140 Twisters Confirmed In South, Midwest
Less than three weeks after a major outbreak, another rash of tornadoes tore across parts of the South and Midwest in early ...
'Tornado Tortoise' Reunites with Family Weeks After Disappearing During Destructive U.S. Storms
Myrtle, the tortoise that was displaced from its home in Mississippi during a deadly tornado outbreak in March, has finally ...
Tornado touched down in Montgomery County, NWS confirms
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Weather Service in Memphis has updated its tornado survey from the April 2-5 tornado outbreak ...
Terrifying dust storm engulfs car in York, Nebraska: 'Oh my God, I'm in a tornado'
Ferocious winds churned up dust and large debris, drastically reduced visibility and swallowed the town of York in a ...