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A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The National Weather Service reports that 21 tornadoes have been confirmed in Middle Tennessee. NWS Nashville recently completed its damage surveys for the most recent ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A recent string of devastating tornadoes across the U.S. is underscoring a disturbing trend: while the total number of tornadoes each year is not significantly increasing, the ...

MIKE MOSS SAYS: Clarence, While there were eight reported tornado touchdowns in the recent event (which occurred on Friday Sep 14, 2007) each of the eight twisters was rated at EF-0 on the enhanced ...

May in the central and Southern Plains is a notoriously volatile month for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, as recent history has illustrated. On May 20, 2013, 12 years ago today, a supercell ...

Experts with the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) confirmed Friday that a significant tornado outbreak unfolded in Saskatchewan on Thursday, June 19. The outbreak produced ten tornadoes across the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The state of Michigan is off to a fast start in its annual tornado count and has already cracked the top 10 of most tornadoes in a single year. The National Weather Service has ...

As the earth's temperature climbs, so does the threat of extreme weather events such as drought, wildfire, hurricanes and tornadoes -- all occurring more frequently at higher strengths, according to ...