Tornadoes

High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota

Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

What we know about the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily and those aboard

A deadly tornado, flooding rains and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby

Rebuilding Rome, the upstate New York city that is looking forward after a destructive tornado

Weather service says Beryl’s remnants spawned 4 Indiana tornadoes, including an EF-3

Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs

Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs

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Small upstate New York city looks ahead after destructive tornado

Tornado hits Rome, New York, damages church and other structures

Heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

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Hurricane Beryl’s remnants drop tornadoes and heavy rain from Great Lakes to New England

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power.

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Beryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.

Tornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China’s eastern Shandong province

Chinese media reports that five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong.

Tornado kills one, injures 79 in China’s Shandong province

A tornado has swept through China’s eastern province of Shandong, killing one person and injuring scores of others.

Tornado confirmed in Dublin, New Hampshire, as storms swept across New England on Sunday

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in southern New Hampshire town of Dublin on Sunday, damaging trees and lifting and moving a truck.

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure at least 13

Tornado-spawning storms tearing across the eastern U.S. overnight killed a toddler in Michigan and injured five people in Maryland and eight more in Ohio.

Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland

Officials say a tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit.

Kentucky families struggling after being hit for a second time by a tornado in the same locations

Devin Johnson’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a tornado in Kentucky. A twister flattened his home in the Barnsley community over the Memorial Day weekend.

A ‘gustnado’ churns across a Michigan lake. Experts say these small whirlwinds rarely cause damage

An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of whirlwind kicked up by thunderstorm winds, brought some dramatic moments to a western Michigan lake over the weekend.

Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US

Storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail have pummeled Texas again. The storms Tuesday left about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.

What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can all help save lives.

More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage

Several tornadoes have been reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees. Friday’s severe weather comes days after a tornado devastated one small Iowa town, killing four people and injuring 35 others.

More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage

The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados carved up long paths across Iowa.

Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from powerful twister

A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames.

Rare tornado hits Haiti, injuring more than 50 people and leaving hundreds homeless

A rare tornado in northern Haiti has injured more than 50 people and destroyed more than 200 homes. The U.N.

5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, officials say

Officials say five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa, with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield.

Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest

Multiple people have died and at least a dozen were injured since a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris.

Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history

More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes.

Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life

A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville.

What is a tornado emergency and how is it different from a warning or a watch?

Tornado emergencies have been called in Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa and more states over the past few weeks during recent periods of severe weather.

Tornadoes reported in Michigan as severe storms batter the Midwest

Severe storms are tearing through the central and southeast U.S., spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina.

After deadly Oklahoma tornado, storms bring twisters to the Midwest

Severe storms have battered parts of the Midwest, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes in the region.

Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come

Tornadoes touched down Monday evening in rural Oklahoma as large hail pelted parts of Kansas. Forecasters have issued a rare high risk warning for the two states.

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings.

FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state’s governor and US senator.

Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell says “our heart aches for the loss of life” in tornadoes that left four dead and about 100 injured in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Small towns in Oklahoma are beginning a long cleanup after tornadoes flattened home and buildings and killed at least four people, including an infant.

Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power

Tornadoes have killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power. The tornadoes began late Saturday night and left at least 100 people injured around Oklahoma.

Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa

Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.

Midwest tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa

A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.