The Enhanced Fujita Scale, which came into use on Feb. 1, 2007, assigns tornadoes a rating based on wind speeds estimated off ...

So far this decade, the U.S. has endured 46 separate severe storm and tornado outbreaks that each caused more than $1 billion in damage, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

As if digging out of the rubble of deadly tornadoes were not enough of a challenge: Midwest residents and cleanup crews now have to work around people trying to exploit the destruction. Such ...

At least two tornadoes — but likely more — touched down in Wisconsin on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

Tornado damage at Monette Manor Nursing Home. Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies via AP “Probably the most remarkable thing is that there’s not a greater loss of life,” Hutchinson said.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the tornado that tore a 200-mile gash across his state left "devastation like none of us have ever seen before." ...

Tornadoes damage thousands of homes a year: Here's what to do if yours is one of them Average of 1,200 tornados hit the United States every year. Associated Press.

Tornado damage is seen in Minden, Iowa, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Cody Scanlan/The Register/USA Today Network. The forecast was even more grim Saturday, but the storms seemed like they might not ...

Tornadoes rip through South as destruction seen in multiple states amid deadly severe weather outbreak. Story by Aaron Barker, Scott Sistek • 5d. PORTER, Tex.

The National Weather Service found evidence of EF-2 and EF-3 tornado damage there following Friday's storms, Franks said. No fatalities have been reported so far following the storms, officials said.

Tornadoes in Sulphur and Marrietta were rated at least EF3 based on preliminary survey results, the National Weather Service said Sunday. Tornado destruction in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 28, 2024.