One state's earliest known most violent tornado carved through a town, including a college campus in an era decades before the first tornado warning was issued. On June 17, 1882, 143 years ago today, ...

We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...

Severe thunderstorm and even tornado outbreaks can happen in December, even as most thoughts are about snow and cold. On Dec. 18, 1957, 68 years ago today, an outbreak of strong tornadoes tore through ...

The weather forecast for Will County called for thunderstorms on Aug. 28, 1990. No advanced tornado warnings or watches were issued. The storm killed 29 people and injured 353 more over a 16-mile ...

“They call F5 tornadoes the ‘finger of God.’ Few have stared one in the face and survived,” said the late Bill Paxton’s character in the movie “Twister.” The “finger of God” nickname originated after ...

For the first time in 12 years, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, the most powerful type of twister on the Enhanced Fujita wind and damage scale, the National Weather Service confirmed ...