When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the ...

BRIGHTON — Kenosha County officials are praising the effort that led to the swift reopening of the county’s largest golf ...

For many of the people who attended the standing-room-only discussion of the 40th anniversary of the May 31, 1985, tornado ...

For many of the people who attended the standing-room-only discussion of the 40th anniversary of the May 31, 1985, tornado Saturday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, their disaster ...

The gymnasium at Don Gill Elementary School was a flurry of activity on May 13. Students hammered nails, created tornadoes, ...

Tornadoes can develop with little warning, so understanding their patterns can be essential to safety. When numerous tornadoes materialized over the weekend, they uprooted trees and demolished ...

The National Weather Service confirmed that two EF-1 tornadoes hit East Tennessee, causing concentrated damage and downed trees, but no injuries or fatalities.

“Pending final decisions at these locations, the rating could increase by one.” The NWS says the main tornado may have formed in Atoka County near Highway 69, though it is also possible that ...

CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ala. — The National Weather Service in Birmingham has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Cleburne County, Alabama during the May 21 storms. After surveying the damage ...

EF3 tornadoes harbor winds of 136 mph to 165 mph. Assigning ratings can be challenging when strong tornadoes pass through sparsely populated areas. Unless a tornado hits a well-constructed ...

No one was injured. The NWS uses a rating scale known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) to assign tornado ratings. This is based on wind speed and damage. After a tornado, the NWS sends ...