One day after tornadoes tore through parts of Nebraska and Iowa, leveling dozens of homes, severe thunderstorms and high winds were expected across the central and southern Great Plains on Saturday. Tornadoes and large hail were likely in northern Texas, Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas, forecasters said. A rare “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch was issued…
Waves of intense weather were moving east across the South on Wednesday, bringing flash flooding and tornadoes to cities along the Gulf Coast, with the potential for more destructive winds still looming, the National Weather Service said. A flash flood emergency was declared in the New Orleans area, where the Weather Service said many roads…
Severe storms tore through three Midwestern states on Thursday, producing a tornado in northwestern Ohio and damaging dozens of homes in eastern Indiana. In Indiana, the towns of Winchester and Selma appeared to be the worst hit. Local officials said they believed a tornado had hit a trailer park in Winchester according to 13 WTHR,…
Severe weather tore through the Chicago area and surrounding regions Tuesday night and into Wednesday, prompting a wave of tornado watches and warnings, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Michigan appeared to be hit the hardest, including Grand Blanc, less than 10 miles southeast of Flint. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said on…
“Record-shattering warmth” followed immediately by frigidly cold weather will create the opportunity for hail the size of hen eggs and possible tornadoes in the Midwest on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis all have some risk of severe storms, and residents there are also expected to experience an abrupt return to…
At least four people died as severe thunderstorms, powerful winds and apparent tornadoes ripped across swaths of the southeastern United States on Tuesday, downing power lines and trees, and damaging buildings. The severe weather was part of a weather system wreaking havoc across much of the eastern third of the country. Images circulating online from…
Reed Arnold was watching TV on Saturday at his home in Clarksville, Tenn., when he saw a warning on his phone. He stepped outside and filmed the swiftly moving clouds and a looming tornado. Minutes later, the twister hit his neighborhood. “One second you are sitting in your house, and all of a sudden, all…
Thunderstorms were lashing parts of the Midwest with potent winds and large hail on Tuesday afternoon, only days after an outbreak of strong tornadoes tore through parts of the central U.S. and blizzard conditions affected the northern tier. The similarly volatile storm system was expected to deliver extreme weather conditions to many of the same…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — At least three people were killed and two dozen were injured in tornadoes that raked Arkansas on Friday, and a roof collapse killed at least one person at a concert venue in Illinois, as a storm system swept through the country’s midsection, from Wisconsin to Texas, officials said. In Arkansas,…
Widespread and potentially severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of damaging winds and tornadoes, are likely on Friday for over a dozen states in the Midwest and the mid-South, potentially affecting over 30 million people. The thunderstorms, which could bring heavy rain and flash flooding threats, are likely to begin in the middle-to-lower Mississippi Valley and…