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.
then “enhanced” (ENH), to “moderate” (MDT), and finally “high” (HIGH). In a marginal risk, one might expect mostly non severe storms, with perhaps an isolated severe weather incident. Severity is up from there, from short-lived in slight ...
Tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest killed at least 21 people, collapsed the roof of a packed theatre during a heavy metal concert in Illinois, and left small towns and big cities throughout the region bewildered Saturday by the damage. Possibly dozens of tornadoes touche...
Arkansas on Sunday night was on the ground for 29.2 miles and claimed the lives of at least 16 people. With winds in excess of 136 mph, the NWS has assigned it a preliminary rating ofEF-3. On Monday, the same deadly storm system moved into Mississippi and Alabama and generated even mor...
Tornadoes also caused damage in eastern Iowa and broke windows northeast of Peoria, Illinois. The storms struck just hours afterPresident Joe Biden visitedRolling Fork, Mississippi, where tornadoes last week destroyed parts of town. It could take days to determine the exact number of tornadoes from...
Patrick, the amazing dust storm that has hit Sydney is the first event of this type for about 70 years and probably the first in most peoples’ lifetime. Despite the fact that climate has been constantly changing on the planet for 4.5 billion years the global warming fraternity and the medi...
As the tornado approached, Sewell texted Hall with an update on the storm’s path and urged the sisters to shelter in the funeral home’s basement or a church basement. Hall replied “OK” _ the last communication Sewell received from the longtime employee whom she considered a member of th...
“There is no way to know if the cities are going to be hit in the same number as last year. If so, it could be another deadly year," Smith said.
The path of destruction in downtown Mayfield, Ky.,Dec. 11, 2021, after a tornado traveled through the region overnight.Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP 'I thought he was gonna die' Dakota, who did not share his last name, was working at the Mayfield Consumer Products cand...
Severe weather will ramp up this evening and overnight tonight in the Southern Plains. This severe storm risk has increased since this morning thanks to the warm air staying in place for a longer time: “The culprit is this cold front being 6 hours slower. Now a more volatile combo of ...