This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat-puppet. Swirling like a ragdoll at over 480 ...

March may see tornadoes, but it's not a peak month for Ohio's tornado season. Here's what to know about peak tornado months.

The storms also produced exceptionally large hail. One 6-inch diameter hailstone measured in Kankakee, Illinois, may be considered for a new state record.

On May 10, 1996, a devastating tornado outbreak tore through Oklahoma. Among the storms was an F5 — the most violent category on the Fujita Scale — capable of leveling homes and turning debris into ...

At least eight people were reported dead over two days after severe storms and tornadoes struck in Oklahoma and Michigan.

In the immediate aftermath of a tornadic storm, the National Weather Service compiles damage reports from the public, emergency managers and first responders. If the damage reports correlate with ...

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Twisters are born in thunderstorms and are often ...