A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.

The severe weather outlook for Saturday is shown above. A Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been added and now ...

(AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File) Amid a severe tornado outbreak across the South from April 25-28, 2011, a reported 207 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone. The tornadoes on April 27 swept ...

Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...

Of the 46 fatalities reported, 23 occur in North Carolina. April 25-28, 2011 – A record-setting outbreak of 362 confirmed tornadoes occurs. There are approximately 321 fatalities in six states ...

The most recent tornado outbreaks in the United States occurred ... More recently, from April 25 to 28, 2011, more than 200 tornadoes were reported in five southeastern states.

A quirky aspect of the way we measure twisters helps explain why there hasn't been a top-tier-rated tornado in 12 years.

With a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday, March 15, 2025, and a rare high risk issued by the NOAA/National Weather Service ...