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See if your region will be affected. Spring is officially here! While this means longer and warmer days, it also marks the peak of severe weather season. A recent report from AccuWeather reveals ...
Kentucky's recent tornadic activity has shaken long-standing ideas about the state's risk of death and destruction.
DETROIT – Michigan is not in Tornado Alley, but the state gets damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes every year. This year is already in the top 10 for Michigan’s most active tornado years.
The Lucama tornado also destroyed a 130-year-old ... When filtered to just the past five years, the pattern holds — with increased activity concentrated in Edgecombe, Franklin and Nash counties.
There’s a regional myth that Knoxville is protected from tornadoes because of its geographic location. In fact, about 90% of ...
As Tornado Alley potentially shifts eastward, Wisconsin may find itself closer to the center of tornado activity -- ...
Comparing annual data from 1980 to 1999 with 2000 to 2019, 20 U.S. states saw an increase in tornado activity, including Tennessee. Scientists can’t pinpoint precisely how much may be due to an ...
While this is lower than the preliminary count of 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, it is still slightly above the historical average of 1,225. The increase in severe weather activity outside of the ...
Southern and eastern Oklahoma continue to see severe weather and the occasional tornado warning into Monday evening.
Thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread in May across the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, and parts of Tornado Alley. Long-lived and destructive storms, called derechos, will also increase in ...
The myth that the Great Smoky Mountains protect Knoxville and East Tennessee from tornadoes is not true. Nearly half of East Tennessee tornadoes occur during the night, making it more difficult to ...