The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern ...

Modern standards qualify the so-called Tri-State Tornado as an F5, a mile-wide funnel with wind speeds greater than 260 mph. Perhaps the best evidence of its destructive handiwork was found on the ...

Under the original F scale, an F5 rating was ... the standard for tornado classification today. This new scale lowers the maximum wind speeds to "over 200 mph." But the biggest difference, and ...

Northwest Florida and the Panhandle are expected to see severe thunderstorms Saturday stemming from what AccuWeather says could be the biggest severe weather and tornado event of the year so far.

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 ...

With the threat of severe weather in Lafayette County tonight and Saturday, a new tornado shelter is now open and available ...