This winter's record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said.

The post-Christmas tornado outbreak pushed 2024 into second place for most U.S. tornadoes recorded in a single year in 75 years of records. As of Jan. 5, the National Weather Service confirmed at ...

The Barfield tornado was one of seven confirmed tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee in 1997, damaging dozens of homes in its wake.

Tornadoes remain one of the most destructive natural hazards. Accurately recording tornado occurrences has been challenging, ...