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During the 1974 Super Outbreak, an F5 tornado that ... that helped spawn the tornado. This tornado is also an example of the erratic paths some tornadoes have taken in history.

Powell thinks about one of the worst storms in living memory, the Tri-State Tornado, that killed 751 people in 1925.

A monster storm system carrying a high risk tornado threat is barreling through the Southeast after unleashing deadly ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.

The Jackson County Historical Society has several events planned for March 13 through March 18 for the 100th anniversary of ...

The United States experienced other horrific tornados in the last century. More than 200 people perished in 1936 when Tupelo, ...

These heartbreaking photos show the aftermath of the country's deadliest tornado, which tore through three states in 1925.

The creator of the de facto bible of U.S. tornado history and climatology is on a ... I asked Tom Grazulis to tell us more about the new book and why he’s embarking on it now.

A radar-confirmed tornado struck Lake Mary in Seminole County ... Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April The Seminole County Fire Department responded ...