Tornadoes

As weather-related events become more severe and costly, it’s important to make sure you have sufficient coverage if your home gets damaged or destroyed.

Whether you live in tornado country, an earthquake zone or an area prone to wildfires, there are easy ways to prepare before disaster strikes. Here’s what you need to know to plan ahead in case of emergency or a natural disaster.

One of the victims died when a falling tree brought power lines onto his vehicle.

Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, but no injuries have been reported.

The Southeast is bracing for more severe weather as tornados rip through the Deep South. At least five people were killed in Alabama Thursday. Overnight, another large tornado hit the town of Newnan, Georgia. Thirty-three million people remain at risk for more severe weather as the storm system pushes through.

A string of deadly tornadoes roared through Alabama on Thursday, toppling trees, demolishing homes and knocking out power to thousands, part of a broad swath of violent weather sweeping across the Deep South. At least five fatalities and an unknown number of injuries were reported.

U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground

Learn more about how tornadoes form in this interactive lesson with Anthony Yanez.

Tropical Storm Fay is bringing rain and wind to the northeast on Friday, with storm conditions expected through the weekend.

Behind every tornado is a weather phenom known as a supercell. Here’s a quick primer on what supercells are, what they look like and what causes them.

Severe storms raked a wide swath of the Deep South during the nighttime hours, and forecasters are warning of the possibility of tornadoes just a week after a deadly twister outbreak in the region.

At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.

Clean-up efforts are underway in central Tennessee after tornadoes swept through the state on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people.

A search continued Wednesday for survivors of deadly tornadoes in Tennessee, where 24 people were killed and others remain missing.

Two tornadoes touched down in the Nashville area overnight, shredding buildings and businesses in their path and killing at least 19 people.

The National Weather Service confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down around the country over the weekend as winter storms swept across the U.S., killing at least 11 people and causing widespread damage.

A swarm of tornadoes and other storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes on Tuesday. The death toll rose to four after heavy overnight rains caused flooding in Greenup County, Kentucky….

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