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News Articles: tornado

Oklahoma City, Tulsa and other areas in Oklahoma and Kansas are at the highest risk of severe storms expected to hit Monday, according to the National Weather Service. <br>

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Millions prepare for severe storms in the Midwest and South

Millions of people in central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as far northwest Arkansas, are in the path of numerous severe thunderstorms expected on Monday.

May 19, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Anthony Broughton digs through the debris of his destroyed home following a severe storm in London, Ky., on Saturday.

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Photos: Deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri

Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage.

May 17, 2025
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  • Emily Bogle
A mother with an infant on her shoulder tries to view a screen showing the three stages of a storm lifecycle during training to become a National Weather Service trained weather spotter.

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  • Weather

Weather pros want your help to spot storms

The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. 

October 28, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Severe storm clouds move across the northwest edge of Davenport, Iowa on Friday, May 24, 2024. Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just after a deadly twister devastated one small town.

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  • National

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather hits Texas and Oklahoma

At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said.

May 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Terry Kicking sifts through the damage after a tornado leveled his home on Friday in Omaha, Neb.

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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Neb.

April 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Gopala Penmetsa walks past his house after it was leveled by a tornado near Omaha, Neb., on Friday.

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Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.

April 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Greg McDougle walks near debris on Friday, following a severe storm in Lakeview, Ohio.

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Suspected tornadoes kill at least 3 in Ohio as severe storms tear through central U.S.

Tornadoes tore through several states, flattening homes and trailers in an RV park and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said.

March 15, 2024
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Billion-dollar severe storms on the rise

New data from Climate Central shows that storms causing billions of dollars worth of damage are on the rise. 

April 13, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sherry Bennett gestures at her home in Troup County, Ga., on March 27, 2023, hours after it was destroyed by a tornado.

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Woman loses home of 44 years after tornado destroys house in West Point during storms

Sherry Bennett woke up early Sunday to the sound of “tremendous” hail hitting her roof. She was worried about dents in her roof and car — but it ended up a lot worse than that when a tornado tore through her neighborhood.

 

March 28, 2023
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  • The Ledger Enquirer
A downed oak tree blocks traffic in Macon's Mercer Village after a line of storms with heavy winds blew through Monday morning, March 27, 2023.

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Political Rewind: Severe weather impacts; Lt. Gov. Jones backs down on hospital bill; Kemp on 2024

Monday on Political Rewind: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has given up legislation that would threaten key health care bills. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed SB 140, which restricts gender-affirming care for transgender minors. And there are new developments at the site of the future Atlanta police training center.

March 27, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A resident looks through piles of debris, insulation and home furnishings to see if anything is salvageable at a mobile home park in Rolling Fork, Miss., on Saturday.

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  • Weather

At least 23 are dead after a rare, long-lasting tornado tears through Mississippi

A rare, long-track tornado left a trail of devastation — tearing buildings and leaving thousands without power. The tornado spanned roughly 170 miles and lasted over an hour, a NWS meteorologist said.

March 25, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Joe Hernandez
Scenes of devastation are visible in all directions along Lamar County Road 35940, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 in Powderly, Texas.

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Tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least one person and injuring dozens

Tornadoes hit hard in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, in the southeastern corner of the state on Friday. The county's emergency manager confirmed one death although he didn't immediately provide details.

November 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Albany Museum of Art Katie Dillard unpacks a repaired painting by glass artist Dale Chihuly while mounting the show titled "Homecoming" recently.

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A new exhibit at Albany's Art Museum celebrates surviving a natural disaster

A new exhibit now open at the Albany Museum of Art this week celebrates the treasures in the museum collection and how they survived a 2017 tornado.

May 13, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
A tree toppled by the storm rests on the roof of a gazebo at Battlefield Park in Jackson, Miss., following a severe weather outbreak in the state, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. About a dozen trees were felled by the storm in the park.

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  • Weather

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

March 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A debris lined street is seen in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans is seen Tuesday.

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  • Weather

Tornado kills at least 1 after it rips through New Orleans and its suburbs

The storm reportedly leaves about 13,000 homes and businesses without power in the three parishes around New Orleans.

March 23, 2022
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