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News Articles: tornadoes

Debris covers the ground as homes are damaged after severe weather in Glen Allen, Mo., on Wednesday.

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  • Weather

At least 5 people are dead after a tornado tore through Missouri

A large tornado hit southeastern Missouri before dawn, causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail.

April 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Damage from a late-night tornado is seen in Sullivan, Ind., Saturday. Multiple deaths were reported in the area following the storm.

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  • Weather

Death toll rises to 26 after tornadoes sweep across the South and the Midwest

The powerful storm system spread destruction in several states. In Illinois, one person died and 28 were hurt after a theater roof caved in during a concert.

April 02, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Authorities work the scene at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Ill., after a severe storm hit during a heavy metal concert, killing one person and injuring 28.

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  • National

7 people are dead after storms strike Arkansas, Illinois and Indiana

A monster storm system spawned deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.

April 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This May 21, 2020, photo provided by Victor Gensini shows a tornado in Moscow, Kan. A new study says warming will fuel more supercells or tornados in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range.

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  • Climate

Warming-fueled supercells will hit the southern U.S. more often, a study warns

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently.

March 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
An aerial view of neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Miss., destroyed by Friday night's tornado.

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  • Climate

The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

Western Mississippi is turning to recovery after being hit by a long-track tornado on Friday. Here's what made it so destructive — and why the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
AFTER: Destroyed homes and buildings along Walnut Street in Rolling Fork, Miss. on March 26, 2023.

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  • National

Satellite Images Show Devastation From Tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Extensive damage to buildings, homes and infrastructure can be seen across the area as the tornado moved from the southwest to the northeast directly through the town, the technology firm Maxar said.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Nicole Werbeck
A family member of Earnestine Hilu walks out of her destroyed house in the aftermath of a tornado in Silver City, Mississippi, on March 26, 2023. Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

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  • Nation

Mississippi residents recount harrowing tales of survival as tornado tore through homes

Devastating accounts of utter destruction, incredible survival and tragic deaths followed Friday's twister that killed at least 25 in Mississippi and one in Alabama as it surged nearly 170 miles across the Deep South.

March 26, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America and
  • Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America
A pickup truck rests on top of a restaurant cooler at Chuck's Dairy Cafe in Rolling Fork, Miss. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by a tornado that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.

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  • Weather

Photos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado

The destructive tornado killed at least 26 people, leveled buildings and left thousands of customers without power.

March 26, 2023
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  • Nicole Werbeck and
  • Joe Hernandez
An aerial view of roof damage after a rare confirmed tornado touched down and ripped up building roofs in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday in Montebello, Calif.

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  • Weather

A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
An interactive map shows multiple lines of storms moving across Alabama and Georgia on Jan. 12, 2023

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  • Weather

Forecaster identifies January tornadoes as 'mesocyclonic.' Could more storms like these occur?

Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and Georgia on Jan.12, 2023, killing nine people. The National Weather Service has identified the rare and damaging system as "mesocyclonic." Could more storms like these occur?

February 28, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Governor Kemp at the press conference

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  • News

Lawmakers: Kemp addresses storm damage on Day 4  

Gov. Brian Kemp spoke at a press conference Friday morning, addressing the deaths and damages from extreme weather that swept through the state on Thursday.

January 13, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Cordel Tyus and Devo McGraw sit on roofing that blew off of an industrial building and wrapped around their house after a tornado ripped through Selma, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023. Mickey Welsh/USA Today Network via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

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  • Nation

Tornado death toll grows in Alabama and Georgia

Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of the civil rights movement.

January 13, 2023
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  • Kim Chandler, Associated Press|Jeff Martin, Associated Press
A damaged structure and debris are seen in the aftermath of Thursday's severe weather in Selma, Ala.

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  • Weather

At least 7 people were killed as a giant storm system hits the Southern U.S.

The system spawned a tornado that shredded homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Ala.

January 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Weather

Several tornadoes reportedly touched down in Arkansas overnight

The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a rare tornado warning around 8:15 p.m. local time on Monday for areas north of the state's capital and most populous city.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Man surveys insulation on the floor in his dining room

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  • Weather

After storms batter Georgia, more severe weather may be coming just one day later

Storms cause widespread damage in Georgia and more bad weather could be on the way.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne and
  • Grant Blankenship
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