As we enter into the end of February and get into the shifting weather patterns of March and April, we’ll begin to approach tornado season within the Ozarks. While there is plenty of evidence of ...

Forty-two years ago this evening, about 7:30, a powerful, slow-moving tornado touched down west of Fargo and carved a path of devastation across the northern part of the city. It remains the worst ...

From 1950 to 2020, 2,052 tornadoes swept through Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Forty-eight of those storms resulted in 100 deaths. A July 11, 2008, tornado ...

Twenty years ago, Wisconsin experienced a historic tornado outbreak when 27 tornadoes carved paths of destruction across the state, causing more than $50 million in damage. The National Weather ...

Big stories need big space. Sometimes, newspapers spread out such articles over several pages, or “jumps,” in a single issue. At other times, we launch a series. Tornadoes are big stories. When it ...

Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as 100 years have passed since the deadliest tornado in U.S. history devastated several states. On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Monday marks 110 years since a deadly tornado outbreak struck Kansas and Oklahoma. On the night of Nov. 10, 1915, multiple tornadoes touched down, two of which were estimated to ...

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February is among the four least tornadic months, on average, but that doesn't mean they don't occur. Read on to learn where are they are most common and why.