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A tornado was spotted in Clarksville, Red River County in Texas on Friday amid the tornado warning for the state. A video ...

Spring time in Texas means there is sometimes a good chance of rain and thunder for at least some portion of the state.

It has been a dangerous day to be on the roads across West Texas and into the Panhandle as winds gusting up to 84 mph have led to brownouts in numerous locations. Even inside the City of Lubbock and ...

An 8-year-old girl died Thursday in Lubbock. Meanwhile, Tarrant County is warning of measles exposure in Grapevine.

It's been a long week of severe weather with a major tornado outbreak Wednesday night bringing at least 2 EF3 tornadoes.

which sent storm chasers scrambling to put enough distance between themselves and the violent cyclone. The tornado, with multiple vortices swirling around its base, was first spotted just east of ...