Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can ...

Weather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely ...

Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South ...

A documentary about the 2011 Joplin tornado that debuted recently on Netflix has received generally positive reviews from residents – with trigger warnings.

The United States experienced other horrific tornadoes in the last century. More than 200 people perished in 1936 when Tupelo ...

Tornadoes are one of the most powerful natural disasters, causing significant damage to communities, organizations, and businesses. They can occur in all 50 states in the U.S. at any time of the year, ...

The Twister: Caught in the Storm is Netflix’s latest dive into true disaster, this time turning the spotlight on Joplin, Missouri. On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado ripped through the city with ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE- In this May 22, 2011 file photo, emergency personnel walk through a severely damaged neighborhood ...

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Some of our friends wrote the definitive book on this moment in Missouri history. Now . . . Streaming networks retell the story that's worth remembering and reminds us of the dangers we always ...

The horror of the Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film, released nearly 14 years after the twister struck Missouri with cataclysmic force, ripping into a hospital, destroying ...