The United States recorded at least 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, unofficially surpassing the previous record of 1,814 set in 2004.
According to statistics compiled by NOAA Storm Prediction Center lead meteorologist Roger Edwards, Beryl's U.S. tornado count ...
In total, there were at least 53 fatalities caused by tornadoes last year across the U.S., including eight in Oklahoma from five tornadoes.
Monday marks 16 years since an EF-4 tornado touched down in the Oklahoma town of Lone Grove, killing eight people.
The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled ...
The weather service said the EF1 tornado in Thorn Hill had estimated top winds of 110 mph. It was the fourth confirmed tornado to ever hit Grainger County, according to the agency. Capt.
Like hurricanes, tornadoes are driven by thermal energy in the atmosphere. Scientists say that warmer-than-usual temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and a December heat wave across much of the US ...