Thursday's event was the second time in two years that a tornado devastated a tight-knit community in Tennessee.

A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event is pounding the middle of the U.S. with destructive tornadoes and life-threatening flooding.

Tornados have been reported in at least eight states this week, after powerful storms swept across the country.

The National Weather Service said Monday evening that it spotted what is likely a brief tornado debris signature on radar ...

Neighbors in Hendricks County spent much of the day cleaning up after a tornado tore through the area Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service described the disaster as "a once-in-a-generation to once-in-a-lifetime" event, warning that the worst may still be ahead.

That's when all Hell broke loose." After the tornado tore the roof off the brick home, Mickey found himself buried under sheet rock and other debris. "All of us were, basically," Mickey said.