The National Weather Service issued 728 tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in a 24-hour period on Thursday.

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

The National Weather Service said the tornado - which cut a path through Nevada, Missouri - extended nearly 17 miles and had a width of 600 yards. Maximum wind speeds reached nearly 100 mph.

Volunteers with Texans on Mission have come to the aid of victims in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, after an EF3 tornado hit the southeast Missouri town Several tornadoes carved a trail of destruction in 27

Tornado sirens have sounded today in several parts of Missouri. For the second time in less than one month, the Show Me State has dealt with a barrage of twisters striking in one day. A National Weather Service team has confirmed an EF-1 tornado swirled through southwest Missouri Wednesday morning near Moundville,

DELTA, Mo. (KFVS) - The National Weather Service confirmed an EF2 tornado in Delta, Missouri, on Wednesday evening, April 2. According to the NWS report, the tornado was 14.8 miles long, 600 yards wide, and had estimated peak winds of 125 miles per hour.

A relentless tornado outbreak is tearing through the South and Midwest, leaving communities in chaos and claiming at least seven lives. What began as an already dangerous situation on Wednesday has escalated,

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