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LINDALE — The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed an EF1 tornado caused damage in Lindale. The storm system had winds of up to 100 mph, the NWS said. Smith County Emergency Management ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful tornado roars near Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20, 2025. Two tornadoes struck the area, including the first EF5 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Here in Alabama, it’s not just the winter weather and the extreme cold we can experience. Strong storm systems that track through the region can support the development of ...

Tornadoes rated EF5 are inconceivable. They raze the Earth with winds exceeding 200 mph, sweeping foundations bare and peeling the bark off trees. Some pry pavement off roadways, scouring into the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - “Active” is the best word to describe 2025’s weather in North Dakota. From a record number of tornadoes to a top-10 wettest year for some, weather impacts were wide-ranging.

Damage surveys released Wednesday reveal more details about two tornadoes that struck East Texas Tuesday afternoon. Just northeast of Lindale, an EF1 tornado with wind speeds of up to 100 mph began ...

MOLINE, Ill. — For the first time in more than a decade, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, which is the strongest classification. But the newly confirmed rating may have implications that ...

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on ...

A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the first of its kind in more than a decade, experts announced Monday. A tornado that roared through part of ...