The weekly test of tornado sirens in central Ohio has been called off for Wednesday due to pending severe weather. Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland

Monday's powerful storm triggered a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning for parts of New Jersey. For more than an hour Monday night, the region saw a lot of lightning and heavy rain. Luckily,

Severe storms are set to hit the tri-state area Monday. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated flooding and even an isolated tornado are possible.

The National Weather Service emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between radar-indicated and observed tornadoes for effective safety responses.

People in Georgia and Alabama were given minutes to get to shelter after a possible tornado was spotted in the area. On Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Tallahassee, Florida, issued a special weather warning to alert people in three counties they needed to seek cover immediately as radar captured rotation from a storm capable of creating a tornado.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired hundreds of employees at the end of February, including meteorologists. Experts and scientists expressed concern that these cuts will affect forecasting systems’ reliability and accuracy.