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| Aug 11, 2026 | Iowa’s 2020 Derecho Blew 140-mph Winds for 45 Minutes; Your Phone Now Warns You | By Mark Rutherford
Published: Aug 11 2026, 10:23 AM EDT
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| Aug 11, 2026 | Squall Line Strikes Eastern Iowa Commute: Damaging Winds Sweep Through by 10 a.m. | By Clark Johnson
Published: Aug 11 2026, 9:32 AM EDT
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| Aug 10, 2026 | Heat-Fueled Ohio Storm Grounds DC Airports; 60 mph Gusts, Hail Threat Through 9 PM | By Earl Bensen
Published: Aug 10 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
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| Jul 31, 2026 | Two-Wave Storm System Targets St. Louis Tonight: Most Dangerous Window Is 6 PM to Midnight | By Earl Bensen
Published: Jul 31 2026, 11:37 AM EDT
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| Jul 28, 2026 | Colorado Severe Thunderstorm Watch Puts 2.8 Million Under Hail, Flood Threat | By Earl Bensen
Published: Jul 28 2026, 6:10 PM EDT
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| Jun 25, 2026 | Wednesday storms bring tornadoes and 3-inch hail to Eastern Plains, flooding to foothills | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Thunderstorms doused Colorado with rain and lightning on Wednesday, flooding some communities in the state’s foothills and sending others on the Eastern Plains ducking for cover from hail and torna... |
| May 22, 2025 | Tornadoes and the Tipping Point: A Stormy Future for America | Tornadoes are like nature’s wild card. They strike suddenly, leaving chaos in their wake. The recent surge in tornado activity across the United States has raised alarms. With 883 local tornado reports this year alone, that’s a staggering 3... |
| May 20, 2025 | More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that’s worrying US officials | NWS spokesperson Erica Grow Cei said the Jackson office “remained fully staffed through the duration of the event using surge staffing” and had support from neighboring offices. A leaner weather service is seeing more extreme weather
The St... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it’s a risk | Former National Weather Service chief Louis Uccellini said if the numbers are right, it’s trouble.
“No one can predict when any office gets stretched so thin that it will break, but these numbers would indicate that several of them are ther... |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Wild weather expected across Midwest, South gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation — the most severe category | FILE- Cars litter the parking lot at the damaged St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The “high risk” designation is used when severe weather is expected to include “numero... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | National Politics | The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say | “This is not government efficiency,” said former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad. “It is the first steps toward eradication. There is no way to make these kinds of cuts without removing or strongly compromising mission capabilities.”
The cu... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | What do storm chasers really do? Inside the hunt | Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.
In 1996 the movie “Twister” brought storm-chasin... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Tornado Alley Shifts in the US as Twisters Spin Up Around the World | Tornadoes are among the most terrifying natural disasters a community can face. Composed of a column of air rotating up to 300 mph and traveling across the landscape at speeds up to 70 mph along unpredictable paths, tornadoes strike seeming... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Maps show how "Tornado Alley" has shifted in the U.S. | There's growing evidence that "Tornado Alley," the area of the United States most susceptible to tornadoes, is shifting eastwards, according to a recent study looking at tornado formation patterns.
"Tornado Alley" is a s... |
| May 29, 2024 | Tornado season is the second-busiest so far in the U.S., behind 2011 | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Data: NWS Storm Prediction Center; Chart: Simran Parwani/Axios
At least 25 people were killed as severe storms struck multiple states this weekend.
Why it matters: This year now sits at second place f... |
| May 26, 2024 | Severe storms tear through Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, killing at least 18 | Powerful storms killed at least 18 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadl... |
| May 20, 2024 | Central America's heat wave helped spark Houston's deadly derecho | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The storm that killed at least four people in Houston and barreled through New Orleans into northern Florida late last week has ties to a record-shattering, relentless heat wave anchored over Central ... |
| May 10, 2024 | Powerful storms slam parts of Florida, North Carolina, other states as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues | Powerful storms with damaging high winds threatened several states in the Southeast early Friday, as residents elsewhere in the U.S. cleared debris from deadly severe weather that produced twisters in Michigan, Tennessee and other states.
S... |
| May 7, 2024 | "Dangerous" storms with potentially "intense" tornadoes threaten Central U.S. | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A significant severe storm outbreak threatening much of the Plains and Central U.S. unleashed tornadoes across several states — including a destructive one that ripped through two northeastern Oklahom... |
| May 1, 2024 | Tornadoes: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | A group of tornadoes tore through the Midwest and Great Plains from April 26 to 28, 2024, leaving a trail of devastation in their wakes. Tragically, the severe weather events claimed the lives of at least five people, including an infant, a... |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Tornado outbreak underway in Plains, with severe storms stretching to Midwest | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A day after violent tornadoes struck Nebraska and Iowa, a more widespread outbreak of severe weather is unfolding Saturday across the Central states.
Threat level: The states most at risk for strong t... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Multiday severe storms threaten 60 million from Gulf Coast to Midwest | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A three-day severe weather outbreak threatens to bring damaging winds, large hail, flooding and strong tornadoes to a vast region in the Central U.S.
The big picture: The storms may peak on Saturday, ... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Large-scale severe weather outbreak hits Ohio Valley, South | A broad and dangerous severe weather outbreak was affecting a large swath of the eastern U.S. from Ohio to Alabama over Tuesday night.
Why it matters: This is the most expansive and significant severe weather threat of the spring season to ... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Storms cause damage across Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee; millions still face severe weather warnings | A surge of destructive storms lashed multiple states causing damage across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Tuesday, with various tornado watches impacting millions and severe weather warnings spreading over a much wider slice of the count... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Severe storms batter eastern and southern U.S., killing two people | Severe storms swept across much of the eastern and southern U.S. overnight, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and large hail to several states, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The big picture: At least two people ... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Heavy rains flood Chicago as 110M under extreme weather alerts | Torrential rains flooded Chicago's streets and forced NASCAR officials to postpone a race through the city, as the National Weather Service issued hazardous weather alerts for over 110 million Americans during the extended July Fourth holid... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Texas sets new power use record as dangerous heat sweeps southern U.S. | Heat-related emergency room visits are spiking in Texas, as forecasters warn the dangerously high temperatures will continue to expand into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Mid-South through Thursday.
State of play: Texas saw an average of ... |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Texas' record heat wave enters 3rd week as storms slam southern U.S. | Over 50 million people in the southern U.S. were under heat advisories and many others were facing the threat of severe weather that spawned tornadoes and thunderstorms over the weekend and into Monday.
State of play: The severe storms saw ... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Extreme heat in Texas and southern U.S. may linger until Fourth of July | An "oppressive" record-breaking heat wave that's helped fuel deadly storms in Texas and surrounding states could continue through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the National Weather Service warned Wednesday.
Why it matters: E... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Tornado flips cars, downs trees after touching down near Palm Beach Gardens | Severe Weather, tornado leaves damage in Palm Beach Gardens Severe Weather, tornado leaves damage in Palm Beach Gardens 02:12
A burst of severe weather brought thunderstorms, hail as large as golf balls and at least one confirmed tornado to... |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Tornado Alley is shifting East, putting states like Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama at higher risk of devastating twisters | Science Tornado Alley is shifting East, putting states like Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama at higher risk of devastating twisters
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| Apr 3, 2023 | Tornadoes are still hard to forecast, even as storm predictions improve — here's why | Chris Nowotarski is an associate professor of atmospheric science at Texas A&M University.
Meteorologists began warning about severe weather with the potential for tornadoes several days before storms tore across the Southeast and the C... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds expected in the South today | Severe weather ranging from tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected to blanket parts of the South on Tuesday, placing 11 million people in nine states under threat as the storms approach.
Residents in northeastern Louisia... |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Thanksgiving Tornado Warnings Are A Reminder Severe Storms Don’t Take A Holiday | A satellite image of the southern United States on November 24, 2022.NOAA |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Winter Storms With Snow, Sleet and Frigid Temperatures Forecast to Hit Much of U.S. | Several storms are forecast to bring frigid temperatures, strong winds and heavy snow and rain to swaths of the U.S. this week, according to the National Weather Service, leading to disrupted travel and school closures in some states.
The s... |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Severe storms to return to Northeast as heat expands | Heavy thunderstorms roared through New York state, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Sunday and Monday night, and AccuWeather forecasters expect additional rounds of severe weather to rumble through the Northeast this week. The most dangerous and... |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Through gales and hail: Best preparations for solar under extreme weather | The cost of insuring operational solar farms has skyrocketed over the course of the year, triggered by carriers rethinking their approaches to natural catastrophes and other extreme weather events. This has placed additional importance on m... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Alabama ‘supercell’ that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery | Originally Published by:
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This week’s severe weather... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Chilling photos and videos show multiple tornadoes in ‘outbreak’ across Alabama and Mississippi | Tornado weather forecast in the Southeast. National Weather Service
Tornadoes hit Mississippi and Alabama on Wednesday as part of a severe weather outbreak.
Tornadoes, wind gusts, and large hail are expected across the south through Thursda... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Phones And Radios Are Your Best Lines Of Defense Against Severe Spring Storms | LINWOOD, KS - MAY 28: Rain obscures the view of a tornado on May 28, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. The ... [+] Midwest has seen extensive severe weather this spring with widespread flooding and multiple tornadoes. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Ima... |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Wildfires Are Possible In The Southwest And Southern Plains On Saturday | The Storm Prediction Center's fire weather outlook for February 27, 2021.Forecast: NOAA/SPC | Map: Dennis Mersereau |
| Feb 26, 2021 | We’re Overusing Seasonal Weather Outlooks—And It’s Driving Up Anxiety | Super cell thunderstorm Oklahoma, USA 2008. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images ... [+] Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images |
| Jan 30, 2021 | January Saw An Intense Tornado Despite Below-Normal Severe Weather | A map of severe weather reports between January 1, 2021, and January 29, 2021.Dennis Mersereau |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Another Close Call: U.S. Weather Radars Are Vulnerable To Destructive Storms | Hurricane Laura destroyed the weather radar at the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, ... [+] Louisiana, in August 2020.NOAA |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Severe Thunderstorms Are Possible In The Southeast On New Year’s Eve | The Storm Prediction Center's severe weather outlook for Thursday, December 31, 2020.Forecast: Storm Prediction Center | Map: Dennis Mersereau |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Tornadoes Are Possible In The Southeast And Mid-Atlantic On Christmas Eve | The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Thursday, December 24, 2020.Forecast: NOAA/SPC | Map: Dennis Mersereau |
| Nov 29, 2020 | The Threat For Severe Thunderstorms Continues Even As Winter Settles In | A map of all U.S. tornadoes recorded during the month of December between 1950 and 2018.Dennis Mersereau |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Historic storm highlights resilience of Iowa ag infrastructure through difficulties of 2020 | A number of new terms have been added to the global lexicon in 2020. Coronavirus, social distancing, and hybrid learning have become part of our common language in a way that no one could have expected 12 months ago. In early August, Iowans... |
| Jul 17, 2020 | A Derecho Is Possible In The Upper Midwest On Friday Evening | The Storm Prediction Center's severe weather outlook for July 17, 2020.Dennis Mersereau |
| May 19, 2020 | At Least 7 Things Dr. Ted Fujita Gave Us Beyond A Tornado Scale | I am really excited for the premiere of Ted Fujita: Mr. Tornado. It debuts this week on the PBS show American Experience. Dr. Fujita is a legendary scientist. If you don’t believe me, he was actually the answer to a game show question on GS... |
| Jul 4, 2012 | Google tracks hellish wildfire season in the American West | 2012 US Wildfire Crisis Map
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