F5 tornado raked through two northern Illinois counties on the far southwestern edge of Chicagoland. The twister tore a ...

Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

Damage: $2,800,000,000 (adjusted for inflation: $3,788,061,000) The F5 tornado that chewed through Joplin, Missouri, in 2011 remains the costliest twister in U.S. history. The tornado, which ...

Surprisingly, there haven't been that many more F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes worldwide. There have only been 67 tornadoes classified in these categories in history, meaning that there are only eight ...

They happened in different years, but residents in two major Texas cities were digging out in disbelief on this date from two of the deadliest and intense tornadoes in state history.

Texas sees an average of 135 tornadoes each year, the most of any U.S. state, but here’s a look at the worst ones to ever strike.

Texas sees an average of 135 tornadoes each year, the most of any U.S. state. Here’s a look at the worst ones in the Lone Star State’s history.

JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

They happened in different years, but residents in two major Texas cities were digging out in disbelief on this date from two of the deadliest and intense tornadoes in state history.