Oktibbeha County declared federal disaster area
Oktibbeha County has been declared a federal disaster area in response to an April 13 storm that spawned a pair of tornadoes in the county.
April 18 Mississippi tornado count now at 44, ties record
The National Weather service is now confirming 44 tornadoes in Mississippi from the April 18 outbreak, tying the record for a single event.
Mississippi counts 75 tornadoes for year, 43 for April 18
With three more tornadoes confirmed Friday from an April 18 outbreak, the National Weather Service now says 43 tornadoes hit Mississippi that day, and 75 for the year.
Dixie Alley living up to its deadly reputation for twisters
The part of the South known for deadly tornadoes — “Dixie Alley” — is continuing to live up to its name.
Mississippi tornado count rises to 19 in Saturday outbreak
The National Weather Service now counts 19 tornadoes that hit Mississippi on Saturday.
Tornado forecasting improves, but still deaths keep coming
Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong.
Tornadoes are spinning up farther east in US, study finds
Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting — decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. Scientists aren’t quite certain why.
Midwest, South recovering after deadly weekend storms
Parts of the Midwest and the South were recovering Monday after a weekend round of storms, winds, hail and isolated tornadoes killed at least 14 people.
At least 2 dead after tornadoes touch down in central US
Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday, killing at least two people, as a spring-like storm system posed a risk to 45 million people.
New Orleans Mayor: Half-mile wide tornado damaged 940 homes
Dwight Powell lost his Lexus to the massive tornado that injured 33 people and destroyed or seriously damaged 940 properties on a half-mile wide rampage through two miles of east New Orleans.
Despite tornado threat, shelters rare for mobile home parks
Ten of at least 20 people killed in a weekend tornado outbreak lived in Georgia mobile home parks, yet laws requiring storm shelters in those vulnerable communities are few and far between.
Weather service: 2 tornadoes touchdown in Miss.
Officials say two tornadoes touched down in northern Mississippi.
Study: Biggest tornado outbreaks are spawning more twisters
The most extreme tornado outbreaks are mysteriously spawning many more twisters than they did decades ago, a new study claimed.
Southern plagues: Drought, flood, fire and now killer storms
Tornadoes that dropped out of the night sky killed five people in two states and injured at least a dozen more early Wednesday, adding to a seemingly biblical onslaught of drought, flood and fire plaguing the South.
90-minute tornado a rarity, even where tornadoes are common
A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for about 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic “wedge” shape and its sheer endurance — staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister.
After fanfare, forecasters review talk of storm ‘outbreak’
After warning for days about violent storms that could rake the central U.S. with huge hail, high winds and strong tornadoes, forecasters will review whether the messages they sent were appropriate for severe weather that some considered a “bust” because the tornadoes that did develop were small.
Tornado outbreak, 5 years later: Piecing lives back together
On April 27, 2011, a series of tornadoes killed hundreds of people, injured thousands and reduced countless buildings to rubble across a swath of the U.S.
How early is too early for word that tornadoes may come?
Meteorologists are finding something much tougher to forecast than a stormy atmosphere: the human mind.
15-20 homes damaged in New Hope
Thursday evening’s storms may have damaged 15 to 20 homes in New Hope, according to preliminary reports.
System may forecast tornadoes 2 to 3 weeks in advance
Researchers say they’ve come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year.