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Tornado data is showing a shift in tornado alley to the east in recent years. Tornadoes are becoming more common east of the Mississippi River, and less common in areas like eastern Texas.
One state had the lion’s share of tornadoes between 2020 and 2024—but a different state sustained the most monetary damage.
The myth that the Great Smoky Mountains protect Knoxville and East Tennessee from tornadoes is not true. Nearly half of East Tennessee tornadoes occur during the night, making it more difficult to ...
A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the threats are ramping up, putting major metro areas from Chicago to Nashville under threat as the country hits the ...
As storm surveyors from the National Weather Service head out into southeast Minnesota to assess damage from multiple tornadoes on Wednesday night, more severe weather is possible Thursday.
A series of outbreaks in March, April and May have produced hundreds of tornadoes, with five of them rating as violent EF4s. Here's how that number stacks up compared to recent years this century.
How many tornadoes have hit East Tennessee? Sixteen tornadoes touched down in Knox County between 1950 and 2025, according to NWS and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.
By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the threats are ramping up, putting major metro areas from ...
At least nine tornadoes were reported in Minnesota and Wisconsin as thunderstorms rumbled to life Thursday afternoon.
Wisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday By CNN Published May 15, 2025 11:36 pm This video is no longer available ...
Wisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday By CNN Published May 16, 2025 12:36 AM This video is no longer available ...
Wisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday By CNN Published May 15, 2025 11:36 pm This video is no longer available ...