The National Weather Service uses category tags to describe severe thunderstorm warnings and to help highlight storms that ...

The damaging microburst that slammed Lorain and Amherst June 10 brought winds of 85 mph. That quick-hitting thunderstorm took ...

On June 11, 2026, at least 51 tornadoes tore across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan in a single day, with ratings ...

We're nearly halfway through the year, and it's been an active year for severe weather thus far, with more than 800 reported tornadoes across the U.S. It is important to note that a tornado can be ...

A powerful derecho, which is a form of widespread, long-lived wind storm, swept through Oklahoma, causing widespread damage and power outages.

A derecho tore across northern Illinois on June 10, 2026, producing widespread straight-line wind destruction. Less than 24 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Potent severe thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes, destructive winds and damaging hail in Illinois on Wednesday, sending ...

Richard Hammond explores the properties of a tornado that has been created in laboratory conditions. He learns about how ...

As severe storms tore eastward across the Midwest Wednesday night, powerful wind gusts damaged buildings, knocked down trees, and toppled power lines in numerous towns. Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Wednesday evening unfolded with a rash of severe storms in Illinois and Indiana. Several tornado touchdowns and a few destructive twisters hopscotched across a five-state ...

Central Illinois residents faced a dangerous evening of severe weather on June 17 as powerful storms spawned two confirmed tornadoes, produced damaging winds and unleashed large hail across parts of ...

UPDATE: A ground stop is in effect for flights to O'Hare airport due to thunderstorms until 2 p.m. At Midway, a ground stop was in effect until at least 1:30 p.m. Two rounds of strong to severe storms ...