This week should be relatively quiet across Metro East and southern Illinois following an active start to severe weather season. While the threat of severe storms remains low for now, May is ...

Millions in the Upper Midwest face the possibility of a severe thunderstorm outbreak Monday—the start of several days of ...

The late afternoon and evening is the “most dangerous period” when “strong tornado potential should be maximized,” the SPC warned. More than five million people across eight states in the ...

Most of Mississippi and parts of northern and eastern Louisiana were under a rare "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) tornado watch on Saturday. Forecasters said wind gusts up to 75 mph are ...

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center had earlier warned that the most dangerous tornado period is probably the late afternoon and evening. How quickly storms evolve into a line ...

These types of tornadoes are the most common and usually the most dangerous, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

The outbreak of tornadoes raked through towns under the cover of darkness — the most dangerous and deadly time for a tornado outbreak. The magnitude of the overnight damage is still unclear. The ...

Those in the area should brace for numerous, significant tornadoes, some of which could be long-track and potentially violent. The most dangerous tornado threat will begin in Louisiana and ...

The most tornadoes typically happen in May ... Tornado intensity is also a factor in making this a dangerous time of year: About 58% of all twisters rated F3/EF3 or stronger (1950-2012) struck ...