Violent weather can occur anywhere. Depending on where an outbreak occurs, there will be different types of storms. However, not all storms are violent. There are, for example, thunderstorms that are not severe, and tornadoes that do not cause...

Severe weather is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena, such as tornadoes, hail, and downbursts.[1][2] Severe weather can also refer to snowstorms, blizzards, flooding,...

The National Weather Service is revamping the way it has issued severe weather warnings for decades with a new system designed to mark a geographic bull's eye where a storm will hit.The system, which goes into effect Oct. 1, switches from alerts based on county...

Residents and workers cleaning up since this town was nearly flattened by a tornado this month were asked to evacuate Monday as severe wind, rain and hail were forecast to move into the area.Sharon Watson, spokeswoman for the adjutant general, said the lack of shelter...

Storms that had slammed into the Plains took aim at the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley early Thursday, while winds and heavy rain whipped through the Mississippi Valley.Forecasters predicted a chance for severe weather in Missouri and Arkansas. There is also a slight chance for...

Canadian regulators investigating an Air France plane that skidded off a runway and burst into flames at a Toronto airport said Wednesday it came in too high and too fast, and called for mandatory standards for landing in thunderstorms.Canada's Transportation Safety Board said flight crews...