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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Chris Dolce |Jonathan Erdman
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. By Chris Dolce less than an hour ago Tornado Destroys Kentucky TownFive tornadoes rated EF4 have struck the U.S. so far in 2025 after two more were confirmed following the most recent siege of severe weather in mid-May.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jennifer Gray |Chris Dolce |Jonathan Belles |Jonathan Erdman
The storm-weary central U.S. is facing another bout of severe weather to start the week, which could produce multiple tornadoes, wind damage and large hail. By Jennifer Gray, Chris Dolce, Jonathan Belles, and Jonathan Erdman less than an hour ago EF3 Tornado Ruins Thousands Of St. Louis HomesAnother outbreak of severe weather could produce intense tornadoes, damaging hail and destructive straight-line winds in portions of the Plains, Midwest and South as the week begins.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jenn Jordan |Jonathan Erdman
A fast-moving tornado tore through the St. Louis area, leaving behind shattered windows, downed trees and reports of multiple injuries. By Jenn Jordan less than an hour ago A damaging tornado struck the St. Louis metro area, captured by a camera providing a live feed atop The Gateway Arch. (National Park Service)A tornado tore through the St. Louis metro area Friday afternoon, bringing significant damage, large hail, and destructive winds up to 60 mph.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Belles |Jonathan Erdman |Chris Dolce |Sara E. Tonks
Track the unfolding outbreak with the latest radar, forecasts, alerts and storm reports here. By Jonathan Belles, Jonathan Erdman, Chris Dolce, and Sara Tonks 2 hours ago Severe Weather Outbreak Likely FridaySeveral days of severe thunderstorms are expected from the Plains to the Northeast through at least the early part of the week ahead. You can track the threat for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail using our maps below. For the complete forecast and all of its details, check our article here.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Chris Dolce |Jonathan Belles |Jonathan Erdman
Mid-May is living up to its reputation for severe weather as an active weather pattern brings the threat of strong tornadoes, damaging hail and intense, destructive wind gusts over multiple days. By Chris Dolce, Jonathan Belles, and Jonathan Erdman less than an hour ago Strong Tornadoes, Damaging Winds, Hail PossibleA multiday outbreak of severe weather will first strike the Midwest Friday before shifting to the Great Plains over the weekend and into early next week.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Erdman |Jonathan Belles
If you think May is too early for the tropics to get going, you would have been wrong in 8 of the last 10 years. By Jonathan Erdman, and Jonathan Belles less than an hour ago 21 Hurricane Names, One Newcomer This SeasonThe Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off in June, but it has jumped the gun with at least one storm in most years since the mid-2010s.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Erdman |Chris Dolce
The tornado struck in an era with no electricity, and therefore no advanced warning, killing more than 300 people. By Jonathan Erdman 2 hours ago A powerful tornado, most likely of F5 intensity on the Fujita Scale, struck Natchez, Mississippi, on this day 185 years ago, killing hundreds. Known as the "Great Natchez Tornado", it hit the bustling Mississippi River port city on May 7, 1840, in an era with no electricity, meaning no television, radio or sirens to provide advanced warning.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Erdman |Chris Dolce
While most in the U.S. are enjoying spring warmth, heavy, wet snow has blanketed the high country of several western states. Here's why that's not as weird as it sounds by May standards. By Jonathan Erdman 2 hours ago Watch: Snowboarder Rescued After Falling Into Water CavernHeavy snow has blanketed parts of the Rockies and while that would be bizarre most everywhere else in the U.S. in May, it's typical in parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.
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1 month ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Belles |Chris Dolce |Jonathan Erdman
There is one kind of thunderstorm that most frequently produces tornadoes and destructive hail. This king of storms is in a class of its own. By Jonathan Belles, Chris Dolce, and Jonathan Erdman less than an hour ago Severe Thunderstorm Threat From Southern Plains To Great LakesThe supercell, king of thunderstorms, disruptor of the Great Plains, is a dangerous weather threat wherever it forms.
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2 months ago | 
weather.com | Jonathan Erdman |Chris Dolce
Hurricane seasons have been packed full of storms more times than not in recent years, but quieter seasons do happen. El Niño was a factor in the last inactive one 10 years ago, but that hurricane-squashing ingredient isn't likely to be in play this year. By Jonathan Erdman, and Chris Dolce less than an hour ago 2025 Hurricane Season To Lean Above-AverageBusy, high-impact hurricane seasons have been a common occurrence in recent years and the predictions for 2025 expect that theme to continue.
