TORNADOES

In the video above, meteorologist Jonathan Kegges breaks down the timeline of events of the recent tornadoes that ravaged Mississippi and what people should look for on the radar to help deal with future tornadoes.

A large and intense storm system is rolling across the Midwest and Southeast, bringing tornadoes, flooding rains and even heavy snow to the region.

Tornadoes touched down in Texas and Louisiana as a powerful storm system that dumped snow in California moved eastward.

This week is Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week, and Wednesday’s topic is on thunderstorms and tornadoes.

2023 has already been a very busy year in the US for severe weather and tornadoes.

A powerful storm system is dumping heavy snow in parts of the Dakotas, while tornadoes are possible in parts of south-central US.

Ware County was the lone area state semifinal survivor on a miserable night of football for local programs. All five Florida-area programs bowed out one win shy of championship game appearances, some in blowout fashion and others in agonizing misses that will be talked about for some time.

Severe weather is increasing likely today and tonight across parts of the Southeast, where strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are all concerns.

A dozen teams are still standing in the high school football state playoffs with some major all-local showdowns heading our way.

Tornadoes hit hard in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's emergency manager confirmed one death although he didn't immediately provide details.

The high school football regular season is in the books and the playoffs are on tap. Who’s in, who’s out and who’s going where? That will be finalized on Sunday morning when the FHSAA releases its first brackets for its new Suburban and Metro state playoffs.

More than 100,000 homes and businesses are without power.​

Bradford won its first state championship in program history, leading wire-to-wire and routing Paxton 64-44 in the Class 1A title game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night.

Bradford is headed to a place it’s never been before — the boys basketball state championship game.

The boys basketball state semifinals begin this week in Lakeland and four teams from the area are headed down there. A glance at Bradford, which plays in the Class 1A final four on Tuesday.

Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 11, and Wednesday’s focus is thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Scientists say a warming planet is bringing extreme heat waves and droughts, but the connection between that and tornadoes is complicated.

Scientists say a warming planet is bringing extreme heat waves and droughts, but the connection between that and tornadoes is complicated.

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said the agency is preparing for severe weather events of similar magnitude.

Kentucky's governor says at least 74 people were killed in the state during a devastating cluster of tornadoes.

The prison employee was "stuck bad," according to a witness, when a tornado swept through and flattened the metal building on top of factory workers and jail inmates on a work program.

A Jacksonville woman in Tennessee for work caught the rear end of a massive storms system that has left dozens of people dead.

The United States by far sees the most annual tornadoes of any country. But some nations have shorter, more intense, tornado seasons.

Sunday should be dry after torrential downpours, flash flooding and likely tornadoes this weekend, forecasters said.

Several people die after tornadoes hit Southeast Tornadoes ripped through the southeastern U.S., killing several people and flattening homes. Alabama and Georgia were the hardest hit. Omar Villafranca joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

Deadly tornadoes tear across South, leaving death and destruction in their path Violent weather and deadly tornadoes barrel across the deep South, toppling trees, demolishing homes and knocking out power to thousands of residents. At least five fatalities and an unknown number of injuries were reported. Omar Villafranca reports from hard-hit Alabama.

Sunlight Tuesday morning reveals the extent of damage left behind from tornadoes that blasted across Alabama in the middle of the night. A squall line of tornadoes pushed just north of Birmingham leaving one dead and forcing over a dozen to be rushed to the hospital. Alabama became the battleground as humid warm Gulf air surged northward behind the warm front. Warm air south of the warm front (red line with semicircles) destabilized region as the squall advances eastward (red line with dots). When wind barbs point up the slope perpendicularly, it represents rising air where thunderstorms tend to first develop and converge.

Of course, we’ve all heard of tornadoes, hurricanes and snow emergencies -- even if we don’t experience these things, we’re familiar enough with what exactly they entail.

(Reuters) - Tornadoes swept across swaths of the southeastern United States killing at least two people in northern Alabama and one person in Louisiana, tearing roofs off buildings, splintering trees and downing powerlines, officials said. Most of the tornado and storm damage was reported in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas starting early Monday, sheriffs officials told local media. Initial reports suggest first tornado was reported in Louisiana around 10:35 (a.m.) CST and first tornado fatality was somewhere around 11:18 a.m. CST, said NWS meteorologist Jared Guyer. More rain and wind is expected overnight and into Tuesday as the storms push off into southeastern Georgia, Floridas panhandle and the Carolina coasts in the morning hours. At least 28,300 people had power outages in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, according to the tracking site Poweroutage.Us.

Severe weather is pushing across the mid-Atlantic region. Multiple tornadoes touched down Wednesday night in Illinois. They caused significant damage to several homes and cars. More than 90 million people could face dangerous storms on Thursday. Dean Reynolds reports from Pontiac, Illinois.

Tornadoes threaten the central U.S. This comes after Kansas towns were ravaged by an intense tornado. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN with the latest on the severe weather.

Up to four tornadoes reportedly ripped through Tulsa, Oklahoma overnight. CBS News correspondent Manual Bojorquez joins CBSN on the ground from Oklahoma, with a tour of the damage.

Residents of the Tulsa area were on alert Wednesday night after at least one tornado touched down. Owasso, Oklahoma Public Information Officer Nick Boatman joined CBSN with more on the severe weather threat.

Middle America has been slammed by massive storms--including tornadoes--and it's not over. CBS News Correspondent David Begnaud joins CBSN to talk about severe weather preparations.

Tornadoes turn deadly in the Midwest and South, protesters disrupt holiday travel, raids to deport illegal immigrants will intensify and more are among today's CBSNews.com trending stories.

One hundred million people are in the path of severe storms across the country; They don't need a white Christmas, so much as a mutli-colored one.

There were more fierce thunderstorms overnight in Southeast Texas as the system moved east toward Louisiana. In the past two days, South-Central Texas was battered by at least two suspected tornadoes and widespread flash flooding. Omar Villafranca reports.

States in the Midwest are cleaning up from a round of severe weather that brought heavy rain and tornadoes. CBS News correspondent Don Dahler reports on the damage.

Colorado hit with multiple tornadoes At least eight tornadoes touched down in Colorado Sunday, damaging a trailer park and golf course in addition to injuring a golf caddy. Norah O'Donnell reports.

4/28: Tornadoes tear destructive path through Midwest; Tornadoes level Arkansas church for second time An outbreak of tornadoes hit parts of the Midwest and South, laying a path of destruction in their wake. The tornado that struck Arkansas was a half-mile wide with winds up to 136 mph; and, a church in Vilonia, Arkansas, that was rebuilt after being severely damaged by a 2011 tornado was struck again Sunday.