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A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.

Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...

Tornadoes in the South and Midwest overnight and early Saturday left 11 dead in Missouri. More tornadoes are forecast ...

Prior to those tornadoes, it had been seven years since as many people were killed by one tornado, when an EF5-strength twister claimed 24 lives in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.

The most tornadoes reported in a single year was 258 in 2015, including the largest outbreak in Central Texas history. A total of 16 tornadoes touched down in the area over Memorial Day weekend ...

The deadliest tornado in Mississippi history occurred on Feb. 21, 1971, killing 58 people and injuring 795. It might be tempting to treat severe weather advisories lightly. Most of the time ...

A small tornado uprooted trees and damaged roofs and cars in Pico Rivera early Thursday, just as a powerful storm was moving out of Southern California, the National Weather Service confirmed.

Here's what you need to know about the history of violent and deadly tornadoes in Mississippi, when they're most likely to hit so you can be ready. Mississippi welfare scandal: US wants state to ...