The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Saturday at 8:22 p.m. a tornado watch was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX in effect until Sunday at midnight for Hood and Somervell counties. This watch is in effect until Sunday at midnight. According to the NWS, rapid action is key to staying safe during a tornado. Stay updated on tornado watches and warnings by tuning in to...

The severe storm threat is expected to peak in the afternoon and early evening. An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, as well as a potential for tornadoes, on Easter Sunday was issued by the National Weather Service on April 19, 2025. (Screenshot/National Weather Service). An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, as well as a potential for tornadoes, on Easter Sunday was issued by the National Weather Service on April 19, 2025. (Screenshot/National Weather Service). Americans along the Mississippi River could experience some tornadoes and hail this Easter Sunday, as severe...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The NWS Fort Worth TX released an updated tornado warning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 7:15 p.m. The warning is for Wise, Jack and Montague counties. Walnut-sized hail (1.5 inches) is anticipated with the incoming storm. "At 6:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles northeast of Jacksboro, moving northeast at 35...

The first round of severe storms pushed through the Plains on Thursday, during what was expected to be an active weekend for severe weather. More than 1 million people were included in a Level 3 out of 5 risk zone from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, with Omaha, Nebraska, in the bull’s-eye. While the city proper missed out on seeing the strongest of the storms, it didn’t prevent warning sirens from blaring on the north side of the city, and tornadoes from being spotted in nearby Iowa. Several storm chasers, including...

When Tiffany Emanuel heard a tornado was approaching her home in Kokomo, Mississippi, she and her family ran out of the house. They were gutted to leave their pets behind. “We had no time to do anything. We only had time to grab the kids and head in the truck right away,” said Emanuel, explaining that they have five dogs, four cats, two goats, several pigs and chickens, plus two tortoises. “It was literally hitting in minutes.” Emanuel has always had a love of tortoises, she said, and whenever she...

KOKOMO, Miss. (AP) — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. “He’s been through a lot,” said Myrtle’s grateful owner, Tiffany Emanuel. “I know that he knows just as much as I do that every step of the way I’m going to be there helping him, caring for him, making sure he gets, you know, the help that he needs.” The Emanuel family fled their home in the rural Kokomo area as a tornado...

LONE STAR, Texas — Barbara Humphrey had one thing on her mind as she and her husband, Terry, watched members of the Texans on Mission Rolling Timbers Disaster Response team remove a gigantic oak tree from the couple's yard and atop her nephew's demolished travel trailer. She could only think of gratitude after an April 4 Class EF2 tornado that hit Lone Star in East Texas. "My nephew lived in that trailer," she explained, "and he was coming to our house for supper that night. He got out 20 minutes...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado that touched down east of Canton last Friday was on the ground for roughly 13 minutes and has officially being rated as an EF-0. The tornado formed in Van Zandt County about 3:17 p.m. and cleared at 3:30 p.m., according to the weather service. Officials said wind speeds from the twister peaked at 80 miles per hour and was on the ground for nine miles. After the storm touched down east of Canton, it then moved northeast passing south and east...

The devastating storms that tore through the Midwest since Wednesday have officially taken the lives of 18 Americans, including at least two children, as the East Coast braces for impact. Among the fatalities were a boy, 5, found in a storm-battered home in Arkansas; a nine-year-old boy named Gabriel Andrews who was swept away by floodwaters while walking to his bus stop in Kentucky; and a 74-year-old who was found dead in a fully-submerged vehicle in Nelson County, according to CNN. A 16-year-old volunteer firefighter in Missouri also died in...