tornadoes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired hundreds of employees at the end of February, including meteorologists. Experts and scientists expressed concern that these cuts will affect forecasting systems’ reliability and accuracy.

Florida is prone to thunderstorms, especially during the summertime, which can bring several hazards — daily. There will be a statewide tornado drill on February 5th.

The tornado that killed six people in St. Lucie County lasted an agonizing 31 minutes. As of Wednesday, 26 tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton have been confirmed from Florida City to Highlands County to St. Lucie County.

At Spanish Lakes, where both snowbirds and full-timers live a typical Florida retirement life of bocce ball and bingo, residents had not been immune to warnings about the impending storm, even on the Atlantic Coast. The 1,285 houses in the community are a mix of newer, concrete houses that can often withstand storms and mobile homes, which are vulnerable.

A Wellington neighborhood is recovering and rebuilding a day after at least one tornado ripped through the area as Milton approached Florida's Gulf Coast.

“We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR.

More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes.

Two people were hospitalized and others evacuated after a tornado — spawned by the approaching Hurricane Ian — hit a retirement community in Delray Beach on Tuesday night.

A meteorologist for NBC Washington paused his live weather report Thursday to call his family about a tornado warning near their home.

The storm reportedly leaves about 13,000 homes and businesses without power in the three parishes around New Orleans.

Western Kentucky is dealing with the aftermath of a deadly tornado now, but 10 years ago Joplin, Mo., was in the same place. Joplin Mayor Ryan Stanley offers his advice for those in Kentucky.

Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 74 people died statewide. The search for survivors has been slow going. Teams must move carefully and methodically as they pick through the rubble of demolished homes.