The National Weather Service says a tornado struck Independence, Missouri, during the height of strong storms passing through the Kansas City area Tuesday. Preliminary reports from the NWS state a ...

The National Weather Service says a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was located near Raytown, moving east ...

A tornado ripped through Independence, Missouri, on Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Wednesday.

From devastation, to desperation, to people helping people, this is the story — in photos and videos by the Post-Dispatch — ...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- More than 230 people remain unaccounted for four days after the deadliest single tornado in more than six decades tore through the middle of Joplin, Missouri officials said Thursday.

In the wake of the tornado outbreak 40 years ago, this group of amateur radio operators played a vital role in communication with emergency responders.

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LINWOOD, Kan. – On May 28, 2019 a mile wide EF-4 tornado in Douglas and Leavenworth County, Kansas injured 18 people and the super cell produced another tornado causing damage all the way in Kearney ...

7 p.m. “The [April 15] tornado first touched down in northwest Campbell County, just south of [Waterlick] Road and east of Timberlake Road … with an initial path width of about 100 yards.” ...

Volunteer and cleanup efforts are ongoing after a tornado damaged areas from Clayton to north St. Louis on May 16. Much of the volunteer efforts are organized through residents and local ...

Exactly one year ago today, the deadliest tornado that the U.S. has witnessed in six decades struck down on Joplin, Missouri. The horrific storm killed 161 people while hundreds more were injured ...

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