Local and federal officials have been criticised after flash floods struck across Texas, killing at least 69 people and leaving 11 girls from a camp missing.

U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an ...

That tornado developed northeast of Bennington near Highway 133 at 6:55 p.m. and tracked 8.26 miles before ending southeast of Fort Calhoun, according to the weather service.

Gilkes said he was inside when the severe weather arrived. “I saw everything starting to twirl. I went out in my Florida room to the side, I looked up and I saw the twister,” he explained.

Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little if any advance warning is possible. Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still.

NWS in Lubbock newest gives details about the eight tornadoes that struck around West Texas and Lubbock County on June 5.

Gordon, Texas, was battered by a tornado on Sunday, May 18. Now, Gordon is rallying behind its Longhorns as the town starts ...

Shortly after 10 p.m., severe storms producing tornadoes erupted into the night sky. Nocturnal tornadoes are known to be some of the most dangerous and deadly.

It didn't take long before everyone was identified." Cook had dealt with plane crashes and other horrendous calls, but the tornado, he said, was devastating. "I'd never encountered that sort of thing.

The sight of an eerie green sky before a fierce thunderstorm is sometimes perceived as a warning sign of an approaching tornado, but forecasters say that this long-standing myth might not be true.

My wife had just raced down the stairs to the basement, calling for me to follow. I did, but also I lingered: The sky was so dark. I had never seen a storm like this before.