Nicholas Snider talks with an expert about how they form and what impacts the strength and intensity of tornadoes.

Nearly 900 tornadoes have torn through more than 30 states so far this year, killing dozens of people, shredding buildings and landscapes across big chunks of the Eastern U.S., and costing billions.

Lou White, a Facebook follower of mine in Kentucky, asked me about tornado debris in his home county. That county is Leslie County, Kentucky, which borders with the far southwest corner of Virginia.

Wednesday's EF-0 tornado in Macomb County, Michigan, resulted in a tornado warning, but it was in a location not covered by an existing National Weather Service tornado watch. The CBS Detroit ...

A home in the Central West End was damaged by the tornado that struck St. Louis on May 16, 2025. Subscribe to the St. Louis Daily newsletter for a smart, succinct guide to local news from ...