The El Reno tornado, Joplin tornado and Tri-State tornado are among the biggest and most damaging twisters in U.S. history. Tornadoes can be more than a mile wide and have wind speeds greater than 300 ...

Wednesday marks 20 years since Iowa’s rare November 2005 tornado outbreak, when 12 twisters struck the state, killing one ...

While tornadoes can obliterate communities, hailstorms cause damage across much larger areas. The cost of homeowners insurance is soaring in states where large outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more ...

A person walks through a house in the community of Sunshine Hills outside of London, Kentucky. A tornado struck the neighborhood just after midnight on May 17. Michael Swensen/Getty Images / Getty ...