A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in recent times. One F4 tornado near Oxford, Mississippi, killed 58 and injured 800 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington D.C. Airmen with the ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

That’s what Kathleen Flynn in Missouri discovered when her family lost their car in an EF4 tornado that also took their newly remodeled house. “We made a split-second decision to go into our ...

There were no EF-5 tornadoes. However, there were eight EF2, seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes. While the high number of tornadoes might concern many, there is good news, he said. The wettest ...

PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters such as ice storms, floods ...

There were also a total of 35 injuries. The EF4 tornado lasted 42 miles and 48 minutes, knocking over several industrial windmills and damaging plenty of farmsteads. Still in May, days later ...

SEATTLE -- — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) reacts with guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (2) while celebrating an 81-77 win ...

Washington (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) closed out this weekends home slate against Illinois (11-3, 3-1) with a narrow, hard-fought defeat Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena. DJ Davis did everything ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) goes to the basket against Washington guard Tyree Ihenacho, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 ...