On April 27, 2011, the small town of Cordova was hit by two deadly tornadoes, just 12 hours apart. The storms destroyed much of the downtown area, and the city is still working to rebuild.

As for tornado fatalities, this year, many of the twisters that caused deaths occurred in Missouri, Tennessee, and ...

Severe storms produced widespread hail on Thursday across the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachia, with dozens of reports of ...