Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous...

Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm...

Oklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Among numerous injuries, 11 people required hospitalization, authorities...

Far from where Hurricane Milton's eye hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage

WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Tony Brazzale, a diving boat captain who has lived for 10 years in his Wellington home in southeastern Florida, wasn't worried about Hurricane Milton. The storm's center was forecast to make landfall on the opposite side of the peninsula and then cross the state well to...

Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people were...

Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes

FT. PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges. Violent twisters were seen crossing highways, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines. When Debbie...

Milton by the numbers: At least 5 dead, at least 12 tornadoes, 3.4M without power

Hurricane Milton's explosive formation stirred high anxiety for Florida less than two weeks after Helene raked the state and much of the Southeast. On Thursday, authorities were still assessing the damage, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis said it fell short of “the worst-case scenario.” ...

St. Lucie County officials say tornadoes ahead of Hurricane Milton killed 4 people

2 people killed in possible tornado in south Georgia as Hurricane Helene approaches, sheriff says

'Terrifying' twister damages homes and trees in English town but causes no casualties

LONDON (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in England, toppling trees, tearing off roof tiles and terrifying residents. Nobody was injured by the twister that struck Aldershot, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of London, at midday Friday as thunder and rain pounded...