Tornado
Joplin tornado: City falls silent to remember victims
May 30, 2011The city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri has observed a moment's silence to remember the time exactly one week ago a devastating tornado struck, killing at least 142 people. Residents stood silent amid still-uncleared debris at 1741 local time...
Missouri releases list of missing after tornado
May 27, 2011The US state of Missouri has released a list of more than 230 people missing since a devastating tornado struck the city of Joplin on Sunday. But the list is shrinking as people are located, and officials hope others have simply failed to contact relatives...
Oklahoma City struck as tornadoes sweep US Mid-West
May 25, 2011Tornadoes sweeping the US Mid-West have struck near Oklahoma City, hitting vehicles on a section of motorway west of the Oklahoma state capital. Officials said at least five people had been killed and many others injured. The new storms come as rescue...
Missouri tornado: Thunderstorm hinders Joplin rescue
May 23, 2011A thunderstorm is hindering search and rescue efforts in a US city hit by a devastating tornado on Sunday. The tornado tore through Joplin in the state of Missouri, killing at least 89 people and injuring hundreds. Officials expect the death toll to...
US tornadoes: Death toll rises as more bodies found
May 01, 2011The death toll from the tornadoes that hit the southern US this week has risen to 340, in one of the worst twister outbreaks in the country's history. Soldiers and emergency teams are still searching for bodies and survivors. More than 200 tornadoes...
Storms and tornadoes kill scores in southern US
April 28, 2011Ferocious tornadoes and storms in the south-eastern United States have killed at least 77 people and left a trail of devastation. Alabama was the worst hit state, with 61 deaths reported. A massive tornado struck the Alabama city of Tuscaloosa, killing...
US search for survivors after lethal storms kill dozens
April 18, 2011Rescuers are searching for survivors in North Carolina after three days of storms and tornadoes in the American South killed at least 45 people. An emergency was declared in the state, which was hit by up to 62 tornadoes and suffered 21 deaths, the highest...
Dramatic footage of a tornado in Oklahoma, US (video)
March 09, 2010Dramatic pictures of a tornado as it destroys homes and brings down power lines in Oklahoma were aired thanks to tornado watcher Andy and Mike Ratliff who filmed the whole event. The video was broadcasted in the United States at the Weather Channel, CNN...
Beaumont tornado's touch down caught on Blackberry
August 18, 2009On August 18, video from a local television station (KFDM, see video here) shows a tornado touched down at a Kohl's Department Store, skipped over a Wal-Mart and continued on to Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, Texas. The tornado has caused the collapse of...