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A line of rare winter tornadoes roared through Alabama early Monday morning, ripping apart homes and businesses and prompting the state's governor to declare a state of emergency.

A strong storm system that produced several possible tornadoes hit the Southeast on Wednesday, damaging dozens of homes and buildings. At least four people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured. Suspected tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina, and thousands of people were without power as trees and power lines were downed.

A large tornado has touched down in southwestern Oklahoma, and residents of several communities have been ordered to take shelter, according ...

A Sunrise home suffered severe damage due to an apparent tornado on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011. (CBS4 Miami) SUNRISE, Fla. - A possible tornado left a 2-mile long trail of damage, peeling off roofs and tossing cars in a suburban South Florida ...

At least five barns were damaged and horses were running loose Wednesday at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, after a powerful storm that spawned tornadoes blew through Louisville.

Monster tornadoes, historic floods, massive wildfires and widespread drought may all be related to La Nia weather pattern.

At least two tornadoes struck Springfield, Massachusetts, and other communities in the western part of the state Wednesday, leaving "many injuries" and extensive damage, the state's governor said.

Obama sees the devastation and recovery struggle in Joplin and promises people that 'the country will be there with you every single step of the way.' After walking through chillingly empty vistas of twisted rubble and shards of homes, President Obama drew wild cheers from this conservative town when he pledged to help rebuild from last week's crippling tornado.

The city's refusal to let homeless residents occupy temporary housing provided by FEMA has sparked outrage in this central Alabama town of 2,000, with angry citizens filling a meeting last week and circulating petitions to remove the man many blame for the decision, Mayor Jack Scott.

At least two tornadoes touched down near Chico in Northern California on Wednesday, causing some damage to structures but no injuries.