Historic Weather

Early in the afternoon of May 22, 2011, meteorologists knew a serious weather situation was developing near Joplin, Missouri. By nightfall, 158 souls were gone as a killer EF-5 mile-wide twister had carved a massive path of destruction straight through the heart of the city.

June 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of Michigan’s worst natural disaster: the Flint-Beecher Tornado.

There are some very scientific ways to measure the strength of a tornado. A new ranking attempts to combine some major factors to determine the strongest twisters Missouri has seen in the past decade. The biggest of them all was a 1,800 foot wide beast.

Mother's Day came and went this year and it was chilly! Yes, I know chilly is subjective, but 58 and windy in May sucks.

When it comes to tornadoes, Texas averages more per year than any other state. In fact, according to World Population Review, Texas averages about 155 twisters each year. It's no wonder that The Lonestar State is part of the infamous "Tornado Alley".

When it comes to the topic of tornadoes, Oklahoma is universally known around the world for producing some of the biggest, including the last F6 ever measured... but it'd probably surprise most Okies that the Sooner State doesn't even crack the top five of the most tornado-prone counties in America.

Some folks say it's why we live here in South Dakota. The change of seasons.

As you know, this time of year in Indiana is prime tornado season. We have already seen a couple so far in 2023, but what is the most powerful tornado in Indiana's history?

While snow in Michigan during the month of May isn't unheard of, a blizzard in May is a rare occurrence. And 100 years ago this week, southern Michigan got pounded with snow.

The June 1988 heat wave was part of a devastating drought that savaged the country that year and it baked parts of South Dakota and Minnesota