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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: August 12, 2026.
The National Weather Service confirmed at least two tornadoes in the south suburbs. Ground stops shut down both Chicago airports, and NIPSCO lost 60 percent of its Indiana customers at once.
A twister touched down near Interstate 10 and the UTSA campus, damaging an apartment complex, as relentless storms swamped South and Central Texas, prompting mandatory evacuations in Uvalde County and a 59-county disaster declaration.
Mayor Cherelle Parker signed a disaster declaration as sudden, violent downbursts tore through West and South Philadelphia, downing trees, crushing cars and leaving crews working for days to clear the wreckage.
Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency after up to a foot of rain fell in under a day, as the National Guard airlifted 202 children and counselors to safety and at least one woman was found dead.
Thousands were ordered to seek shelter as thunderstorms rolled into Washington, hours after extreme heat forced organizers to cancel the capital's Independence Day parade.
WatchA gust tore down the tent during EastLake Community Church's 20th-anniversary celebration in Bedford County, part of a severe-weather outbreak that battered the Midwest and left millions at risk.
The National Weather Service confirmed 11 tornadoes from a violent storm complex that flattened entire blocks, with one man pulled alive from the rubble of his collapsed home.
Forecasters warn of EF-2 or stronger tornadoes, baseball-sized hail and 75-mph winds Monday, a day after an EF-3 leveled much of Hebron, Nebraska. Aon pegs Sunday's insured losses alone at $1.2 to $2 billion.
WatchA 'particularly dangerous situation' tornado warning was issued for the Palmer, Nebraska area Sunday afternoon as forecasters warned the multi-day severe weather siege is just beginning across the central United States.
WatchSupercell storms spawned violent tornadoes over Lincoln and Lamar counties Wednesday night, leveling a Bogue Chitto trailer park and tearing the roof off a Purvis church mid-service.
A 135 mph twister obliterated a manufactured home in Wise County. The same system spawned a separate EF-1 in Springtown, Parker County, that killed a second person and displaced 20 families.
WatchTwo rare particularly dangerous situation warnings were issued within nine minutes. Multiple tornadoes confirmed in Minnesota as record flooding simultaneously strikes Wisconsin and Michigan.