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Tornadoes

Residents stand outside their homes as damaged cars are seen after a tornado hit the town of Ciudad Acuña, state of Coahuila.

Deadly tornado flips cars, wreaks havoc in Mexico. Across border, Texas faces flood.

Environment

A category 4 tornado swept through Ciudad Acuña, a town situated on the Mexico-US border, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas. And, heavy rains from the storm system have flooded parts of Texas. Here are some photos of the aftermath.

Timely warnings likely saved lives in weekend’s spate of Midwest tornadoes

Environment

VIDEO: Dozen dead as Midwestern cities pick up the pieces from tornado outbreak

Global Politics

Facebook reunites people with their keepsakes after the tornadoes

The Mayor of Oklahoma City on How His City is Coping

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Recovering in Joplin, One Year After Deadly Tornado

One year ago today, a devastating tornado hit the town of Joplin, Missouri. It left 161 people dead, and hundreds more injured. Thousands of buildings were destroyed, including the town’s high school, middle school and elementary school.  President Obama marked the anniversary as he spoke at Joplin High School’s commencement yesterday evening.   Most of the city’s […]

Tornadoes and Baseball-Sized Hail Rip Through North Texas

Late yesterday afternoon, tornadoes touched down in Johnson County, Texas then violently tore north to the Dallas-Fort Worth international airport. Along the way, hundreds of homes were destroyed, power lines were ripped down, and hail the size of baseballs descended from the sky. Lt. Tim Jones from the Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County explains how […]

Tornadoes Leave Destruction in Midwest and South

A powerful storm system stretching across a dozen states in the Midwest and the South brought on between 80 to 100 tornadoes over the weekend, leveling entire towns and killing 39 people.   In total, 17 million people were affected by the storms.   The town of Henryville, Indiana was among one of the hardest hit when […]

Top of the Hour: Tornados in the Midwest, Morning Headlines

The death toll is up to 12 in the aftermath of 15 tornadoes that tore through the Midwest. Damage assessments are just beginning.

Severe Weather Tears Through the Midwest and South

Coming up, the clean-up effort is underway in parts of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas today after a storm system sent tornadoes across the heartland yesterday. More, next.

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