The National Weather Service has rated the deadly tornado in Bakersfield, Missouri as an EF-3 tornado, with winds reaching 140 mph and a width of 600 yards.

Friday the 14th saw widespread damages caused by tornadoes that swept across the state, leaving some communities left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of this outbreak. The National Weather Service is still out and about doing survey for damage,

Discover the devastating history of the Tri-State tornado, which spanned 219 miles, causing 695 deaths and 2,027 injuries across Missouri and Illinois.

From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois town of Murphysboro on March 18,

One hundred years ago on this date, the Tri-State Tornado was the deadliest twister ever recorded. But was it the longest?